{"id":29344,"date":"2026-03-18T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vsl.nl\/?p=29344"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:31:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:31:32","slug":"tno-interviews-vsl-leadership-about-the-essential-role-of-metrology-in-daily-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vsl.nl\/en\/news\/tno-interviews-vsl-leadership-about-the-essential-role-of-metrology-in-daily-life\/","title":{"rendered":"TNO interviews VSL management about the essential role of metrology in daily life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773822285116{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.vsl.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VSL_lab-21-smokey-scaled.jpg?id=29346) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;main_header gradient_header dg-position-realtive&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; el_class=&#8221;dg-header&#8211;small&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;dg-padding-none full_width_responsive&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773821777869{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;text-white&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>TNO interviews VSL management about the essential role of metrology in daily life<\/h1>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=&#8221;dg-padding-mid&#8221;][vc_row equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column el_class=&#8221;full_width_responsive dg-padding-none&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"header_subtext\">News<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; el_class=&#8221;full_width_responsive dg-padding-none&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>TNO interviews VSL management about the essential role of metrology in daily life<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>TNO recently interviewed VSL CEO Fabienne van Booma and Commercial Director Erik van de Graaf about the vital role metrology plays in everyday life. Every day, often without realising it, you rely on the accuracy provided by VSL, the National Metrology Institute of the Netherlands. Whether it\u2019s the fuel you pump, the precision of a medical radiation dose or the reliability of your navigation system \u2014 behind all these measurements stands the expertise of VSL\u2019s 100 specialists.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]During the interview, Fabienne and Erik explain how VSL maintains and develops the national standards for mass, length and time, forming the foundation of a long international chain of trust. 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