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SCHOPF Maschinenbau GmbH is a German company that produces specialist vehicles for the mining and aviation industries. The company was founded in 1948 by Jörg Schopf, a mechanical engineer. It started out with manufacturing equipment for the mining industry. It soon expanded into the growing sector of aviation by manufacturing stair lifts, tow trucks and loading machinery. It is now considered the global market leader in this field. Products supplied for both civil and military aviation include a range of tugs to handle aircraft in every weight range, the PowerPush remotely controlled pushback system, container / pallet loaders and passenger stairs. Supplying to NATO, major airlines, ground handling companies and airports around the globe, with deliveries to more than 130 countries. SCHOPF’s range of mining vehicles comprises underground loaders suited for various materials and volumes, together with dump trucks produced in collaboration with an international partner. Product conception, design, manufacture and sales are carried out by a team of 130 workers, all based at the factory in Ostfildern near Stuttgart in south western Germany. The company's most powerful tow tractor, the F396P, is used to tow the world's largest cargo aircraft (Antonov An-225) and the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft. SCHOPF was acquired in 2013 by fellow German company Goldhofer.

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SCHOPF Maschinenbau GmbH is a German company that produces specialist vehicles for the mining and aviation industries. The company was founded in 1948 by Jörg Schopf, a mechanical engineer. It started out with manufacturing equipment for the mining industry. It soon expanded into the growing sector of aviation by manufacturing stair lifts, tow trucks and loading machinery. It is now considered the global market leader in this field. Products supplied for both civil and military aviation include a range of tugs to handle aircraft in every weight range, the PowerPush remotely controlled pushback system, container / pallet loaders and passenger stairs. Supplying to NATO, major airlines, ground handling companies and airports around the globe, with deliveries to more than 130 countries. SCHOPF’s range of mining vehicles comprises underground loaders suited for various materials and volumes, together with dump trucks produced in collaboration with an international partner. Product conception, design, manufacture and sales are carried out by a team of 130 workers, all based at the factory in Ostfildern near Stuttgart in south western Germany. The company's most powerful tow tractor, the F396P, is used to tow the world's largest cargo aircraft (Antonov An-225) and the Airbus A380, the largest passenger aircraft. SCHOPF was acquired in 2013 by fellow German company Goldhofer.

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  1. date of foundation: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  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 "1948". 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

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