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The Centre for Metrology and Accreditation (Finnish: ''Mittatekniikan keskus''; Swedish: ''Mätteknikcentralen''), MIKES, is the national metrology institute of Finland. MIKES performs research in metrology, i.e., in measurement science. MIKES’s customers include both Finnish and international companies as well as the public sector. Other national metrology institutes are for example PTB (Germany), NPL (UK), (NMIJ ) (Japan), and NIST (USA). MIKES operates under the administrative domain of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy. == Current operations == MIKES was founded in 1991, and it includes two separate operational activities: MIKES Metrology and (FINAS ) (Finnish Accreditation Service). The number of employees is 80, of which half work in metrology. The yearly budget is 10 M€. The four main tasks of MIKES Metrology are to realize the SI-units, to perform high level research in metrology, to develop measurement techniques for the industry and society, and to offer calibration, expert and educational services. Regarding legal metrology, MIKES collaborates with the (Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, Tukes ). Tukes ensures that measurement equipment used for pricing products in commerce, e.g., grocery store scales and fuel dispensers at gas stations, satisfy the legal requirements. In 2005 MIKES moved to a new building that was designed with the special needs of measurement science in mind. Temperature stability, vibration damping and shielding against electromagnetic interference are state of the art. The MIKES building is located in the south of Finland, in Otaniemi, Espoo (see the (map )). MIKES Metrology also has activities on the premises of a former UPM paper mill in the town of Kajaani (see the (map )). The number of employees in Kajaani is 7. In addition, MIKES has several contract laboratories (designated institutes, DI) that perform calibrations within their own fields of expertise, including the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority STUK, the Aalto University, and the Finnish Geodetic Institute. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Centre for Metrology and Accreditation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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