NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS CLAMP-ON ULTRASONIC FLOWMETERS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST WATER LEAKAGE FOREVER DELAYED - UK REGULATORY CHANGES DON’T PAY LIP SERVICE TO YOUR TECHNICAL FILE ENSURING MACHINERY SAFETY WINTER 2022/2023CONTENTS Page 2Editor’s Note Page 3Meet our Newsletter Contributors Page 4News Page 12The Benefits of Clamp-on Ultrasonic Flowmeters in the Battle Against Water Leakage Andy Hammond, Flexim Page 16Dynamic Monitoring of Intelligent Machining Systems Daniel Povey, Higher Research Scientist, Manufacturing Metrology Group, NPL Page 20Forever Delayed - UK Regulatory Changes Anonymous Page 22Don’t Pay Lip Service to your Technical File Carl Hunt, Product Compliance Assessor, TÜV SÜD Page 24UKCA Marking and Medical Devices ItoroUdofia,Director,MedicalHealthService, TÜV SÜD Page 26Ensuring Machinery Safety Darren Hugheston-Roberts, Head of Machinery Safety, TÜV SÜD Page 28TÜV SÜD’s New Octagon Hub Reduces EMC and RF Test Times by up to 75% Carl Wordsworth, Head of Water Sector, TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory Page 30BMTA COUNCIL MEMBER PROFILE BOB FAULDING Managing Director, PBS Synergies Page 32Member Notices Welcome to the WINTER issue of the BMTA Newsletter Inthisissue,welookathowclamp-onultrasonicflow metering is helping to tackle the ever-increasing challenge of leakage reduction and interruptions in the UK water supply, in an article from Andy Hammond at Flexim. Daniel Povey, Manufacturing Metrology group, NPL, discusses the dynamic monitoring of intelligent machining systems. The global focus on digitalisation is one of the many areas in which NPL aims to identify and address measurement challenges. We have a number of articles from TÜV SÜD. Itoro Udofia,MedicalHealthService,explainshowmedical devices being placed on the market in the UK must now follow the Medical Devices Regulations 2002. Carl Hunt, Product Compliance Assessor, discusses the importance ofthetechnicalfileinCEorUKCAmarking,whileDarren Hugheston-Roberts,HeadofMachinerySafetyclarifiesthe UKCA requirements after 31 December 2022 and how they affect the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008. TÜV SÜD recently opened its Octagon Hub, a £2.88m state-of-the-art UK EMC and Radio Frequency test facility. Carl Wordsworth, Head of Water Sector, tells us more about the facility. We also have another anonymously contributed article. ‘ForeverDelayed’isoneperson’sthoughtsontheimpact of the UKCA mark delay. While implementing regulatory changes such as UKCA marking is no easy exercise, stopping or delaying changes part way through can be equally challenging. And, as part of our series on our BMTA Council Members, we meet Bob Faulding, Managing Director, PBS Synergies. Bob tells us why he joined BMTA and why he decided to stand as a Council member. Enjoy the read. Laura Vallis Editor - BMTA Newsletter editor@bmta.co.uk EDITOR’S NOTE bmta.co.uk 2bmta.co.uk 3 MEET OUR NEWSLETTER CONTRIBUTORS Andy Hammond MD FLEXIM Instruments UK Ltd Andy Hammond has been involved in process instrumentation for 40 years. His career has spanned fromflowmeasurementsolutionsonthemajorNorth SeaDevelopmentsofthe1990s,tofiscalsystemsin ScottishWhiskydistilleries,vialevelandflowsystems forfloatingproductionstorageandoffloadingvessels around the globe. In2012AndyestablishedaUKsubsidiaryofficefor FLEXIM GmbH, a privately owned German specialist manufacturerofnon-invasiveclamp-onflowmetering. SinceachievingMCERTS-certifiedstatusin2016,the UKwaterindustryhasbeenasignificantgrowthsector for FLEXIM Instruments UK Ltd, and Andy is frequently found carrying out surveys at water and wastewater sites across the country. Daniel Povey Higher Research Scientist NPL Dr Carl Wordsworth Head of Water Sector TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory Daniel is a Higher Research Scientist at the National Physical Laboratory, working primarily on the measurement challenges associated with digitalisation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Part of this involves collaborating with Industry to evaluate the potential of IIoT solutions within applied manufacturing processes and testing Standards: determining the suitability of sensor systems used to monitor operating parameters and conditions - and using this data to inform decisions. Carl is currently the Head of Water for TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory and has worked with NEL at East Kilbride for the past three years. Carl has 24 yearsofexperienceworkinginfluidsresearchandhas spent most of his career looking at R&D within the oil, gas and water industries. Carl has spent over 10 years developing new products for the oil and gas industry and has developed a range of separation technologies for which he holds a number of patents. His most recent work has focused on Business Development in the water industry for NEL and trying to develop NEL’sdigitalservicesinthewaterindustry.Carlholdsa BEng in Mineral Engineering and a PhD in Solid State Electrochemistry both gained at Leeds University. Carl Hunt Product Compliance Assessor TÜV SÜD Itoro Udofia Director, Medical Health Service TÜV SÜD Darren Hugheston-Roberts Head of Machinery Safety TÜV SÜD21ST INTERNATIONAL METROLOGY CONGRESS The 21st International Metrology Congress (CIM 2023) will take place on 7-10 March in Lyon (France). The CIM is where metrology meets science, industry and quality infrastructure bodies. It promotes the development of solutions to answer global key challenges, especially by ensuring that we can trust in measurements. The congress will be run under three key applications: Industry 4.0, Health, and Climate Challenges. It includes 200 conferences, divided into technical sessions, poster presentations and round tables. For further details see https://www.cim2023.com/en/ 4 NEWS bmta.co.uk BMTA ELECTS NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS At the AGM held in January, BMTA announced its new Council for 2023. The Council now comprises: ● Bob Faulding, Pennine Building Solutions Ltd t/a PBS Synergies; ●Carl Wordsworth, TUV-SUD NEL; ● Carol Stewart, Element Materials Technology; ● Gavin Davies, Markes International; ● Graham Topley, NPL; ● Mannie Panesar, OPS&S/NMO; ●Matt Gypps, Trescal; ● Stephen Wilkins, Davies Development & Testing Ltd; ● Steven Owen, Intertek. Both Jeff Llewellyn and Tony Smith remain as President and Chairman respectively. BMTA is keen to engage with all members and would be interested to hear from anyone who wishes to experience being on Council as a co-opted member for 2023. Robots have been used in industry for many years and for many purposes including performing repetitive tasks, reducing the risk of dangerous tasks through automation, manual handling and packing, and increasingly – inspection. Unsurprisingly there is an increase in the integration ofrobotsintoindustryasweseekgreaterefficiencies, look for increased production and aim to improve quality through improved repeatability of certain tasks. UK providers of robotic integration are busy supporting these aspects of work including the provision of some very innovative automation solutions. Robotic inspection has been around for a while but is becoming more widespread and using better and more capable sensors and instrumentation. The next step is to enhance the capabilities of these systems and make them more repeatable and accurate. NPL held an online MMN (Manufacturer Measurement Network) event on Robotic Inspection on Tuesday 8th November. This included speakers from academia, industry and research. Daniel Tyas of Olympus technologies spoke about vision-based technologies in collaborative robotics, Andrew Weightman from The University of Manchester discussed robotic inspection in extreme environments and David Gorman and Michael Campbell from NPL presented on the topic of large- volume metrology for robotic inspection. If you would like to view this event you can access the recording along with recordings of other events HERE. ROBOTIC INSPECTION5 NEWS bmta.co.uk The Eurolab webinar on MICROPLASTICS: regulations, standards and the role of laboratories is to be held on 15 and 16 February 2023. Held online with the purpose of raising awareness on the framework of EU legislations and standardisation activitiesinthefield,theeventwillalsoidentify key issues and aspects of concern raised by key stakeholders. These include the growth in microplastic pollution, environmental and health risks posed by microplastics, as well as the important role of laboratories in identifying microplastics and conducting chemical analysis of plastics. ThefirstpartwilloutlinetheEUlawsandpolicies regulating microplastics, and the currently used laboratory utilities, including the industry perspective and its role in how to possibly approach the issue in a more sustainable way. The second part of the webinar will cover more technical topics, including methods for microplastic investigation and the role of standards and standardisation initiatives to tackle the issue of microplastics (CEN and ISO). You are invited to connect, learn and share knowledge and best practices with experts inthefieldof microplastics, on EU legislations, standardisation activities and other key issues. Confirmedspeakersincludehigh-levelrepresentatives from the European Chemicals Agency, European Commission DG ENV, Plastics Europe, CENELEC, ISO and the laboratory sector. The detailed agenda is attached and available on the website. Registration is open until 12 February 2023 at the following link: https://forms.gle/wW4LaXLKqgyz6vbp7 The webinar has a participation fee of €80. EUROLAB WEBINAR - MICROPLASTICS: REGULATIONS, STANDARDS AND THE ROLE OF LABORATORIES There are a number of lighting products that are being phased out this year further to RoHS Delegated Directives in the EU Official Journal. Trescal has provided the table below which details the phase-out dates. PHASE-OUT OF MERCURY-CONTAINING LAMPSCalibration and Testing of Flow Meters TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory Napier Building, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, East Kilbride, G75 0QF +44 (0)1355 593700 info.uk@tuvsud.com www.tuvsud.com/uk TÜV SÜD National Engineering Laboratory are one of the world’s leading independent providers of calibration and testing services for flow meters and other devices. We carry out over 1,200 flow meter calibrations each year in our Oil, Water and Gas Flow Measurement facilities. As the UK’s Designated Institute for flow measurement, funded by BEIS, we provide the UK’s measurement traceability which underpins all flow and density measurements. For more information visit www.tuvsud.com/en-gb/nel7 NEWS bmta.co.uk bmta.co.uk Fluke, manufacturer of compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools and software, has introduced the Fluke 5560A High-Performance Multi-Product Calibrator, which provides the broadest electrical workload coverage and highest accuracy. Satisfying demand at the high end of the multi-product calibratormarket,the5560AsitsneatlyinFluke’sproduct range under the high-accuracy, multi-function 5730A calibrator designed for calibrating 8.5-digit resolution DMMs.The5560Aisanidealsolutionforcalibratingupto 6.5-digitDMMs. With demand for calibration growing every year, the Fluke 5560Acatersfornewandinexperiencedworkersjoining the calibration business without much training. Key featuresoftheFluke5560Aincludealarge7indisplay with a touchscreen for ease of use, Visual Connection Management terminals and an optional accessory for efficientdigitalmultimeter(DMM)calibrationwithminimal or no lead changes. The rugged and portable calibrator can also be automated using MET/CAL Calibration Management Software. Amongthekeybenefitstousersofthe5560Aare minimal training requirements and reduced maintenance as well as the ability to calibrate a wider range of equipment using a single calibrator. These all contribute tosignificantreductionsinthecostofownershipfor calibrationlaboratories.The5560Aisalsoprotected against expensive damage caused by incoming voltages or overload conditions. Wim Sibon, Fluke Calibration Technical Sales Manager for Electrical Calibration in Europe said: “In recent years, we have experienced increasing demand from laboratories for greater accuracy in their calibrators while also wanting multi-product solutions that free up benchspaceandkeepcostsdown.The5560Acalibrator provides exactly what the market requires and will deliver asignificantboosttotheproductivityofcalibration laboratories around the world. This will enable our customers to cope with the demand for more accurate measurements but with a less experienced workforce. “Fluke Calibration is committed to providing calibration laboratories with the widest workload calibration capabilities and our latest additions to the range will enable lab technicians to expand their existing workloads withconfidence.The5502Aand5522Ahavebeenthe workhorses of calibration laboratories for many years and we are delighted to take their capabilities to a whole new level with the 5540A multi-product and 5550A performance multi-product calibrators. Backed by more than 50 years of continuous engineering improvements, our comprehensive range of powerful tools is the result of lifelong dedication from some of the best calibration experts in the world. At Fluke Calibration, we are passionate about measurement science.” NEW 5560A HIGH-PERFORMANCE MULTI-PRODUCT CALIBRATOR FROM FLUKE It’s a popular misconception that measurement is an exact science. In fact, all measurements are merely estimates of the true value being measured and the true value can never be known. An estimate implies that there is some degree of doubt about the accuracy of that measurement. TÜVSÜD’s“MeasurementUncertaintyinDigital Transformation” report provides an understanding of factors affecting the accuracy of a measurement and the methods used to assess the way in which the various factors contribute to the overall accuracy. To obtain your copy go to https://www.tuvsud.com/en- gb/resource-centre/reports/measurement-uncertainty- in-digital-transformation?utm_medium=social&utm_ source=linkedin&utm_campaign=2022_beis- measurement-uncertainty_we_uk_is_awa_ts MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION REPORT FOR DEPARTMENT FOR BEIS8 NEWS bmta.co.uk The Eurolab Secretariat is collaborating with the EURAMET Secretariat on various communications and technical activities. Currently, Eurolab’s technical document (Cook Book) on Method Validation in Calibration Laboratories has been submitted to the EURAMET Technical Committee for Quality, for further comments and collaboration on the topic. Moreover, outputs from the BIPM-WMO Metrology for Climate Action Workshop will be published soon. Eurolab joined as Stakeholder Organisation thanks to Euramet support. On 30-31 May 2023, the European Network for Business and Industrial Statistics (ENBIS) and the European Metrology Network (EMN) for Mathematics and Statistics (Mathmet) are jointly organising the third edition of the Mathematical and Statistical Methods for Metrology Workshop (MSMM 2023), under the local organisation of INRIM and Politecnico di Torino. Its main aim is to transfer state-of-the-art modelling and computational tools to industry, testing and calibration laboratories, academia and other client communities, and, at the same time, to collect their needs and ideas for future improvements of the mathematical and statistical methodsfortheirfieldsofapplication. EUROLAB - EURAMET After more than 20 years of service, TÜV SÜD’s Dr Michael Reader-Harris has stepped down as Chair of ISO/TC 30/SC 2 Differential Pressure Meters Committee. BSIrecognisedMichael’sdedicationinNovember2022, by presenting him with a gift and a distinguished service certificate'inappreciationofvaluablecontributionsto the development of British, European and International standards'. Michael has chaired BSI Committees and ISO Committees/Sub-Committees for over 20 years. SolartronISAmadeMichaelthegiftofanorificeplate 'inappreciationofprofessionalservicesandefforts to develop International Standards for the Differential Pressureflowmeteringcommunity1993-2023'. Michael said, “This year revisions of all six parts of ISO5167,themostimportantflowmeasurement standard, have been published by ISO/TC 30/SC 2/WG 11, of which I am convenor. There are revisions of three ISO Technical Reports to be published in 2023; then I shall retire.” DR MICHAEL READER-HARRIS RECOGNISED BY BSI9 NEWS bmta.co.uk As the only accreditation body recognised by the UK government, UKAS was established as a not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee, and therefore has ‘Members’ instead of ‘Stakeholders’. There are 21 stakeholder organisations. The BMTA is theonly‘Stakeholder’organisationrepresentingthe interests of the commercial calibration, measurement and test industry. The BMTA is in the privileged position of being a member of the UKAS POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC). The role of the PAC is generally to: ● advise the UKAS Board on detailed policy matters concerned with the development and operation of UKAS activities; ● respond to the requirements of the Board and ExecutiveofUKASforadviceonspecificissues.This includestheidentification,analysisanddocumentation of relationships between UKAS and any related body in accordance with ISO/IEC 17011; ● advise UKAS on the running and management of the Policy Advisory Forum. The PAC meets three times a year. The BMTA is also a member of the UKAS POLICY ADVISORY FORUM (PAF). The role of the PAF is generally to: ● advise the UKAS Board of Directors on general policy matters concerned with the development and operation of UKAS activities; ● communicate to UKAS the views of BMTA Members on general policy matters and raise issues for consideration by the UKAS Board and Executive. The PAF meets once a year and BMTA is represented on the Forum by the BMTA Chairperson and Immediate Past Chairperson. Through our engagement with UKAS, we ensure that Member companies are given a real voice at the highest levels and regularly raise issues on their behalf. Our input into the various UKAS forums and in our one-to-one meetingshavehadandcontinuetohaveasignificant influenceonUKASpolicyandoperationalpractice. Any member wishing to bring an issue to our attention, prior to these meetings can use the feedback form provided on the website and linked below. PAF AND PAC - WHAT ARE THEY? UKAS PAF, PAC AND AGM ● Are you aware that the BMTA is the only UKAS Stakeholder in the UK that represents the interests of the UK calibration, measurement and test industries? ● Did you know that the BMTA, on behalf of its members, attends all the UKAS PAF, UKAS PAC meetings and the UKAS AGM? ● Have you read the Chairman's Report - 2022 AGM? Going forward, the BMTA will be reporting to its members its activities with UKAS PAF/PAC/ AGM, both on its website and in its quarterly newsletter. WATCH THIS SPACE! 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