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Shortly ago, the national exhibition of sci-tech achievements in the measuring sector-2024 took place at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang under the sponsorship of the State Commission of Science and Technology.

It is the first time for the measuring sector to independently hold such an exhibition with its theme on a nationwide scale.

Put on display at the recent exhibition, which was held on the theme of “Economic development and measuring”, were over 320 measuring instruments and models of sci-tech plans which were developed and introduced at home.

“Measuring is a comprehensive science. It comprehensively applies and uses all the achievements made by mankind in the scientific field. The measuring capacity and level serve as a criterion for assessing the scientific and technological level and development ability of the relevant countries and enterprises,” said Jang Myong Il, PhD at the Central Metrological Science Institute.

Among the advanced analytical facilities developed by the precision measuring instrument development team of the applied chemistry institute of the chemistry faculty of Kim Il Sung University, a flame atomic absorption photometer was awarded top prize since it makes it possible to selectively and quantitatively analyze many kinds of inorganic trace components and organic matters with high accuracy with a small amount of sample, while a voltammeter capable of rapidly and accurately analyzing almost all metal and toxic elements of samples in a liquid state was given first prize. 

Notable achievements of other units also drew attention, especially an atomic emission spectrometer and atomic fluorescence analyzer presented by the analysis apparatus research institute of the Metal Engineering Faculty of Kim Chaek University of Technology, a flame spectrophotometer by a university, a research enactment and introduction achievement of standard substance for analysis by the Central Experiment and Analysis Laboratory of the State Academy of Sciences and Dictionary of Metrological Unit 1.0 of the Kuryonggang Metrology Technology Exchange Company of the Central Metrological Science Institute.

Through the exhibition, visitors could understand that the locally-produced measuring instruments have been introduced into many units of different sectors in the economic field and proved effective.

Jury members said that many exhibits were of practical significance including an electromagnetic compatibility test system, one of the three winners of special prize, and a system for testing tunnel surface condition by laser, an intelligent truck scale based on Internet of Things, a digital ultrasonic flaw detector and a precision visual angle synchronizer, which won first prize.

Also on show were other measuring, test and analysis devices used for environmental protection to guarantee the people’s life, safety and health, those used in clinical medicine experiments and those used to inspect the quality of medicines and foodstuffs, such as a portable foodstuff rapid analysis kit, an intelligent gas alarm system and mine gas meter.

Relevant officials and visitors said unanimously that this exhibition left deep impression, though it was held for the first time and it was not so large in scale.