Taylor Hobson

Taylor Hobson is an English company founded in 1886 and located in Leicester, initially a manufacturer of camera and cine lenses, now manufacturing precision metrology instruments, in particular, profilometers for the analysis of surface texture and form. Taylor Hobson is now part of Ametek's Ultra Precision Technologies Group.[1]

History

Early history of the company

How Surface Texture Analysis was invented

1940s TalySurf instrument

William Taylor was convinced that to be a leader in optics, he needed to have best understanding and control of the surface quality of his lenses. As a consequence, he started to design instruments capable to help him evaluate surface texture, then roundness. Other manufacturers in various domains saw his instruments and required him to sell the same, which he refused as the invented instruments were strategic to Taylor Hobson's optical lenses supremacy. When eventually the company accepted to sell these, Taylor Hobson had started to become the instrument manufacturer that is known today.

Surface texture analysis becomes industrial matter

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