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Renishaw plc

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Renishaw plc is a British engineering company based in Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire. [1]

43 relations: Bird, Calibration, Chairman, Charfield, Computer-aided technologies, Coordinate-measuring machine, David McMurtry, Dublin, Duck, Engine, Engineering, FTSE 250 Index, Germany, Gloucestershire, Great Recession in Europe, India, Industrial Revolution, Ireland, Lake, Linear encoder, Ljubljana, London Stock Exchange, Metrology, Mill (grinding), Miskin, Nature, Neurosurgery, Numerical control, Patent, Peafowl, Pound sterling, Public company, Pune, Raman spectroscopy, Robert Bosch GmbH, Rotary encoder, Spectroscopy, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, Stroud, Wales, Woodchester, Wotton-under-Edge, 3D printing.

Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Calibration

Calibration in measurement technology and metrology is the comparison of measurement values delivered by a device under test with those of a calibration standard of known accuracy.

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Chairman

The chairman (also chairperson, chairwoman or chair) is the highest officer of an organized group such as a board, a committee, or a deliberative assembly.

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Charfield

Charfield is a village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, England lying near the Little Avon River and south-west of the town of Wotton-under-Edge.

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Computer-aided technologies

Computer-aided technologies (CAx) is the use of computer technology to aid in the design, analysis, and manufacture of products.

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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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David McMurtry

Sir David Roberts McMurtry, (born March 1940) is an Irish billionaire, the co-founder of Renishaw plc, the United Kingdom's largest supplier of metrology equipment.

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Dublin

Dublin is the capital of and largest city in Ireland.

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Duck

Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese.

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Engine

An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one form of energy into mechanical energy.

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Engineering

Engineering is the creative application of science, mathematical methods, and empirical evidence to the innovation, design, construction, operation and maintenance of structures, machines, materials, devices, systems, processes, and organizations.

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FTSE 250 Index

The FTSE 250 Index is a capitalisation-weighted index consisting of the 101st to the 350th largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire (formerly abbreviated as Gloucs. in print but now often as Glos.) is a county in South West England.

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Great Recession in Europe

The European recession is part of the Great Recession, which began inside the United States.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic.

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Lake

A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land, apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake.

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Linear encoder

A linear encoder is a sensor, transducer or readhead paired with a scale that encodes position.

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Ljubljana

Ljubljana (locally also; also known by other, historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia.

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London Stock Exchange

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a stock exchange located in the City of London, England.

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Metrology

Metrology is the science of measurement.

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Mill (grinding)

A mill is a device that breaks solid materials into smaller pieces by grinding, crushing, or cutting.

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Miskin

Miskin (Meisgyn) is a village approximately south of Llantrisant in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

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Nature

Nature, in the broadest sense, is the natural, physical, or material world or universe.

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Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery, or neurological surgery, is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

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Numerical control

Computer numerical control (CNC) is the automation of machine tools by means of computers executing pre-programmed sequences of machine control commands.

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Patent

A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state or intergovernmental organization to an inventor or assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for detailed public disclosure of an invention.

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Peafowl

The peafowl include three species of birds in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies.

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Pound sterling

The pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), commonly known as the pound and less commonly referred to as Sterling, is the official currency of the United Kingdom, Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the British Antarctic Territory, and Tristan da Cunha.

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Public company

A public company, publicly traded company, publicly held company, publicly listed company, or public corporation is a corporation whose ownership is dispersed among the general public in many shares of stock which are freely traded on a stock exchange or in over the counter markets.

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Pune

Pune, formerly spelled Poona (1857–1978), is the second largest city in the Indian state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai.

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Raman spectroscopy

Raman spectroscopy (named after Indian physicist Sir C. V. Raman) is a spectroscopic technique used to observe vibrational, rotational, and other low-frequency modes in a system.

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Robert Bosch GmbH

Robert Bosch GmbH, or Bosch, is a German multinational engineering and electronics company headquartered in Gerlingen, near Stuttgart, Germany.

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Rotary encoder

A rotary encoder, also called a shaft encoder, is an electro-mechanical device that converts the angular position or motion of a shaft or axle to analog or digital output signals.

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Spectroscopy

Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation.

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Stonehouse, Gloucestershire

Stonehouse is a town in the Stroud District of Gloucestershire in southwestern England.

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Stroud

Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the centre of Gloucestershire, England.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Woodchester

Woodchester is a Gloucestershire village in the Nailsworth (or Woodchester) Valley, a valley in the South Cotswolds in England, running southwards from Stroud along the A46 road to Nailsworth.

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Wotton-under-Edge

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town within the Stroud district of Gloucestershire, England.

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3D printing

3D printing is any of various processes in which material is joined or solidified under computer control to create a three-dimensional object, with material being added together (such as liquid molecules or powder grains being fused together).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renishaw_plc

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