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Upgrade and Development of National Measurement Standards in support of the IPAP 2011/12-2012/13Benjamin van der Merwe
Acting CEO
13 June 2012
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Outline of Talk
The NMISA and Metrology
International Metrology and Recognition
The Regional and Continental Role
NMISA: The Technical Areas
In support of IPAP
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Role and Mandate of the NMISA
The NMISA is mandated to keep, maintain and disseminate the National Measurement Standards and demonstrate
international measurement equivalence for SA (Act No. 18 of 2006)
In addition the NMISA is responsible for the application and maintenance of the Units (SI) in SA
The NMISA also performs reference analysis and in a dispute, in any SA court, its results will be accepted as
the most correct value
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The History History of the NMISA
• Established in 1947 as the National Physical Laboratory of the CSIR• Renamed later to the National Metrology Laboratory of the CSIR• Under the Measurement Units and Measurement Act No. 18 of 2006,
the National Metrology Institute of South Africa was promulgated in May 2007 as a public entity
• On the international metrology scene:– In August 1964 SA became the 40th signatory to the Metre
Convention (a treaty established in 1875)– Signed the International Committee for Weights and Measurements
(CIPM) Mutual Recognition Arrangement in October 1999 on behalf of the dti.
– Provides for the comparison of the National Measurement Standards against the NMS of other nations and the mutual acceptance of the calibration and measurement services of the NMISA by other signatories
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NMISA Vision
To ensure that South Africa can prove measurement comparability and equivalence with the international
community, in support of trade, in all national priority areas
To improve the Quality of life for all South Africans through accurate measurement in Health and Safety and Law
enforcement
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Measured once, accepted everywhere
North America
Asia Pacific
Europe/Russia
AustralasiaNMISA
Ensuring your nation’s well being.To trade, you need measurement security in your own country…
and it must be accepted Internationally!
South
America
Africa
SADC
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NMISA NMINIST
BIPM/Mutual Recognition
Accredited Lab I
Accredited Lab II
Accredited Lab III
Accredited Lab I
Accredited Lab II
Accredited Lab III
Accredited Lab I
Accredited Lab II
Accredited Lab III
International Comparison
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SANAS
ANSI
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Measure once, accepted everywhere Overcome technical barriers to trade
International Comparison
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Consumer assurance
How to ensure International Equivalence of a Measurement
Scale, balance or standard weights are calibrated by accredited cal
labs in SA against calibrated mass pieces
Mass Measurement in a shop in SA
Mass Measurement in a shop in X
NMISAMass pieces from accredited
calibration labs are calibrated againstthe SA national kilogram
NMIXMass pieces from accredited
calibration lab is calibrated againstCountry X national kilogram
National Prototype of the Kilogramat the International Bureau of Weights
and Measures (BIPM); the National kilograms are periodically compared to it
Scale, balance or standard weights are calibrated by accredited cal
labs in X against calibrated mass pieces
Measurement equivalence achieved
Legal Metrology (NRCS) ensures
compliance through inspection
SANAS ensures competency
through accreditation
NMISA ensures traceability through the
NMS
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NMISA Strategic Objectives
The NMISA is guided overall by six strategic objectives; namely:
1.keep and maintain the equipment necessary for bringing national measurement standards (NMS) and certify reference materials into being
2.upgrade the existing measurement standards, develop new measurement standards and reference materials in line with the requirements of commerce and industry
3.establish confidence in the accuracy of the NMS by suitable and documented verification processes
4.disseminate traceability, measurement expertise and services to South African commerce and industry by means of calibration, measurement or analysis, certified reference materials, appropriate technology and skills transfer
5.establish and maintain the necessary expertise and competence according to internationally acceptable standards.
6.participate and represent South Africa regionally and internationally with reference to traceability and measurement issues and maintain close links with the CIPM and associated activities of the Metre Convention
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The South African measurement infrastructure
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The impact of metrology
• Facilitates trade (fair trade, international trade)– Manufactured components meet specifications– Underpins Legal Metrology (Weights and Measures, EHS)– Negate technical barriers to trade (TBTs)– Crucial for acceptable compliance testing and analysis to “lock out” bad quality
and unsafe imports and “lock in” export markets• Underpins regulation
– Metrology is an integral part of measurement references for directives, conformity assessment and verification (including Legal Metrology)
• Improve Quality of Life (Health and Safety, Law enforcement, etc.)– Reliable medical (diagnostic and treatment) and environmental monitoring– Food safety measurements– EHS measurements: For example noise exposure levels, vibration levels, etc.– Protects against inferior imports (dumping)
• Helps to meet social needs– New energy sources, biofuels, liquefied natural gas, etc. – Increased energy efficiency (LEDs, accurate consumption measures etc.)– Atomic-clock research helps to improve satellite navigation systems
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Regional Affiliations: SADCMET & AFRIMETS
1999-2007 (SADCMET)
AFRIMETS: 2008,
onwards
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Our Role in SADCMET
• Provide Secretariat for SADCMET• General Leadership and Traceability link to
the international measurement community and SI;
• Calibration of National Standards of SADC countries and Training;
• Infrastructure building• Benchmarking studies and Proficiency testing
schemes• Assists Compliance testing at source, e.g.
exports from Zambia to SA
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Serving the nation: NMISA Products and Services
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NMISA Structure
22 laboratories:
21 accredited to ISO/IEC 17025
2 accredited to ISO Guide 34
Staff Complement: 106
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National Measurement standards
NMS for Force
NMS for Time
NMS for Mass
NMS for Length
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National Measurement Standards
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Products and Services
Gas Reference MaterialsBreathalyser Calibration
Aqueous Ethanol Certified Reference MaterialsSodium Fluoride Certified Reference Materials
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NMISA Activities: Chemistry
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What NMISA don’t do versus what NMISA does …
• We do not standardise • We assist with drafting of SANS
• We do not regulate • We guide attainable limits and ranges
• We do not prosecute
• We do not legislate
• We do not do general testing
• We do not accredit
• We provide the measurement framework
• We perform referee analysis in disputes
• We provide accurate and traceable measurements, acceptable in a court of law
• We conduct benchmarking exercises in support of accredited laboratories
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The NMISA and IPAP
NMISA provides and develops accurate measurement (metrology)
capacity to support the creation/scaling up of industries and export of
products:
1.NMISA provides technical support for exports by developing and providing measurement standards for industry
2.NMISA improves competitiveness through more accurate measurement
3.Performs advanced measurements for industry and provide certificates of analysis for export products
4.Develop measurement facilities not available in SA, for example energy efficient lamps
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Activities by NMISA
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Meeting SA and International Food Safety Regulations
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Ionising Radiation (Health and Safety)
Regulatory bodies, hospitals, nuclear plants, mines and SANAS Accredited laboratories rely on the NMISA Ionising Radiation Laboratory to provide them with traceability for some of the instruments used during monitoring and control.
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Petroleum & Mining Petroleum & Mining IndustryIndustry
Chemical IndustryChemical Industry
PharmaceuticalPharmaceuticalIndustryIndustry
Plastics & Plastics & packagingpackaging
GHGGHG’’ss
Air pollutionAir pollution
EnvironmentalEnvironmentalFood sectorFood sector
Quality of lifeQuality of life
AutomotiveAutomotiveNanotechnologyNanotechnology
ProduceProduce
Major Interventions
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Sectors National Measurement Standards in Place NMS in Need of Upgrade or New NMS
Metal Fabrication- Basic Chemical Analysis in place (Inorganic)- High temperature measurement standards in
development
- Light metal and Pt-alloy analysis needed- Microstructural analysis, X-ray Analysis - New system acquired for high
temperature measurements
Automotives and Components
- Basic Dimensional traceability in place. Basic acoustics in place
- 100+ Calibrations per year supporting manufacturing of R3 billion, direct measurements of R5 m
- New Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) for Automotive component manufacturing
- Acoustics, Reciprocity standard- Micro hardness
Plastics, Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals
- New measurement methods developed for melamine, anti-biotics, food contaminants
- Analysis developed for plastic additives
- Bio-analysis section needs to be expanded for high level analysis, pharmaceuticals
Business Process Services
- Traceability in place for Fibre optics communication
- New Vector Network Analyser commissioned
- New frequency and transmission standards in support of broad band communication, SKA
Tourism - Indirect contribution; communications, colour measurements for indigenous art
- Upgrade of colour standards done
Bio fuels- New measurement methods developed for
certified reference materials- Joint bilaterals with Brazil on CRMs for bio-fuel
- High resolution instrumentation needed, can also be used for GMO, POPs, dioxins, mycotoxins
NMISA Contribution to IPAP and Interventions needed
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Sectors (cont) NMS in Place NMS in Need of Upgrade or New NMS
Cultural industries (craft, film)
- Mass and Volume Traceability in place - Colour measurements- Illuminance Standards in place for TV- New Optical frequency standards commissioned (for
TV)
- Mass need to be upgraded to E1 level. Nearly completed
- New Optical Frequency standards; purchased and are being commissioned
Clothing and textiles
- Colour measurement standards in place- Wool fibre diameter meter developed
- Colour standards in place- Wool fibre diameter meter introduced
to market
Agro-Processing
- New measurement methods developed for pesticides, food contaminants
- CRMs for mycotoxins in maize, wheat, nuts- Analysis of toxic substances in agricultural products
(e.g., dioxins)
- Medium level Instrumentation in place- High level analytical instrumentation
needed to comply to EU regulations
Cutting edge: aerospace, radio astronomy (SKA)
- New satellite receivers installed to link National time to world
- Dimensional measurements for KAT/Meerkat
- Upgrade optical frequency standards for SKA, etc.
Green and Energy Saving industries
- Power standard upgraded for ESKOM- Lighting standards upgraded in support of energy
Efficiency
- Power standard upgraded to 100 Ampere. ESKOM requested further upgrade to 160 A
- New NMS for LED lighting
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Key IPAP Action Programmes
NMISA provides and develops accurate measurement (metrology) capacity to support the creation/scaling up of industries:
In general, upgrade NMS to meet current and future needs as in IPAP
21st Century: Century of Photonics
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Key IPAP Action Programmes
Priority Sector Action plans1.Green Energy/energy efficiency
- Develop standards and measurement facilities for energy efficient lamps - Improved humidity standards to test humidity and temperature - Gas primary reference mixtures for emission monitoring- Upgrade power and energy measurement standards
2.Agro-processing- Persistent Organic Pollutants: Environmental and Compliance- Monitoring facility for toxic chemical substances in food and the environment- Certified Reference Materials for pesticides in food, heavy elements in wheat, mycotoxins in maize,
biofuels
3.Metals Fabrication- Develop Advanced Measurement capabilities for minerals, advanced materials and metal alloys- X-ray Diffraction in support of the Automotive, metal beneficiation and cutting edge
(nanotechnology)
4.Other- Automotive: Commissioning of a high accuracy co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) and
roundness machine for the automotive and aerospace industry- Nuclear and health: New X-ray NMS for dosimetry
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Green Economy
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring
Year Improvement in NMS Progress
2011/12 Measurement standards for Air Pollution Monitoring
The suite of Primary reference Gas mixtures for ambient Air quality and Emission monitoring was expanded to 37
Enhanced NMS to test humidity and temperature
A two-pressure humidity generator was developed
2012/13 Air flow standards
Humidity and Temperature
Upgrade the NMS for air flow measurements
Test and benchmark humidity generator
Purchase new resistance bridge
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Green Economy (cont.)
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress
2011/12 Measurement facility for Energy Efficient lamps
WG SABS ISO 64 established and facilitated by NMISA
Four international standards evaluated and accepted for SA
Need for traceability for LEDs established, NMISA to develop
2012/13 LEDs Establish competency in the measurement of the photometric
properties of LEDs
Establish a measurement facility with external research funds in collaboration with academia
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Green Economy (cont.)
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress
2011/12 Upgraded National Measurement Standards for Power and Energy
The capability for AC measurements has been upgraded from 50 A to 100A
Secured support from ESKOM for new standard to extend the range for AC current to 160A
2012/13 NMS for Power and Energy Extend the range for AC current measurements from 100 A to 160 A
Achieve SANAS accreditation for the extended range and
disseminate the improved scale through a calibration service
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Agro-ProcessingProvide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 A monitoring capability for toxic
chemical substances for fish and food exports
Methods have been developed on the lower level instrumentation for the analysis of various POPs including pesticides, dioxins and mycotoxins
Benchmarked capabilities for pesticides in tea, trace elements in red wine and
dioxins in soil and sediment2012/13 Monitoring capability for POPs/Toxins
Heavy metals in maize and wheat
Environmental Pollution Compliance and Research Centre
Method development will proceed and be disseminated to the South African analytical society (routine testing labs)
Matrix reference materials: for trace elements in wheat; mycotins in maize
Motivate for funding to establish a comprehensive facility that can provide for future needs for pollution monitoring
and food exports
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Agro-Processing (cont.)
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Measurement standards for Biofuels
testingParticipated in bilateral comparison with
Brazil on biofuels
Developed analytical method for fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) profiling of biodiesel
2012/13 Biofuels testing Develop reference measurement capabilities for fatty acid methyl esters in various biofuel sources to assist industry
in identifying the origin of the plant source
Evaluation of biodiesel from different source material to build an analytical reference library of the FAME profiles in support of regulatory requirements
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Metals Fabrication
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Advanced Measurement capabilities for
minerals, advanced materials and metal alloys
The NMISA has a basic capability in this field that was amalgamated in a
Materials Characterization unit during 2011 Q4. An updated strategy is being developed and the project will start in
2012, Q22012/13 Advanced measurement for
materials/metals
Particle size analysis
Identify gaps to be addressed in advanced measurement and traceability
needed for metal beneficiationDevelop measurement standards for size measurements and image calibration in electron microscopy
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Metals Fabrication
Provide Measurement Standards for energy efficiency, environmental monitoring, biofuels
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 New project for 2012 The Materials Characterization group
has the responsibility of supporting the chemicals (catalysts) and manufacturing industry (glass, paint for automotives) as
well as research in nanotechnology through analysis techniques such as X- Ray Photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Secondary electron Microscopy (SEM)
and X-Ray diffraction (XRD)2012/13
(Depending on funding, can move to 2013)
X-ray Diffraction in support of the Automotive, metal and cutting edge (nanotechnology)
The XRD at the NMISA is outdated and need to be upgraded to provide the
necessary traceability to automotive, catalysis and nanotechnology
measurements
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Other
Provide Measurement Standards for Automotive
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Improved NMS and capability in
measurements and services for the automotive industry
Mass calibration capability improved with new mass comparator
New laser bought for national standard for LengthOrder placed for new high resolution Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)Need for recapitalisation has been identified for specifically the dimensional, force and torque laboratories
2012/13 Improved Dimensional standards
Improved force and torque capabilities
Commission CMM and disseminate improved dimensional measurement capability to Automotive industryDevelop and install operating system for 20 kN torque comparator
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Other
Provide Measurement Standards for Radiation monitoring
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Improved NMS for radiation protection
and treatment measurements. New X- ray system/standard
Funding was sourced from the dti and the tender is in progress
2012/13 New X-ray standard Commission X-ray and benchmark
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Other
Provide Measurement Standards for Telecommunications
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Improved existing national
measurement standards to meet the current test and measurement
requirements for telecommunications
Extended wavelength range for optical delay line calibrations to include all wavelengths
between 1310 nm to 1625 nmCharacterised standard reference material for
polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) and performed tests on industry transfer
standards in collaboration with the NMMUDesigned and implemented new software which allows real-time monitoring of the
performance of the 4 caesium clocks used to realise SAST
2012/13 Improved existing and new national measurement standards to meet the current test and measurement requirements for telecommunications
Establish a new primary standard for fibre optic responsivity (reduce uncertainty from 1.5% to 1%)Upgrade fibre optic wavelength measurements to be comparable with international capabilities (accuracy improved by a factor of 2)
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Other
Provide Measurement Standards for SKA
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 NMS and support for SKA New project will commence in 2012
2012/13 NMS and support to SKA Establish a formal agreement with SKA South Africa to provide time traceability for the project, and consultation on development of technical specificationsGuide the procurement of the hardware required to ensure that performance specifications are met
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Other
Provide Measurement Standards for Pharmaceuticals
Year Improvement in NMS Progress2011/12 Monitoring hazardous substances
in polymers, plastics and packaging materials
New project, will commence in 2012
Consultation with local industry is on-going. Various requirements have already been
identified and strategies are being developed to address the needs
2012/13 Monitoring hazardous substances in polymers, plastics and packaging materials
Strategic paper on measurement requirements of hazardous substances from South African plastics and manufacturing industriesDevelop methods for analysis of hazardous substances in plastics
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The EndThank you for your time, any questions?
Upgrade and Development of �National Measurement Standards in support of the �IPAP 2011/12-2012/13Slide Number 2Role and Mandate of the NMISAThe History of the NMISASlide Number 5Slide Number 6Slide Number 7Slide Number 8NMISA Strategic ObjectivesThe South African measurement infrastructureThe impact of metrologyRegional Affiliations: SADCMET & AFRIMETSSlide Number 13Serving the nation: NMISA Products and ServicesNMISA StructureNational Measurement standardsNational Measurement StandardsProducts and ServicesNMISA Activities: ChemistryWhat NMISA don’t do versus what NMISA does …The NMISA and IPAPActivities by NMISAMeeting SA and International Food Safety Regulations Ionising Radiation (Health and Safety)Major InterventionsSlide Number 26Slide Number 27Key IPAP Action ProgrammesKey IPAP Action ProgrammesGreen EconomyGreen Economy (cont.)Green Economy (cont.)Agro-ProcessingAgro-Processing (cont.)Metals FabricationMetals FabricationOtherOtherOtherOtherOtherSlide Number 42