Laboratory & Technical Tour

Friday 18th June 2027

Attendance to euspen‘s 2027 technical tour is €50.

Tour 1: VTT MIKES, National Metrology Institute of Finland

Location: TBC
Date: 18th June 2027

Start time of tour: 09:15am (transport provided)

Maximum capacity of 60 participants

Laboratory of Ultra-precise Coordinate Measurements

VTT MIKES is the National Metrology Institute of Finland. VTT MIKES is a metrology facility for SI unit realisations, high-accuracy measurements, measurement innovations and calibration technologies. It provides high-end measurement innovations, capabilities and tools for demonstrating quality of measurements, and worldwide recognised measurements and calibrations.

The visit will include several dimensional metrology laboratories within a state-of-the-art metrology building. The laboratories include primary interferometry, nanometrology, angle and form metrology, and coordinate measurement laboratories. The visit also covers the properties and solutions required to establish a state-of-the-art metrology institute. The main focus is on vibration and temperature control.

Website: Metrology (VTT MIKES) | VTT

VTT MIKES PSIGB gauge block interferometer and wringing station

VTT MIKES length bar interferometer for calibration of long gauge blocks