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Brown & Sharpe

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Brown & Sharpe is a division of Hexagon AB, a Swedish multinational corporation focused mainly on metrological tools and technology. [1]

25 relations: American wire gauge, Automatic lathe, Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex, Business cycle, Coordinate-measuring machine, Depression of 1920–21, Great Depression, Hexagon AB, Indicator (distance amplifying instrument), J. Joseph Garrahy, Machine tool builder, Metrology, Micrometer, Milling (machining), Multinational corporation, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Post–World War I recession, Roaring Twenties, Smith Hill, Providence, Rhode Island, Sweden, Tool and die maker, Turret lathe, Woonasquatucket River, World War II, Worm drive.

American wire gauge

American wire gauge (AWG), also known as the Brown & Sharpe wire gauge, is a logarithmic stepped standardized wire gauge system used since 1857 predominantly in North America for the diameters of round, solid, nonferrous, electrically conducting wire.

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Automatic lathe

An automatic lathe is a lathe (usually a metalworking lathe) whose actions are controlled automatically.

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Brown and Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex

The Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Company Complex (also known as Darling, Brown & Sharpe; Capital Industrial Center; The Foundry) is a historic factory complex in Providence, Rhode Island along the Woonasquatucket River.

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Business cycle

The business cycle, also known as the economic cycle or trade cycle, is the downward and upward movement of gross domestic product (GDP) around its long-term growth trend.

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Coordinate-measuring machine

A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) is a device that measures the geometry of physical objects by sensing discrete points on the surface of the object with a probe.

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Depression of 1920–21

The Depression of 1920–21 was a sharp deflationary recession in the United States and other countries, 14 months after the end of World War I. It lasted from January 1920 to July 1921.

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Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States.

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Hexagon AB

Hexagon AB is a global technology group headquartered in Sweden.

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Indicator (distance amplifying instrument)

In various contexts of science, technology, and manufacturing (such as machining, fabricating, and additive manufacturing), an indicator is any of various instruments used to accurately measure small distances and angles, and amplify them to make them more obvious.

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J. Joseph Garrahy

John Joseph Garrahy (November 26, 1930 – January 24, 2012), known to Rhode Islanders as J. Joseph Garrahy or just "Joe," was an American politician.

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Machine tool builder

A machine tool builder is a corporation or person that builds machine tools, usually for sale to manufacturers, who use them to manufacture products.

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Metrology

Metrology is the science of measurement.

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Micrometer

A micrometer, sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge, is a device incorporating a calibrated screw widely used for precise measurement of components in mechanical engineering and machining as well as most mechanical trades, along with other metrological instruments such as dial, vernier, and digital calipers.

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Milling (machining)

Milling is the machining process of using rotary cutters to remove material from a workpiece by advancing (or feeding) the cutter into the workpiece at a certain direction.

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Multinational corporation

A multinational corporation (MNC) or worldwide enterprise is a corporate organization that owns or controls production of goods or services in at least one country other than its home country.

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North Kingstown, Rhode Island

North Kingstown is a town in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States, and is part of the Providence metropolitan area.

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Post–World War I recession

The post–World War I recession was an economic recession that hit much of the world in the aftermath of World War I. In many nations, especially in North America, this growth continued during World War I as nations mobilized their economies to fight the war in Europe.

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Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties was the period in Western society and Western culture that occurred during and around the 1920s.

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Smith Hill, Providence, Rhode Island

Smith Hill is a neighborhood in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Tool and die maker

Tool and die makers are a class of machinists in the manufacturing industries who make jigs, fixtures, dies, molds, machine tools, cutting tools, gauges, and other tools used in manufacturing processes.

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Turret lathe

The turret lathe is a form of metalworking lathe that is used for repetitive production of duplicate parts, which by the nature of their cutting process are usually interchangeable.

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Woonasquatucket River

The Woonasquatucket River (pronounced, Algonquian for "where the salt water ends") is a river in the U.S. state of Rhode Island.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Worm drive

A worm drive is a gear arrangement in which a worm (which is a gear in the form of a screw) meshes with a worm gear (which is similar in appearance to a spur gear).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_%26_Sharpe

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