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Pattern approval guidelines and procedures
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Publication Date:
October 2017
During the pattern approval process, we examine the design of your instrument.
These guidelines and procedures can help you with your pattern approval application.
Guidelines and procedures
- NMI P 100: Guide to carrying out a 6B/0 analysis [185KB DOC] [111KB PDF]
- 6B/0: Calculation spreadsheet for use with NMI P 100 [248KB XLS]
- NMI P 101: Symbols for units of measurement [83 KB PDF] [123KB DOC]
- NMI P 104: Test procedure for the elimination of rounding error for weighing instruments with digital indication [43KB PDF] [120KB DOC]
- NMI P 105: Pattern approval specifications for the graduation of analogue scales [88KB PDF] [210KB DOC]
- NMI P 106 Approval and Certification Procedures for Measuring Instruments Suitable for Use for Trade and any Other Legal Purpose [630KB PDF] [672KB DOC]
- NMI P 107: Calculations for suitability of load cells fitted to belt weighers [108KB PDF] [194KB DOC]
- NMI P 108: Procedure manual for the pattern approval of non-automatic weighing instruments [1.7MB DOC] [406KB PDF]
Read more
- Learn more about the National Measurement Institute
- Read the mandatory Pattern approval requirements
Contact us
- Email patternapproval@measurement.gov.au
- Phone 1300 686 664