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EPSRC Future Metrology Hub
Developing Metrology Networks The Hub is working closely with the UK’s national measurement agency and the UK’s Technology and Innovation Centres (the Catapult Centres) to accelerate the early progression and adoption of our research outputs as well as being able to maximise the long term impact of the Hub.
National Physical Laboratory (NPL) NPL is the UK’s National Measurement Institute, and is a world-leading centre of excellence in developing and applying the most accurate measurement standards, science and technology available. NPL and the University of Huddersfield have been collaborating for many years in the field of engineering measurement. As a result of this relationship and the specific expertise within the University’s Centre for Precision Technologies (CPT), NPL chose to open a Measurement Services Laboratory on campus, the only laboratory outside of its London base and the first of its kind of any university in the UK. In 2014, NPL opened their new facilities at the University of Huddersfield’s 3M Buckley Innovation Centre and a strategic partnership was developed. NPL is a key partner of the Hub and by pooling our expertise together, we are developing joint measurement research projects that will meet the needs of local industry. The Hub is also a member of the NPL Manufacturer Measurement Network which aims to help regional SMEs to optimise productivity and increase confidence in their products, keeping their businesses at the forefront of measurement and validation technology.
