Shanghai Institute of Measurement and Testing Technology (SIMT) is one of the earliest-established professional measurement verification agencies in China; it is also the only nonprofit and comprehensive national legal measurement verification agency authorized by AQSIQ（General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China）in Shanghai, which has a long history of more than 70 years.
SIMT is located in Shanghai, the most important economy, finance, trade and shipping center of the country, which has been developing with the pace of Shanghai’s advancement in industrialization, science technology and the comprehensive capability of the city. Since 1960’s, with the continuous development of industry and science technology in Shanghai, many new demands toward measurement and verification technology have been brought up. Under strong support from the national and local governments, SIMT’s equipment strength and technical capability have been escalating these years. Now SIMT has developed a large amount of technical specifications and standards, accomplished a large amount of science and technology research projects, and participated in many significant constructions of the city. SIMT conducts the transmission and traceability of measurement values for more than 600,000 pieces of measuring instruments every year, providing strong technical support for the city’s development of economy and society.
After the “Metrology Law of the People’s Republic of China” was issued in 1985, the National Center of Measurement and Testing for East China was soon established in SIMT, the laboratories and facilities locating in the Caohejin Hi-Tech Park of Shanghai. Thereafter, the overall scale and strength and the laboratory management of SIMT have been developing and progressing quickly for more than 20 years. Currently, SIMT has established 2 national primary standards, 202 public standards of measurement. 475 items of verification have been authorized by AQSIQ, 709 items of calibration and testing have been approved by CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment).
In 2006, the new headquarters of SIMT was established, which is located at the Zhangjiang High-Tech park of Pudong New Area. Since then, SIMT has got two wings to fly, one wing is on the east bank of the Huangpu River (the Zhangjiang High-Tech park), and the other is on the west bank (the Caohejin Hi-Tech Park). Now SIMT holds laboratory area of 40,000 m2, equipments of 400,000,000 RMB worth of value, in which many types of equipment represent the advanced technical achievements in the international measurement area. The comprehensive technical capability and equipment strength of SIMT have reached the top level within counterparts in China.