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Join the National Physical Laboratory and West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services for a technical workshop designed to address real-world dimensional measurement challenges, share best practice strategies and technologies, provide guidance on ISO 1101 and ASME Y14.5 standards and gather input to influence future UK standards and research.
MACH returns to the NEC Birmingham this April. The event, which takes place from 20–24 April 2026 brings together more than 30,000 UK manufacturing and engineering professionals.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will lead a newly announced Centre for AI Measurement, a new project under the government’s AI Assurance Innovation Fund, designed to accelerate the development of secure, transparent and trustworthy artificial intelligence.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted BSI the world’s first accreditation for the certification of artificial intelligence (AI)…
A new global standard to help industry measure graphene – the world’s strongest material – has been developed through a major international UK-led collaboration.
Southern Manufacturing & Electronics returns to Farnborough this February as the UK’s largest annual industrial event, bringing together engineers, technical specialists and senior decision‑makers from across manufacturing and electronics.
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has developed a miniaturised atomic fountain clock that could bring ultra-precise timekeeping technology into wider…
UNESCO and the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) have renewed their long‑standing cooperation, in a move that should put metrology more firmly at the heart of global efforts on education, science and sustainable development.
The UK’s manufacturing sector ended last year on a high note, with new research showing a continued return to growth after more than a year of uncertainty. December’s S&P Global UK Manufacturing PMI rose to 50.6, up from 50.2 in November – marking the strongest upturn in activity in 15 months.
The BMTA welcomes EUROLAB Technical Report ”Guidelines for managing sustainability in Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs)”, as a timely and practical contribution for testing and calibration laboratories and wider testing/inspection/certification (TIC) organisations navigating sustainability expectations.
The BMTA Asbestos Conference 2026 will take place on Tuesday 30 June at 3M in Bracknell and will bring together…
A government overhaul of apprenticeships and youth employment support should create tens of thousands of training and work experience opportunities, with major implications for skills pipelines in UK measurement, testing and engineering.