AFRIMETS supplementary comparison on calibration of dial gauge

National Metrology Institutes from 11 African countries, namely Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mauritius and South Africa have participated in an international supplementary comparison on the calibration of Dial Indicators. This comparison was a part of larger supplementary comparison between 13 African countries for the calibration of hand measuring instruments. This larger comparison which was carried out during the period between December 2019 - December 2022 has been piloted by NIS, Egypt and has been registered in BIPM-KCDB database on December 2019. The artifacts have been prepared by NIS, Egypt and measured before sent to circulate between all participant countries in round-robin scheme and returned back again for NIS, Egypt where a final measurement was made for stability check. The main purpose of these comparisons is to support submission of CMCs for calibration of hand length measuring instruments in BIPM-KCDB. To reach the main text of this paper, click on Final Report. Note that this text is that which appears in Appendix B of the BIPM key comparison database https://www.bipm.org/kcdb/. The final report has been peer-reviewed and approved for publication by the CCL, according to the provisions of the CIPM Mutual Recognition Arrangement (CIPM MRA).