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Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) works to ensure that consumers get what they pay for and sellers get fair payment for the goods and services they sell by promoting a uniform and technically sound system of weights and measures. This, in turn, promotes consumer confidence and helps ensure fair competition for U.S. commerce that spans from local business operations to a global scale. </p><p>OWM's programs work to ensure:</p><ul><li>National uniformity in weights and measures standards and practices (<a href="https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/national-legal-metrology">National Legal Metrology</a>)</li><li>Harmonization of international and national legal metrology standards and practices (<a href="https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/international-legal-metrology">International Legal Metrology)</a></li><li>SI traceability of State weights and measures (<a href="https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/laboratory-metrology">Laboratory Metrology</a>)</li><li>SI use in trade and commerce, government, and everyday life in the U.S. (<a href="https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/metric-si">Metric/SI</a>)</li></ul><div class="nist-callout"><div class="grid-row grid-gap"><div class="tablet:grid-col"><p><strong>Originally established in 1836 as the “Office of Construction of Standard Weights and Measures”, OWM remains the oldest office at NIST. </strong> See <a href="/pml/owm/brief-history-owm" title="A Brief History of OWM" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="fa1e8786-3546-4cbb-8083-e3d8ca00a4d7" data-entity-substitution="canonical">A Brief History of OWM</a> for more information.</p><p><span>To learn more about OWM and its roles and responsibilities, see </span><a href="/pml/owm/about-us" title="About OWM" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="59dcbc3d-d5dd-4535-bb40-c3935f4652b8" data-entity-substitution="canonical">About Us</a><span>.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block " > <h2 class="nist-block__title" > <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-dd6dd1f6643b30422730b65edc179405ced4710fb27671261c1b66cf064707e0"> <div> <article about="/programs-projects/coriolis-mass-flow-meters-field-test-standards" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/programs-projects/coriolis-mass-flow-meters-field-test-standards" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/09/28/Jan%20Testing%20Device%20Thumbnail.png?itok=kbWS2igu" width="77" height="100" alt="Jan Konijnenburg Testing Device Thumbnail" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/programs-projects/coriolis-mass-flow-meters-field-test-standards"><span>Coriolis Mass Flow Meters as Field Test Standards</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> Customers and businesses alike rely on metering systems to monitor and deliver their liquid-based commercial products (including a range of gas and fuels) consistently over time and across a range of locations. Weights and measures officials use several well-acknowledged field test standards to </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-program-standards-measurement-services-and" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-program-standards-measurement-services-and" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/08/14/Parked%20Electric%20Vehicles%20Charging.png?itok=BKDoNKKi" width="100" height="61" alt=" Public parking along the street with charging points for electric vehicles" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-program-standards-measurement-services-and"><span>Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Program: Standards, Measurement Services, and Training</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> Reliable, accessible, and uniform commercial electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure is vital to promote the electrification of a nationwide transportation network. Driven by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program , a focus has been on expanding a publicly accessible EV </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/programs-projects/info-hours-presented-nist-owm" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/programs-projects/info-hours-presented-nist-owm" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/09/20/OWM%20Info%20Hours.png?itok=NhgFz--q" width="100" height="47" alt="Info Hours presented by the NIST Office of Weights and Measures" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/programs-projects/info-hours-presented-nist-owm"><span>Info Hours Presented by NIST OWM</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> Below are the 2024 Info Hour topics together with a recording of each Info Hour session. Manual Weight Entries An informal discussion on NIST Handbook 44 Scales Code paragraphs S.1.12. Manual Weight Entries and UR.3.9. Use of Manual Weight Entries including the history of these paragraphs and how to </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/programs-projects/national-metrology-systems-framework-global-trade" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/programs-projects/national-metrology-systems-framework-global-trade" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/08/14/World%20Flags%20International%20Business%20Globe_100811325.jpeg?itok=MHdiovEr" width="100" height="83" alt="World Flags International Business Globe" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/programs-projects/national-metrology-systems-framework-global-trade"><span>National Metrology Systems: A Framework for Global Trade</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--green boolean">Completed</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> The OIML D1 "National metrology systems - Developing the institutional and legislative framework" is just that legislative framework designed to promote sound legal metrology infrastructure and build a modern (and thriving) economy. OWM’s Ralph Richter played a key role in developing the current </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/laboratories/projects-programs/org/6436">View All Projects/Programs</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--tagged-content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block " > <h2 class="nist-block__title" > <div class="string">Blogs</div> </h2> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-df10a54d655ef1cf48cb46ffefd02ae314dc8bed242287b15d93ffb90fa0e36b"> <div> <article about="/blogs/taking-measure/weighing-your-purchases-how-new-laws-may-help-you-become-savvier-online-shopper" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/blogs/taking-measure/weighing-your-purchases-how-new-laws-may-help-you-become-savvier-online-shopper" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/02/07/shutterstock_736488079.jpg?itok=lUjjKBJ8" width="100" height="56" alt="Fisheye view of grocery store shelves packed with coffee products." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/blogs/taking-measure/weighing-your-purchases-how-new-laws-may-help-you-become-savvier-online-shopper"><span>Weighing Your Purchases: How New Laws May Help You Become a Savvier Online Shopper</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-03-01T12:00:00Z">March 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> When you buy something by weight or volume, you want to get what you pay for. And we’re helping to make sure that happens — whether you shop online or in a </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/02/28/weights%20and%20measures%20week%202023%20graphic.png?itok=2qx0ELS3" width="100" height="63" alt="Graphic with text that reads "Weights and Measures" and shows fish at a seafood counter, a bag of mulch, a grocery checkout, and a gas pump. Color scheme is orange and purple. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay"><span>4 Places Weights and Measures Help You Get What You Pay For</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-03-01T12:00:00Z">March 1, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> Here at NIST, we are committed to making sure you get what you pay for when buying something based on weight or measure, such as food or fuel. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/blogs/taking-measure/us-weights-and-measures-week-measuring-new-normal" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/blogs/taking-measure/us-weights-and-measures-week-measuring-new-normal" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2021/03/03/WeightsandMeasuresWeek_960x600-01.png?itok=NQBz8RHl" width="100" height="63" alt="representation of weights and measures at a packaging plant, a manufacturing plant and a supermarket. " typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/blogs/taking-measure/us-weights-and-measures-week-measuring-new-normal"><span>U.S. Weights and Measures Week: Measuring Up to the New Normal</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2021-03-04T12:00:00Z">March 4, 2021</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> Each year during national Weights and Measures Week (March 1 to 7), we celebrate the contributions made by the weights and measures community to ensure accuracy </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths-about-metric-system" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths-about-metric-system" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2017/09/19/DSC_7077-edited.jpg?itok=bDR9KQKt" width="100" height="100" alt="Elizabeth Gentry holding a kilogram test weight in the weights and measures training lab" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths-about-metric-system"><span>Busting Myths about the Metric System</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2020-10-06T12:00:00Z">October 6, 2020</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-with-summary"> This year will be the 45th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, which was signed on December 23, 1975, by President Gerald R. Ford. Normally, we celebrate </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/blogs/tag/2733437">View All Blogs</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block " > <h2 class="nist-block__title" > <div class="string">Newsletter Articles and Updates</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-c52bb7d6ab8b4c807c04b781aa3a04870631fce21829ee5f55ff83eeb340a03a"> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/10/metric-week-2024-measure-metric-education" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/metric-week-2024-measure-metric-education" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/09/25/2024-Metric%20Week.png?itok=xK6aNo9_" width="100" height="100" alt="2024 Metric Week icon" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/metric-week-2024-measure-metric-education"><span property="schema:name">Metric Week 2024: Measure Up with Metric Education</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-10-02T12:00:00Z">October 2, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> National Metric Week ( October 6 to 12, 2024) is an opportunity to draw attention to the educational and economic benefits of metric system measurements </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/10/new-nist-owm-contacts-system-open-business" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/new-nist-owm-contacts-system-open-business" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/10/02/AdobeStock_20096092.jpeg?itok=jU0Su69v" width="100" height="100" alt="Shopping button. Vector collection." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/new-nist-owm-contacts-system-open-business"><span property="schema:name">New NIST OWM Contacts System is Open for Business</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-10-02T12:00:00Z">October 2, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) Contacts System customer portal is open for business. NIST OWM officially launched the new online portal for the OWM </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/10/2024-nist-internship-reflections" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/2024-nist-internship-reflections" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/09/19/MFG-USA-MEG-Jagoda-2024-08-06.jpg?itok=K7jszdIs" width="100" height="100" alt="Dinelka Jagada tallies team scores during NIST Metric Est Game." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/2024-nist-internship-reflections"><span property="schema:name">2024 NIST Internship Reflections</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-10-01T12:00:00Z">October 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> During the summer of 2024, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted two undergraduate students through the </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/10/info-hours-presented-nist-owm-2024-series-successfully-completed" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/info-hours-presented-nist-owm-2024-series-successfully-completed" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/09/20/OWM%20Info%20Hours.png?itok=NhgFz--q" width="100" height="47" alt="Info Hours presented by the NIST Office of Weights and Measures" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/news-events/news/2024/10/info-hours-presented-nist-owm-2024-series-successfully-completed"><span property="schema:name">Info Hours Presented by NIST OWM: 2024 Series Successfully Completed!</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-10-01T12:00:00Z">October 1, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> This year, NIST OWM launched a new series of Information Hours, aka “Info Hours,” as an informal forum for our customers and stakeholders to engage in </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/news-events/news-updates/org/6436">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block " > <h2 class="nist-block__title" > <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-39df107c4c697f5308250b6b4b81ebdf5ed42a0c632a7e8ab26d65e92ed282d0"> <div> <article about="/awards/2024-national-conference-weights-and-measures-ncwm-lifetime-achievement-award-tina-butcher" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/awards/2024-national-conference-weights-and-measures-ncwm-lifetime-achievement-award-tina-butcher" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/08/01/20240625-105-Edit-Closeup-Tina%20Butcher.jpg?itok=-i2ZbBQX" width="67" height="100" alt="Tina Butcher" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/awards/2024-national-conference-weights-and-measures-ncwm-lifetime-achievement-award-tina-butcher"><span>2024 National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Lifetime Achievement Award - Tina Butcher</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> The officers and members of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) hereby express our greatest respect and appreciation to </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/nist-awards/2023-b-stephen-carpenter-award-ralph-richter" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/nist-awards/2023-b-stephen-carpenter-award-ralph-richter"><span>2023 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Ralph Richter</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For leadership in international legal metrology standards to ensure a fair and equitable marketplace for global industrial commodities.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/awards/2023-ncwm-outstanding-contributions-award-david-sefcik" class="nist-teaser" > <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/awards/2023-ncwm-outstanding-contributions-award-david-sefcik" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/08/17/David-NCWM_0.png?itok=qWNMkRqz" width="100" height="77" alt="David Sefcik (center) accepting his award from NCWM Chair-elect Gene Robertson (at the podium), NCWM Chair Mahesh Albuquerque (left) and NIST Director Laurie Locascio (right)." typeof="foaf:Image" /> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 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