Institute of Measurement and Control

Institute of Measurement and Control

InstMC logo from mid 2010s
InstMC Coat of Arms
Abbreviation	InstMC
Funding	By Memebership Subscription

The Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) is a professional organization for individuals and companies that operate within the measurement and control theory industries. It was founded in 1944 and incorporated by the Royal Charter in 1975. ^[1] 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 and a professional qualifying body. ^[2] InstMC is registered with the Engineering Council and is one of the licensed member institutions allowed to register Engineering Technician (EngTech), Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and Chartered Engineer (CEng) ^[3]

The institute is the UK member body of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) ^[4] 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) ^[5] 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:

• Sir George Thomson MA FRS (1944–48)
• Sir Harold Hartley GC VO FRS (1957–58)
• L. Finkelstein MSc (1980–81)
• MJH Sterling BEng Phd DEng (1988–89)
• Prof W S Bardo FREng HonFInstMC (2010–12)
• Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS Hon FREng (2012 - 2014)
• Prof Sarah Spurgeon OBE

Affiliations

• International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)
• United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC)
• National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
• Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology (GAMBICA)
• Worshipful Company of Scientific Instrument Makers (SIM)
• British Standards Institute (BSI)
• Parliamentary and Scientific Committee

See also

• Information engineering
• Control Engineering
• Instrumentation Engineering

References

1. "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
2. "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
3. "Engineering Council". www.engc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
4. "Members". www.imeko.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
5. "InstMC Special Interest Groups" . Retrieved 2025-03-24.

Further reading

• Engineering Council, UK. ECUK Institution Details Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine . Accessed on 13 July 2007
• Institute of Measurement and Control. History and Heritage ^{[ dead link ]}. Accessed on 13 July 2007

External links

• Institute of Measurement and Control