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Watlow

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. is an American family-owned company that designs and manufactures industrial electric heaters, sensors, and controllers. Watlow serves numerous industries, including semiconductor processing, environmental chambers, energy processes, diesel emissions, along with medical and foodservice equipment. Founded in 1922, it has nine factories and three technology centers in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, and has sales offices in 16 countries.

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Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. is an American family-owned company that designs and manufactures industrial electric heaters, sensors, and controllers. Watlow serves numerous industries, including semiconductor processing, environmental chambers, energy processes, diesel emissions, along with medical and foodservice equipment. Founded in 1922, it has nine factories and three technology centers in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, and has sales offices in 16 countries.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1922 — 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 "1922". 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=1367242087

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