The Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) is a professional organization for individuals and companies that operate within the
measurement
Measurement is the quantification of attributes of an object or event, which can be used to compare with other objects or events.
In other words, measurement is a process of determining how large or small a physical quantity is as compared to ...
and
control theory
Control theory is a field of control engineering and applied mathematics that deals with the control system, control of dynamical systems in engineered processes and machines. The objective is to develop a model or algorithm governing the applic ...
industries. It was founded in 1944 and incorporated by the
Royal Charter
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in 1975. Its objective is to advance the science and practice of measurement and control technologies and their various applications. The institute is both a
learned society
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and a professional qualifying body. InstMC is registered with the
Engineering Council
The Engineering Council (formerly Engineering Council UK; colloquially known as EngC) is the UK's regulatory authority for registration of Chartered and Incorporated engineers and engineering technician. The Engineering Council holds the nat ...
and is one of the licensed member institutions allowed to register
Engineering Technician (EngTech),
Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and
Chartered Engineer (CEng)
The institute is the UK member body of the
International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) and is the secretariat to the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC).
Special Interest Groups
This Institute currently has a range of Special Interest Groups that organize conferences, seminars and training courses on subjects in the measurement and control fields.
Current Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
include:
* Cybersecurity
* Digital Transformation
* Explosive Atmospheres
* Flow Measurement
* Functional Safety
* Measurement
* National Metrology Skills Alliance
* Standards
Past Presidents
Notable former presidents of the Institute of Measurement and Control include:
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Sir George Thomson MA FRS (1944–48)
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Sir Harold Hartley GC VO FRS (1957–58)
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L. Finkelstein MSc (1980–81)
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MJH Sterling BEng Phd DEng (1988–89)
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Prof W S Bardo FREng HonFInstMC (2010–12)
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Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS Hon FREng (2012 - 2014)
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Prof Sarah Spurgeon OBE
Affiliations
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International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
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United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC)
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National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
* Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology
GAMBICA
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Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers (SIM)
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British Standards Institute (BSI)
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Parliamentary and Scientific Committee
The UK Parliamentary and Scientific Committee (P&SC) is a United Kingdom parliamentary organization established in 1939. It is an all-party parliamentary group.
Overview
The P&SC provides a forum for scientific and technological issues in the UK. ...
See also
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Information engineering
Information engineering is the engineering discipline that deals with the generation, distribution, analysis, and use of information, data, and knowledge in electrical systems. The field first became identifiable in the early 21st century.
Th ...
*
Control Engineering
Control engineering, also known as control systems engineering and, in some European countries, automation engineering, is an engineering discipline that deals with control systems, applying control theory to design equipment and systems with d ...
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Instrumentation Engineering
Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments, used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. It is also a field of study about the art and science about making measurement instruments, involving the related ...
References
Further reading
* Engineering Council, UK.
ECUK Institution Details. Accessed on 13 July 2007
* Institute of Measurement and Control.
History and Heritage Accessed on 13 July 2007
External links
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1944 establishments in the United Kingdom
ECUK Licensed Members
Engineering societies based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
Scientific organizations established in 1944