Office of Weights and Measures

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href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/owm-products-and-services/learning-resources"> <div class="text">OWM Learning Resources</div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nist-content-row nist-content-row--width-legible paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block text-long"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW216710491 BCX2"><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW115286206 BCX2"><p>The NIST 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>To learn more about OWM and its roles and responsibilities, click <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/about-us" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="59dcbc3d-d5dd-4535-bb40-c3935f4652b8" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="About OWM">About Us</a>.</p><div class="nist-callout"><p><strong>Originally established in 1836 as the “Office of Construction of Standard Weights and Measures”, OWM remains the oldest office at NIST. For more information, see </strong><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/pml/owm/brief-history-owm" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="fa1e8786-3546-4cbb-8083-e3d8ca00a4d7" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="A Brief History of OWM"><strong>A Brief History of OWM</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/uniform-unit-pricing-tools-consumers-fight-shrinkflation" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/uniform-unit-pricing-tools-consumers-fight-shrinkflation" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/03/07/potus-x-whitehouse-superbowl-shrinkflation-2024-02-11.PNG?itok=1_1pdyAf" width="97" height="100" alt="Image of President Biden from X to stop shrinkflation" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/uniform-unit-pricing-tools-consumers-fight-shrinkflation"><span>Uniform Unit Pricing: Tools for Consumers to Fight Shrinkflation</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-long"> "Shrinkflation" is now a common term to describe how consumer products are sold at the same price, but contents have been slightly reduced. Consumers can use an </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/weigh-motion-scale-systems-protecting-nations-aging-infrastructure" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/weigh-motion-scale-systems-protecting-nations-aging-infrastructure" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/06/29/One%20truck%20on%20roadway_AdobeStock_386781328.jpeg?itok=8tJEjOgl" width="100" height="67" alt="tractor trailer on road" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/weigh-motion-scale-systems-protecting-nations-aging-infrastructure"><span>Weigh-In-Motion Scale Systems: Protecting the Nation’s Aging Infrastructure</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-long"> Adhering to the commercial vehicle maximum weight limits established by state and federal authorities is critically important to protect our aging road </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-test-instrumentation-guidance-documentation" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-test-instrumentation-guidance-documentation" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/electric-vehicle-supply-equipment-evse-test-instrumentation-guidance-documentation"><span>Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) Test Instrumentation: Guidance Documentation</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-long"> The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) will begin work on developing a guideline document assessing methods for establishing traceability to primary SI </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/nist-owm-ncwm-enduring-partnership-over-100-years" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-owm-ncwm-enduring-partnership-over-100-years" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/08/23/OWM%20NCWM%20Group%20Photo.png?itok=Toq2DIV1" width="100" height="69" alt="group photo taken at NCWM 2023 Annual Meeting; Craig VanBuren, Don Onwiler, and Mahesh Albuquerque of NCWM, Laurie Locascio and Katrice Lippa of NIST, Gene Robertson of NCWM, David Sefcik" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-owm-ncwm-enduring-partnership-over-100-years"><span>NIST OWM – NCWM: An Enduring Partnership for Over 100 Years</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-long"> On August 1, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ) and the National Conference on Weights and Measures ( NCWM ) signed a new </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/coriolis-mass-flow-meters-field-test-standards" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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-long"> Commercial metering systems are ubiquitous in the commercial marketplace (to dispense liquified products, from gas and water to food products and agricultural </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/national-metrology-systems-framework-global-trade" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/national-metrology-systems-framework-global-trade" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> It’s an old phrase, but the world keeps getting smaller every day! This is especially true when it comes to the global marketplace and our reliance on one </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article about="/programs-projects/owm-training-program-reaccredited-iacet-provider-continuing-education" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/owm-training-program-reaccredited-iacet-provider-continuing-education" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/06/29/Figure%201.%20IACET%20logo.png?itok=hMIOt3lt" width="100" height="53" alt="IACET logo" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/owm-training-program-reaccredited-iacet-provider-continuing-education"><span>OWM Training Program Reaccredited as IACET Provider for Continuing Education</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-long"> The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is pleased to announce that the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) has </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="link-list"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/projects-programs/org/6436">View All Projects/Programs</a> </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-b2655155ecc4c43598308d51abc9270e2ca0134e7541c4d47f284b03c248ebaf"> <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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/weighing-your-purchases-how-new-laws-may-help-you-become-savvier-online-shopper" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/4-places-weights-and-measures-help-you-get-what-you-pay" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/us-weights-and-measures-week-measuring-new-normal" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/busting-myths-about-metric-system" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/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="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/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. 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Lisa Corn serves as Laboratory Manager </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/01/2024-national-price-verification-survey" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/2024-national-price-verification-survey" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2024/01/03/Price%20Verification%20Survey.png?itok=lDbr4p5B" width="100" height="72" alt="People checking out in a grocery store with person seated scanning items" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/2024-national-price-verification-survey"><span property="schema:name">2024 National Price Verification Survey</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-01-03T12:00:00Z">January 3, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is collaborating with the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) , together with 28 state and 38 local </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article about="/news-events/news/2024/01/international-legal-metrology-program-welcomes-dr-michael-nelson" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/international-legal-metrology-program-welcomes-dr-michael-nelson" hreflang="en"><img loading="lazy" src="/web/20240401140739im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/12/11/Nelson%20photo%20Dec%202023_0.jpg?itok=U_UuMvwT" width="66" height="100" alt="Michael Nelson photo" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20240401140739/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2024/01/international-legal-metrology-program-welcomes-dr-michael-nelson"><span property="schema:name">International Legal Metrology Program Welcomes Dr. Michael Nelson</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2024-01-03T12:00:00Z">January 3, 2024</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary"> Mike joins OWM with a wealth of experience in metrology and in developing standards that promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. 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