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Major Facilities

Location

Artifacts and Machines

Vault chamber for the kilogram prototypes

The kilogram prototypes, No.6, No.30, E59

Laboratory for the prototype balance

The prototype balance, NRLM-U

Building for Gravity

Absolute Gravimeter FG5 #208

Research Center for Measurement Standards

Electronic comparator balances

Building for Force

Dead weight force machines(5.5tf,55tf,3kN),

Force machine for testing(200tf),

Hydraulic force machines(500tf,20MN),

Standard force machines(2kN,20kN,100kN,360kN,1MN),

Balances for the large mass

Laboratory for Standard Barometer

Interferometric standard barometers,

Laser Interferometric Oil Manometers,

Facilities for the calibration of vacuum gauges

Building for High Pressure

Standard air piston gauges,

Standard hydraulic piston gauges

Mechanical Standards Section | NRLM homepage