Whether it's doctors analysing the flow of blood leaving a patient's heart or a manufacturer investigating the performance of their gas turbines and aerospace engines, we give organisations confidence in their readings, large or small.
We provide a wide-ranging UKAS-accredited force calibration service, using the UK's national force standard machines. This offers our customers direct traceability to national standards.
We develop innovative solutions for accurately measuring mass, force and pressure in our state-of-the-art labs. We are also on hand to help our clients to achieve accurate measurements on-site.
We develop mass and mechanical measurement solutions for industry, science and technology.
We determine density for a variety of solids and liquids
With the Kibble balance we are supporting the definition and realisation of the kilogram
We provide the standards for force in the UK. NPL is home to the UK's national force standards – a set of seven machines used to generate precisely‑known forces in the range from 25 N to 30 MN.
We investigate the best methods for storing standard weights
Our specialists are on hand to meet your measurement needs. We have unique capabilities – up to 30 MN in compression tests and 500 MPa in pressure.
Whether you’re looking for good practice guidance, more information on our research, or our latest publications, we have made a broad range of resources freely available.