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PLATIT

Platit AG is a Swiss company that manufactures and markets coating equipment for the manufacturing cutting tool industry. Platit was founded by the Blösch group in 1993 .The company’s headquarters are located in Selzach, Switzerland. Subsidiaries are located in the Chicago, USA, Shanghai, China, and the Czech Republic. There are 650 installations on 43 countries. Platit is wholly mainly owned by BCI Group, a Swiss conglomerate that focusses on products for the Swiss watch industry.

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Article summary

Platit AG is a Swiss company that manufactures and markets coating equipment for the manufacturing cutting tool industry. Platit was founded by the Blösch group in 1993 .The company’s headquarters are located in Selzach, Switzerland. Subsidiaries are located in the Chicago, USA, Shanghai, China, and the Czech Republic. There are 650 installations on 43 countries. Platit is wholly mainly owned by BCI Group, a Swiss conglomerate that focusses on products for the Swiss watch industry.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1993 — 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 foundation is "1993". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1376928193

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