NIST Handbook 44 - 2007 Edition

Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements
for Weighing and Measuring Devices

as adopted by the 91st National Conference on Weights and Measures 2006

Table of Contents
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Cover
Title Page
Foreword
Committee Members
Table of Contents
2006 Amendments
2006 Editorial Changes
Introduction
Section 1
1.10	General Code
Section 2
2.20	Scales
2.21	Belt-Conveyor Scale Systems
2.22	Automatic Bulk Weighing Systems
2.23	Weights
2.24	Automatic Weighing Systems
Section 3
3.30	Liquid-Measuring Devices
3.31	Vehicle-Tank Meters
3.32	Liquefied Petroleum Gas and Anhydrous Ammonia Liquid-Measuring Devices
3.33	Hydrocarbon Gas Vapor-Measuring Devices
3.34	Cryogenic Liquid-Measuring Devices
3.35	Milk Meters
3.36	Water Meters
3.37	Mass Flow Meters
3.38	Carbon Dioxide Liquid-Measuring Devices
Section 4
4.40	Vehicle Tanks Used as Measures
4.41	Liquid Measures
4.42	Farm Milk Tanks
4.43	Measure-Containers
4.44	Graduates
4.45	Dry Measures
4.46	Berry Baskets and Boxes
Section 5
5.50	Fabric-Measuring Devices
5.51	Wire- and Cordage-Measuring Devices
5.52	Linear Measure
5.53	Odometers
5.54	Taximeters
5.55	Timing Devices
5.56.(a)	Grain Moisture Meters
5.56.(b)	Grain Moisture Meters
5.57	Near-Infrared Grain Analyzers
5.58	Multiple Dimension Measuring Devices
5.59	Electronic Livestock, Meat, and Poultry Evaluation Systems and/or Devices - Tentative Code
Appendices
A	Fundamental Considerations
B	Units and Systems of Measurement
C	General Tables of Units of Measurement
D	Definitions
Summary of HB-44 Requirements Becoming Effective in 2007

Previous Handbook 44 Editions

Edition:	Resulting from:	Link
2000	84th National Conference on Weights and Measures 1999
2001	85th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2000
2002	86th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2001
2003	87th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2002
2004	88th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2003
2005	89th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2004
2006	90th National Conference on Weights and Measures 2005
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Date created: September 28, 2006
Last updated:  August 28, 2007

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