June Newsletter 2015

Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 concerning batteries and waste batteries will bring about significant changes in the European Union’s approach to battery sustainability, performance, safety, and waste management. The regulation came into force on 18 August 2023. 

The National Physical Laboratory’s (NPL) new programme, Measurement for Recovery (M4B) is making serious noises in UK innovation. 

Clarifying measurement uncertainty (Part 1)

The British Testing and Measurement Association (BMTA) welcomes the UK Government’s 2025 Industrial Strategy and affirms that its successful delivery…

The course includes references to the application of the Standard within Physiology services, outlining some of the critical aspects in IQIPS 2023 v2.1.

This course builds on the topics covered in the ‘Statistics for analytical scientists’ course and includes some more advanced statistical tools.

Join the NPL for a webinar on 16 December 2025 2.30pm, to hear how the organisation has applied practical solutions for detecting defects in materials and civil engineering structures to ensure critical components remain safe throughout their lifecycle.

This course – delivered over one day in the classroom or two days online – is designed to help delegates to understand some of the most important statistical concepts used by analytical scientists, calculate the most common statistics, apply significance testing and use linear regression in calibration.

Richard McFarlane, Head of Technical Coordination, UKAS ILAC – International laboratory accreditation cooperation started as a conference in 1977 to…

This course provides a practical approach to evaluating uncertainty in testing laboratories which is in line with the ISO principles for uncertainty estimation and current accreditation requirements.

INSTMC AGM AND EGMS 

Mark Scott, Business Development Manager, Thomas Bell-Wright Ltd looks at BS 8414, a comprehensive testing method that evaluates the fire performance of external non load bearing cladding systems. 

The 21st International Metrology Congress (CIM 2023) will take place on 7-10 March in Lyon (France).

World Metrology Day took place in May 2023 with a theme of measurements supporting the global food system. 

Testing, inspection and certification company Element Materials Technology has partnered with battery analytics software provider TWAICE to enhance battery testing and characterisation capabilities in the US.