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SCADA 2012 Print

Please click this icon Scada 2012 Registration Form (121.26 kB) to register for SCADA 2012 (Subsea Control & Data Aquisition Conference) 
 
InstMC Conference: SIS Practices for Late Lifecycle Phases Print

Please click on this:icon 2012 Conference Flyer - Delegate Reg (116.94 kB) for details of the one day conference on the operation and maintenance of Safety Instrumented Systems, sponsored by the InstMC Safety Panel.
 
NPL wins MTA Award for Best Training Scheme Print

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has won the 2012 MTA Manufacturing Industry Award for Best Training Scheme. NPL received the award at an event on the evening of 1 February at ICC Birmingham.

The purpose of the MTA Manufacturing Industry Awards is to highlight key successes in the engineering based manufacturing sector and celebrate achievement and innovation.

NPL, the UK's National Measurement Institute, received the Best Training Scheme Award in recognition of the measurement training programme it has developed. Companies to benefit from the training programme include Rolls-Royce, Airbus and Hexagon Metrology, and more than 650 learners completed NPL Training in 2011.

The NPL training team and some of our training partners at the MTA Awards in Birmingham
The NPL training team and some of our training partners at the
MTA Awards in Birmingham

NPL's Training programme addresses a fundamental skills gap in the market – understanding basic principles. Today most modern working environments make use of automated processes and equipment to take measurements for quality control and assurance but these still need an operator to plan the measurement, ensure its appropriateness and accuracy and then make use of the data provided.

NPL's training programme consists of a range of modules to address this skills gap. The modules cover four levels aimed at the manufacturing engineering community and quality and inspection professionals. It begins with the Foundation Level that addresses the underpinning principles and methods of measurement and progresses up to Level 4 - the level of 'metrology professional'. The training covers diverse topics such as measurement principles, measurement methods, geometric product specification, process control, geometric tolerancing and portable co-ordinate measurement systems.

Keith Bevan, Product Development Manager for Training at NPL, said:

"The value of understanding measurement processes and the required behaviours not just using measuring equipment is at the heart of NPL's training courses. The primary objective of our training is to encourage learners to make a difference within their workplaces, giving them the opportunity to generate a return on investment for their employer whilst also improving corporate measurement capability. We help them to give something back, and are delighted to see this be officially recognised by the MTA."

The NPL Training Programme began in 2007, now covers eight modules, and is recognised within the Qualification Credit Framework so modules count towards other qualifications or CPD (Continuing Professional Development). NPL is an EAL Centre offering nationally recognised qualifications in metrology and is validated by the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing.

Source: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London
 
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) Open Day Print

Following the success of the 2010 open event, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) will be opening its doors again so you can see for yourself the amazing research they do.

NPL is one of the UK's leading science and research facilities. It is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate standards, science and technology available. Their facilities are amongst the world’s most extensive and sophisticated for measurement science.

Come and find out more about them, meet their scientists and prepare to be amazed!

Doors will be open from 2pm until 8pm on Wednesday 14 March 2012 at NPL's facilities in Teddington.

Everyone is welcome, but you must register beforehand to attend.

Source: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, London.
 
New Low Carbon Economy Appointment Print

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, has appointed environment expert, Jane Burston, to establish a new centre to provide the necessary measurement infrastructure for the UK's transition to a low carbon economy.

Jane will lead an existing team aimed at successfully launching the proposed Centre for Carbon Measurement at NPL, which, along with our partners, will provide the necessary measuremeJane Burstonnt infrastructure to support government, business and academia in emissions reduction, climate science and low carbon technology.

Jane joins NPL from Carbon Retirement, a social enterprise she co-founded in 2008 that takes an innovative approach to carbon offsetting. For this she has won several awards, including being named in Management Today's '35 high-flying women under 35' list and as Square Mile magazine's 'Social Entrepreneur of the Year' for 2011.

Prior to establishing Carbon Retirement, Jane worked as a consultant in the environmental sector for several years, including on climate change policy for Transport for London and the Mayor of London's office, and as an external consultant to a range of FTSE 100 businesses, public sector organisations and SMEs. She is a regular contributor to business-sustainability magazine Ethical Corporation, a guest lecturer on carbon trading at Ashridge Business School, and in 2009 was a British Council Climate Change Ambassador. She brings a wealth of expertise on climate science and key connections in the climate change and wider sustainability sector across academia, government and business.

Responding to the threat of global climate change requires policies to reduce emissions through low carbon energy generation, improved efficiency, development of low carbon technologies and behavioural change. Key to achieving these policies is putting in place the right supporting infrastructure. Reliable measurements with a sound scientific and technical basis will improve our understanding of the global climate, support policies for mitigating climate change, and accelerate the development of low-carbon technologies.
Read more... [New Low Carbon Economy Appointment]
 
Energy and Low Carbon Technology Conference 2012 Print

Save the Date.  Energy & Low Carbon Technology Conference 2012 - Measurement Makes Business Sense - is being organised in partnership with the Institute of Measurement and Control.  It will be held in London on 18-19 September 2012. Click for further details and to register your interest.
 
GAMBICA Event: Automated Britain Print

Automated Britain

6th March 2012, The Commonwealth Club, London