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Lynred

Lynred (often stylized as LYNRED; formerly called Sofradir) is a B2B company with headquarters in Palaiseau, France that designs and manufactures infrared (IR) detectors for military, space and commercial applications. LYNRED manufactures both cooled and uncooled microbolometers covering all infrared bands and is Europe’s leading supplier of this type of technology. The company’s headquarters are in Palaiseau, France and its R&D and production facilities are located in Veurey-Voroize in the Isère region of France. In July 2019, Sofradir and ULIS merged to become LYNRED. The Lynred workforce numbers 1,000 and the company is focused on several markets: defense, space, security and surveillance, leisure, industry and automotive. LYNRED's MCT IR detectors are being used by space agencies to observe deep space, observe the Earth, monitor the environment, and provide data on meteorological phenomena. Other LYNRED detectors are being used in thermal infrared cameras, missile seekers, research and development as well as surveillance and targeting equipment.

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Lynred (often stylized as LYNRED; formerly called Sofradir) is a B2B company with headquarters in Palaiseau, France that designs and manufactures infrared (IR) detectors for military, space and commercial applications. LYNRED manufactures both cooled and uncooled microbolometers covering all infrared bands and is Europe’s leading supplier of this type of technology. The company’s headquarters are in Palaiseau, France and its R&D and production facilities are located in Veurey-Voroize in the Isère region of France. In July 2019, Sofradir and ULIS merged to become LYNRED. The Lynred workforce numbers 1,000 and the company is focused on several markets: defense, space, security and surveillance, leisure, industry and automotive. LYNRED's MCT IR detectors are being used by space agencies to observe deep space, observe the Earth, monitor the environment, and provide data on meteorological phenomena. Other LYNRED detectors are being used in thermal infrared cameras, missile seekers, research and development as well as surveillance and targeting equipment.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. employees: 750 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the employees is "750 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366830403

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