The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has acquired an $18m Leica BLK360 Imaging Laser Scanner to verify the contents of storage tanks.
A release from the GNBS said that tanks used to store liquids, compressed gases or other mediums, are among twelve measuring instruments verified by the GNBS to ensure accuracy in trade and consumer protection.
Head of the Legal Metrology Department, Shailendra Rai said that Inspectors previously utilised the physical dimensions of the tank using calibrated measuring tapes and the thickness, to determine the volume. However, the new system will save time and deliver more accurate results “using laser because the equipment is designed with a laser technology that does the scanning of the tank. This is also a safer method since inspectors would no longer have to climb on the top of the tanks to take measurements.”
