Slovak Institute of Metrology

The Slovak Institute of Metrology (SMU) as a body of state administration for the field of metrology fulfils the function of the national metrology institution of the Slovak Republic. The SMU is the contributory organisation established by the Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (UNMS SR).

The SMU provides metrological services at the highest level in order to be a basis for validation of measurement quality at national and international levels. The SMU works on behalf of the support of permanent sustainable growth of society. The SMU provides obligatory tasks of Slovakia resulting from the EU membership, from memberships in international metrological organizations e. g. BIPM, CIPM,  OIML, EUROMET, COOMET and from the international agreements and contracts.

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Available information:
 

• Organizational scheme (pdf, 33 kB)
• SMU Working groups
  • Mass, Flowrate and Pressure
  • Electricity
  • Chemistry
  • Ionizing Radiation
  • Temperature
• Price Lists
• Calibration and Measurement Capabilities (CMCs)
• Applications for conformity assessment in accordance with the Directive 2004/22/EC
• Quality System
• Contacts

The primary mission of the Institute is stated in the unabridged Foundation Charter from January 1, 2001 issued on the basis of the Resolution No. 1/2001 of the President of the UNMS SR. The SMU provides the uniformity and correctness of measurement of physical and technical quantities by using the measurement standards, the verified and calibrated measuring instruments and certified reference materials respectively.

The SMU activities cover the following:

• competence of the body of state administration,
• scientific-research activities,
• normative activities,
• metrological services related to transfer of the unit of physical quantities and to a production of reference materials.

According to the Act No. 142/2000 Coll. on Metrology the SMU:

• works out the conception of metrology development, performs the research and development in the field of metrology, represents the Slovak Republic in international metrology organisations, provides tasks resulted from this membership and international recognition of national standards and certified reference materials,
• provides the maintenance and international comparison of national standards of units and their scales and in cooperation with the determined organisation and accredited calibration laboratories the SMU ensures the transfer their values to standards and other measuring instruments used in the economy,
• co-ordinates the process of national standards approval and certifies the reference materials,
• approves the legal measuring instruments types, verifies legal measuring instruments and performs official measurements,
• issues documents of competence in the field of metrology,
• assesses the fulfilment of professional assumptions of an applicant for authorisation according to the Law on Metrology,
• provides the creation of Slovak technical standards and regulations for metrology
• provides the PhD studies in the field of metrology.

The SMU implemented successfully the quality management system.