Applied Industrial Metrology: Methods, Uncertainties, and Challenges

A special issue of Metrology (ISSN 2673-8244).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 June 2026 | Viewed by 627

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Interests: uncertainty analysis; metrology; frequency stability; phase noise; optics; optoelectronics; calibration; international comparisons
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Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce a Special Issue of Metrology (MDPI) titled “Applied Industrial Metrology: Methods, Uncertainties, and Challenges”. This Issue aims to bring together researchers from academia and industry involved in applied metrology, industrial calibration, and measurement science.

We welcome contributions addressing the specificities of measurement uncertainties and industrial constraints, as well as innovative metrological approaches across various domains, including electricity and magnetism, frequency and time measurements, particle sizing and counting, dimensional and optical metrology, and other related areas.

Original research articles, reviews, and case studies that highlight the connection between fundamental metrology and industrial applications are particularly encouraged.

Join us in advancing the discussion on how metrology drives innovation, reliability, and quality in industrial contexts.

Dr. Patrice Salzenstein
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Keywords

  • measurement uncertainty
  • industrial calibration laboratories
  • metrology methods
  • gas flow
  • particle size
  • length

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The Critical Role of International Comparisons in Global Metrology System: An Overview
by Patrice Salzenstein, Thomas Y. Wu and Ekaterina Pavlyuchenko
Metrology 2025, 5(4), 74; https://doi.org/10.3390/metrology5040074 - 3 Dec 2025
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International comparisons play a critical role in ensuring precision, accuracy, consistency, and trust in the global metrology system. The Comité International des Poids et Mesures (CIPM) established the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in 1999 to facilitate global trade. This paper gives an overview [...] Read more.
International comparisons play a critical role in ensuring precision, accuracy, consistency, and trust in the global metrology system. The Comité International des Poids et Mesures (CIPM) established the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) in 1999 to facilitate global trade. This paper gives an overview of the critical role of international comparisons to National Metrology Institutes (NMIs), industrial calibration laboratories, and research laboratories in fostering global measurement equivalence and the CIPM MRA. NMIs rely on Key and Supplementary Comparisons to ensure the mutual recognition of calibration and reference material certificates, vital for global trade and regulatory compliance. Industrial calibration laboratories participate in inter-laboratory or international comparisons to validate their calibration and measurement capability (CMC) and balance their risk management. Research laboratories push the frontiers of measurement science and validate their measurement result via international comparisons. Through some examples of comparisons, the paper illustrates how measurement result discrepancies uncovered in comparisons drive technical improvements, uncertainty component identification, and measurement technique refinement. International comparisons enhance scientific credibility, build public trust, support industrial innovation, and drive evolution in measurement science. As technological demands grow, fostering broader participation in international comparisons by various metrology and research laboratories remains crucial to maintain a robust and reliable global metrology system. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Industrial Metrology: Methods, Uncertainties, and Challenges)
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