Leading the Way 1960 - 1979

As the innovators and market leaders in surface finish and roundness measurement, we now applied our technology to develop a new batch of industry leading products. These included optical instruments and in 1969 we acquired the optical company Hilger and Watts.

1965 - development of the hand held Surtronic bringing surface
finish to the shop floor at an economical price

1966 - development of the Talystep which is still regarded as the finest step height and surface finish instrument in the world with a noise level of better than 0.7nm RMS

1970 - Talyrond 73, the world's most accurate roundness measurement instrument, is launched