OCTOBER 26th, 2005

GAS METROLOGY WORKSHOP

TOPICS

Gas Reference Materials in Mexico Reference Materials in INFRA-Air

Products Industry Acreditation Status Regulatory Organisms MESURA poject INFRA-CENAM

Gas Reference Materials in Mexico

In Mexico there´s exist Primary Standards related to the industry applications produced by CENAM.

This is because according to Regulations (LFMyN), only the primary Lab (CENAM) is the organism authorized to produce those Primary Standards in México.

Gas Reference Materials in Mexico

Those standards are not good enough to supply the main Industry requirements

So, The main requirement is that gas producers be authorized to produce Gas Reference Materials

Gas Reference Materials in Mexico

That would be based on ISO Guide 30, 31, 34 and ISO/IEC-17025 as it was discussed in last meeting with Regulatory Organisms

Gas Reference Materials in Mexico

To date EMA CENAM and DGN are looking for an agreement to develope a policy regarding the production of Gas Reference Materials by Gas Producers

Organisms

REGULATIONS

TECHNICAL BASIS

ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM

Reference Materials in INFRA-Air Products

As a corporate strategy, INFRA as a part of Air Products and Chemicals Europe, we are developing an integartion plan for the Reference Standards Production in both blending and analitycal areas:

Fix SourcesMovile SourcesNatural Gas

Reference Materials in INFRA-Air Products

To Date, INFRA uses Gas Standards certified and validated by CENAM and DGN:

Foreign Standard (NIST)INFRA Standard (CENAM)

Reference Materials in INFRA-Air Products

MRP

MRC

MRTC

SRM

NTRM

GMIS

CENAM NIST

Industry Acreditation Status

Day by day, our customers are getting the acreditation from EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación).

They require to have Gas Reference Standards in order to calibrate and adjust their process or lab equipment

Industry Acreditation Status

Products we deliver to our customers has to be adressed and approved in DGN (Dirección General de Normas) and CENAM (Centro Nacional de Metrología)

With the above approval, then the product can be considered as a Reference Material

Regulatory Organisms

ORGANISMS

- NIST(Instituto Nacional de Estandares y Tecnología)

- DGN(Dirección General de Normas)- EMA (Entidad Mexicana de Acreditación- CENAM (Centro Nacional de Metrología)

MESURA PROGRAM INFRA-CENAM

INFRA & CENAM are in a process to work in a program to produce Gas Reference Materials (MRTC).

This program considers production and analytical areas in order to have the whole control for the reference materials produced

PROGRAMA MESURA

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATENTION!!