The Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais (National Laboratory of Metrology and Testing) is a French reference laboratory responsible for carrying out measurement and testing products of all kinds for their certification for placing them on the market. It also coordinates metrology activities in France. It was previously known as the Laboratoire national d'essais (LNE), and still uses those initials.

Originally established in 1901, it is now a state-owned enterprise, and operates as an Établissement public à caractère industriel et commercial, a French type of state-controlled entities of an industrial or commercial nature.

LNE's clinets include companies in a wide range of sectors – construction, transport, energy, defence, health, industry, instrumentation, consumer products, product distribution – operating in France, Europe or worldwide. It also works with government and local authorities.

 

 

Services

Research and Technology Transfer

Our research results, along with our experience in creating standards, developing new measurement and test methods and furthering standardization, directly benefit companies and the international metrology community through ever more accurate measurements – the vectors of innovation.

Calibration, Tests, Analysis

Our services to companies – calibration and tests covering a wide range of quantities and technologies – enable them to guarantee the traceability of their measurements and monitor their production quality.

Technical Assistance

Information on standards and regulations, performance of audits and diagnoses, preparation of manufacturer's specifications, development of test benches: tailor-made responses to companies' measurement problems.

 

Certification

LNE provides a one-stop solution for voluntary or statutory certification of products, management systems and services, enabling companies to enhance their products on markets worldwide.

Training and Information

Our training sessions (in-company or at LNE), information days on standards and regulations, online metrology training and online publications provide companies with access to up-to-the-minute information on new technology and regulations.

 

 

Sectors

Consumer Products

LNE is France's leading laboratory for quality and safety assessment of products for domestic or public use. It provides services for all players in the consumer products chain, including manufacturers, distributors, government departments and local authorities.

Defence and Security

LNE provides authorities and institutions involved in defence (armed forces, industries, research centres, ministries, etc.) and security (police, customs, etc.) with solutions to meet their key priorities: innovation, reliability, safety, prevention, optimization of costs...

Energy and Environment

Development of renewable energy sources, reduction of energy costs and the greenhouse effect, air quality, water quality, waste reduction and elimination… LNE provides institutions, authorities and industries with R&D, technical assistance, tests, expert analysis, training and other services.

Housing / Construction

LNE contributes towards safety at several levels. It provides voluntary certification, certifies construction products for CE marking, assesses fire behaviour of materials and fire safety engineering, and examines the performance of heating and air conditioning equipment.

Packaging and Packing

LNE offers expert advice and a comprehensive range of services for manufacturers of packaging and packaging materials, product packers and industries using packaging.
 

Medical / Health

LNE meets all the assessment and certification needs of medical device manufacturers and medical establishments.

Transport

LNE provides a wide range of services for the transport sector, including simulation of transport stresses and environments, fire reaction studies and electrical safety tests.

Other Industries

LNE provides industries with tailor-made solutions to meet their key priorities: innovation, reliability and operating safety, regulatory compliance of products, control of industrial risks, environmental protection, reduction of costs and quality defects on the production line