NMS Case Studies

The following case studies quantify the economic impact of specific projects of the National Measurement System in the form of estimated cost: benefit ratios

Economic Case Studies 2009	Case Study Selenium
Case study LED lighting	Case study Densitometry

With thanks to Rolls-Royce PLC, a case study of the importance of good measurement to the business of the company has been produced, dated July 2010. Click here to download the case study.

The following case studies are examples of the impact of the work of the National Measurement System:

3D cell culture technology	RNA quality for diagnostic applications
Warmer wetsuits	Nano interactions
DNA approach allows more accurate food labelling	Testing corrosion resistant alloys when transferring oil from oil wells
Reducing crop wastage	The NPL CaviMeter
Support for validating new materials used in gas turbines, reducing wear and providing cost benefits	Software that provides businesses with NMS-levels of measurement accuracy that minimises downtime by ensuring instruments do not need to leave the workplace to be calibrated
Nuclear drum for testing procedures for characterising potentially radioactive waste	Tomography technology to help suport the fight against cancer
Pulsed thermography to identify oxidised metals	Support for mobile network operators for 3G antennas
Safety guidelines for ultrasound imaging and fetal scanning	Validating the power of wind energy