Re: Digitizers, Renishaw

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> >Bill,
> >
> >Thanks very much for the comments. They are VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!
> >Many of us on the list find it challenging to be able to build our own
> >hardware and software, and relish a challenge! I'm sure we appreciate
> >the intent and value of patents to the industry.
> >
> >A Knighthood? Can you elaborate?
> >
> >Alan KM6VV
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> The origins of probes like the ones we are discussing go back to the early
> 70's. Rolls Royce were having trouble measuring their turbine blades. 2D
> measuring was not a problem but turbine blades are of course twisted along
> their length and an absolute pig to measure with normal 2D instruments.
> David McMurtry designed the original probe and then set up Renishaw's to
> build and develop it. The firm keeps expanding mainly based on the original
> product but as you can see from the web site we have fingers in all sorts
> of high accuracy measuring products. About 90% of the products are exported
> which is always popular with governments and many of the products can be
> directly related to ideas which David McMurtry has hatched. Hence he is now
> Sir David.
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> Regards
> Bill Phillips