Belt-Conveyor Scale Sector
The charge of the Belt-Conveyor Scale Sector is important in providing appropriate type evaluation criteria based on specifications, tolerances and technical requirements of NIST Handbook 44 Sections 1.10. General Code and 2.21. Belt Conveyor Scale Systems. The sector’s recommendations are presented to the NTEP Committee each January for approval and inclusion in NCWM Publication 14 Technical Policy, Checklists and Test Procedures for national type evaluation.
The sector is also called upon occasionally for technical expertise in addressing difficult NIST Handbook 44 issues on the agenda of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Specifications and Tolerances Committee. Sector membership includes industry, NTEP laboratory representatives, technical advisors and the NTEP Administrator. Meetings are held annually, or as needed and are open to all NCWM members and other registered parties.
Belt-Conveyor Sector Members
| OFFICE | NAME | AFFILIATION |
| Chair | Bill Ripka | Thermo Fischer Scientific |
| Technical Advisor | John Barton | NIST, Office of Weights and Measures |
| NTEP Administrator |
Jim Truex |
NCWM Headquarters |
| Public Sector Member | Tina Butcher |
NIST, Office of Weights and Measures |
| Public Sector Member | Ken Jones | California |
| Private Sector Member | Rafael Jimenez |
Association of American Railroads Transportation Technology Center, Inc. |
| Private Sector Member | Lars Marmsater |
Merrick Industries, Inc. |
| Private Sector Member | Peter Sirrico |
Thayer Scale / Hyer Industries |
| Private Sector Member | Thomas Vormittag |