TÜBİTAK UME signed two agreements with the Sudan Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO), one for the establishment of a new temperature and humidity metrology laboratory and the other for the supply of systems and training services for the calibration of medical calibrators at SSMO.
The two projects valued at 1.1 million USD provide for the turnkey establishment of the laboratory systems as well as supply of comprehensive training and consulting services and represent an important new step in TÜBİTAK UME’s cooperation with emerging metrology institutes.
The project to establish new a temperature and humidity metrology laboratory will result in SSMO gaining the capability to perform primary and secondary level calibrations of dew-point hygrometers and thermo-hygrometers and develop their infrastructure for calibrations of industrial thermometers, temperature controlled volumes and thermocouples. The project is expected to be completed within a period of 24 months.
The project to establish systems for the calibration of medical calibrators will be implemented in two phases over three years. Twelve different high-end systems will be supplied with the aim of providing the necessary services to ensure the accuracy of medical measurements in Sudan’s medical care system.
The agreement with SSMO demonstrates TÜBİTAK UME’s growing capability to provide sophisticated technical assistance to developing NMIs and its increasing international presence in the field of metrology.