Ibametro – Instituto Baiano De Metrologia E Qualidade

Name

Ibametro – Instituto Baiano De Metrologia E Qualidade

Legal name

IBAMETRO - Instituto Baiano de Metrologia e Qualidade

Website

https://ibametro.ba.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ibametro is the Bahia state government institute for metrology and quality, providing verification and certification of measurement instruments and regulated products for businesses and consumers throughout Bahia, Brazil.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Salvador

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: State government-funded institute operating under the Bahia state government structure. Services such as instrument verification and certification are provided as official state services, likely with associated fees regulated by Brazilian metrology authorities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ibametro is the official state metrology and quality institute of Bahia, Brazil, operating under INMETRO's national regulatory framework. It provides verification and calibration of measurement instruments (scales, fuel pumps, taximeters, chronotachographs, sphygmomanometers), product certification (toys, fire extinguishers, plugs and outlets), natural gas specific gravity measurement, and consumer protection and education programs. Complementary services include second-copy GRU issuance, online instrument consultation, and appointment scheduling via the RBMLQ national services portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verification of Measurement Instruments (Verificação de Instrumentos de Medição)
• Product Certification (Certificação de Produtos)
• Natural Gas Specific Gravity Measurement (Medição de Massa Específica do Gás Natural)
• Plugs and Sockets Verification (Verificação de Plugues e Tomadas)
• Safe Consumption and Health Program (Consumo Seguro e Saúde)
• Consumer Education Program (Educação para o Consumo)
• Document Management (Gestão Documental)
• GRU Second Copy Service (Segunda Via de GRU)
• Instrument Consultation (Consulta de Instrumentos)
• Service Appointment Scheduling (Agendamento de Serviços)

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INMETRO (Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia)coreTechnology or IntegrationINMETRO is Brazil's national metrology institute and the regulatory authority overseeing all state-level metrology institutes. Ibametro operates under INMETRO's regulatory framework, implementing national metrology standards and certification requirements in Bahia state.
• DETRAN-BA (Departamento Estadual de Trânsito da Bahia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for chronotachograph verification and sealing services. DETRAN-BA is the Bahia state traffic department that requires certified chronotachograph readings for commercial vehicles.
• SDE (Secretaria de Desenvolvimento Econômico)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBahia State Secretariat of Economic Development. Listed as a partner agency with potential collaboration on metrology and quality standards affecting commerce and industry in Bahia.

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Broad incumbents

• INMETRO – Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia: Brazil's national metrology institute that sets the regulatory framework and standards Ibametro implements at the state level. Directly comparable activity (legal metrology, calibration, certification) but operates at federal rather than state scope.
• Bureau Veritas Brasil: International TIC (testing, inspection, certification) provider operating in Brazil, delivering laboratory testing, calibration, and conformity assessment services that overlap with Ibametro's technical testing mandate. Comparable in technical service lines but commercial/regulated-private model rather than state-mandated.
• SGS Brasil: Global testing, inspection and certification company with a Brazilian operation that competes with state metrology institutes on accredited calibration and conformity assessment services. Comparable in calibration activities but serves a private-sector, commercial customer base.

Emerging players

• TÜV Rheinland Brasil: Global certification body with Brazilian presence offering product testing and certification services, including those for toys, electrical plugs, and fire safety equipment that overlap with Ibametro's consumer product certification mandate.

Direct peers

• IPEM-PR – Instituto de Pesos e Medidas do Estado do Paraná: Paraná's state metrology and quality institute with analogous instrument verification and consumer-facing calibration services. Closely aligned scope and regulatory framework to Ibametro.
• IPEM-MG – Instituto de Pesos e Medidas do Estado de Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais state metrology institute performing legal verification of measurement instruments and product conformity assessment. Operates the same state-level mandate model as Ibametro with overlapping service categories.
• INMETRO RS / IPEM-RS: Rio Grande do Sul state metrology and quality institute performing legal metrology verification, calibration and quality inspection under INMETRO's national system. Functionally equivalent peer to Ibametro at the state level.
• IPEM-SP – Instituto de Pesos e Medidas do Estado de São Paulo: São Paulo's state metrology institute offering instrument verification, product certification, and consumer protection services under INMETRO oversight. Most directly comparable state-level peer to Ibametro in terms of mandate and service portfolio.

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