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2026 NCWM Newsletter Issue #3

Inside This Issue: - Chair's Column - 111th NCWM Annual Meeting Highlights - 111th NCWM Annual Meeting Voting Results - 2027 NCWM Interim Meeting - The Meetup | Elisa Stritt - Event Calendar - 112th NCWM Annual Meeting - Across Borders, One Measurement: A Nigerian Woman in Weights & Measures First NCWM Annual Meeting | Chioma O.Obi - The Value of Connection | Heather Chappell - Things to do in Redondo Beach - NTEP Publication 14 Technical Policy, How to Propose Change | Jeff Gibson - NTEP Quick Guide - Hopper Scale Field Test | Richard Shipman - Safe from Litigation in Weights & Measures | John Bell - Welcome New NCWM Members

NCWM·NEWS		1
Table of Contents		2
Chair’s Column		3
Educating for Accuracy		3
Jason Flint - New Jersey		3
NCWM Chair		3
Chair’s Column		4
Special Award Recipients		5
111th Annual Meeting Special Event		6
Citizens Bank Park Home of the Phillies		6
One Tool: # 1 Inspection Software WinWam Software		8
There is only one Software product that addresses all of your Weights & Measures Inspection needs. That tool is WinWam Software.		8
WinWam Software is a collection of four powerful modules,		8
which can be purchased separately or together. All of the		8
Weights & Measure modules have been built to perform		8
inspections in accordance with NIST regulations.		8
Package Checking		9
WinWam Package Checking Software is designed for W&M officials and quality assurance professionals to perform standard and random inspections in accordance with NIST Handbook 133. WinWam Package Checking Software guides you through the inspection process. Error, MAV, Cost Error are calculated for each test. Color displays allow easy identification of Pass Fail or Gray Areas. Some of the features include:		9
Device Inspection		9
WinWam Device Inspection Software is designed to perform and record Handbook 44 inspections WinWam Device Inspection Software supports all devices specified in Handbook 44including but not limited to: scales (apothecary, computing, livestock, shipping, vehicles, etc.), meters, LP Gas, LMD, linear devices, timing devices, etc. Whether Acceptance or Maintenance WinWam calculates tolerances for nearly all tests		9
WinWam Device		9
Inspection		9
Software		9
provides a		9
comprehensive		9
databaseof		9
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establishments		9
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inventory of		9
devices. Full		9
detail inspection		9
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management		9
the abilityto		9
bettermeasure		9
economicimpact		9
oftheW&M		9
program		9
Price Verification		9
WinWam Price Verification Software is designed in accordance with NIST Handbook 130. The Software runs stand alone or with a handheld scanner. Software calculates error, lot cost error, net dollar error and calculates Over / Under Ratio. Accommodates Intentional Undercharge and Not On File.		9
Hypertext Handbooks		9
Hypertext Handbooks are a collection of on-line reference manuals in which the user can view government regulations, search on a particular topic and print any part of the handbook with the touch of a button		9
2026 Hypertext Handbooks available now!		9
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Coming up............		10
2027 Interim Meeting		10
January 24th-27th | Redondo Beach, California		10
Meeting Location		10
Sonesta Redondo Beach & Marina		10
Make your Hotel Reservation Now!		10
Event		10
The Meetup		11
From Philadelphia to Redondo Beach:		11
The Work Continues		11
Elisa Stritt - NCWM		11
Director of Operations		11
The Meetup		12
Event Calendar 2026		13
September		13
14th - 17th | CWMA Interim Meeting		13
Dubuque, Iowa		13
15th - 16th | NTEP Measuring Sector Meeting		13
Pensacola Beach, Florida		13
16th - 17th | NTEP Software Sector Meeting		13
Pensacola Beach, Florida		13
20th - 24th | WWMA Annual Meeting		13
Portland, Oregon		13
October		13
5th - 7th | NEWMA Interim Meeting		13
Galloway, New Jersey		13
24th - 28th | SWMA Annual Meeting		13
Atlanta, Georgia		13
Event Calendar 2027		13
January		13
24th - 27th | 2027 NCWM Interim Meeting		13
Redondo Beach, California		13
April		13
26th - 29th | NEWMA Annual Meeting		13
Portsmouth, New Hampshire		13
11th - 15th | NCWM Annual Meeting		13
Knoxville, Tennessee		13
26th - 29th | NEWMA Interim Meeting		13
Mystic, Connecticut		13
Looking Forward ....		14
112th NCWM Annual Meeting		14
July 11th - 15th | Knoxville, Tennessee		14
Meeting Location		14
Marriott Knoxville Downtown		14
Make your Hotel Reservation Now!		14
Events		14
Guest Article		15
Across Borders, One Measurement:		15
A Nigerian Woman in Weights & Measures		15
First NCWM Annual Meeting		15
Chioma O. Obi		15
Assistant Chief Legal Metrology Officer, Weights & Measures Deparment, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Investment - Nigeria		15
Guest Article		16
Guest Article		17
Guest Article		18
I also returned with a stronger appreciation for the small things we do locally. That WhatsApp group I created in 2023 suddenly looked different to me. The Know Your Measurement series looked different too. They were no longer simply individual initiatives. They were pieces of a much larger picture, one in which professional networks, public education, mentorship and leadership development can help strengthen the metrology profession.		18
My first NCWM Annual Meeting therefore became more than a professional milestone. It became a reminder that representation creates possibilities. When a woman from Nigeria enters a global metrology space, another woman somewhere else may begin to believe that she can enter that space too. When one woman shares her knowledge, another woman gains confidence. When one professional opens a door, the next generation does not have to start from the beginning. That, to me, is the real power of women supporting women in weights and measures.		18
I hope my first NCWM experience will be the beginning of many more connections, not only for me, but for the Nigerian women in metrology I represent and for women across developing countries who are looking for their place in this profession. We have much to learn from one another. We also have much to contribute, and perhaps the most important conversation we can have now is not whether women belong in metrology. We already do. The conversation should be about how we ensure that women have the knowledge, networks, opportunities and confidence to shape where metrology goes next.		18
I left the NCWM Annual Meeting with gratitude. I left inspired by the people I met, and I left with an even stronger conviction that the future of weights and measures should be built with women.		18
From Nigeria to the global metrology community, the invitation is open: let us connect, collaborate, learn from one another and create pathways for more women to lead.		18
HSP		19
ERGONOMIC		19
IP68/IP69K		19
HYGIENIC		19
1-855-269-5623 www.anyload.com		19
Women in Weights & Measures		20
The Value of Connection		20
Heather Chappell		20
Director of Weights & Measures		20
Tompkins County, New York		20
Women in Weights & Measures		21
Learn how to install, repair, and certify commercial and non-commercial scales Gain experience from industry partners		22
On-site CDL training, Class A and B		22
Financial aid and Kansas Promise Act Eligible		22
scales.bartonccc.edu		22
Things to do in Redondo Beach, California		23
Local Sights		23
Local Cuisine		23
NTEP Column		24
NTEP Publication 14 Technical Policy:		24
How to Propose a Change		24
Jeff Gibson		24
NCWM - NTEP Administrator		24
NTEP Column		25
NTEP QUICK GUIDE		27
WHAT IS AN NTEP CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE?		27
NTEP CERTIFIED VERSES LEGAL FOR TRADE		27
WHAT DOES AN NTEP EVALUATION COST?		27
Additional lab fees apply.		27
HOW LONG DOES AN NTEP EVALUATION TAKE?		27
ACTIVE VERSES INACTIVE STATUS		27
WHAT ARE MAINTENANCE FEES?		27
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Calibrate Smarter. Not Harder.		28
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Guest Article		29
Hopper Scale Field Test		29
Richard C. Suiter		29
Richard Suiter Consulting		29
Equipment.		29
Guest Article		30
Guest Article		31
Terms to know.		31
“Error Weight Testing”.		31
Guest Article		32
Guest Article		33
“Substitution Test”.		33
Guest Article		34
“Strain Load Testing”.		34
The Test.		34
Guest Article		35
Summary.		35
CONiQ Control –		36
the smarter way to weigh		36
Precision		36
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CERTIFICATION		37
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PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION EXAMS		37
Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE)		37
Large Capacity Scales		37
LPG and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid Meters		37
Medium Capacity Weighing Systems		37
Method Of Sale		37
Package Checking		37
Packaging and Labeling		37
Precision Scales		37
Price Verification		37
Retail Motor Fuel Dispensing		37
Small Capacity Weighing Systems Class III		37
Vehicle-Tank Meters		37
BASIC COMPETENCY EXAMS		37
Measuring		37
Weighing		37
WWW.NCWM.COM		37
Safety Column		39
Safe from Litigation in Weights & Measures		39
John Bell		39
Metrology Lab Manager		39
Missouri Department of Agriculture		39
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Safety Column		40
Safety Column		41
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NCWM WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS		45
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