NTETC Sectors
The National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) serves as a means of assurance that a device will be manufactured in accordance with United States standards for commercial weighing and measuring devices. These standards are adopted by the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) and published in NIST Handbook 44. NCWM utilizes special committees called National Type Evaluation Technical Committees (NTETC) to develop the technical policies, checklists and test procedures that are used for the evaluation and certification process. These criteria are published annually in NCWM Publication 14.
Sector members include authorized laboratories, manufacturers, technical advisors and the NTEP Administrator. The sectors provide a forum for consensus building among the evaluators and the technical experts who design and market the equipment. Sector meetings are open to the public and registration fees are waived for all NCWM members. There are five NTETC Sectors, each specializing in a particular area of commercial weighing and measurement.
NTETC Sectors
- Belt-Conveyor Scale Sector
- Grain Analyzer Sector
- Measuring Sector
- Software Sector
- Weighing Sector