We are enormously proud of our history. Founded by R.W. Munro in 1864, the company quickly established itself as a world leader in precision instrumentation. Below are some key events in the company`s history:

Following the Tay Rail Bridge Disaster in 1879, a public enquiry found there was a lack of understanding of wind speed and how to measure it. In response, W.H. Dines was called upon to find a solution to the problem. He invented the Dines Pressure Tube Anemometer, of which R.W. Munro became the sole manufacturer.
In 1880 the Bank of England commissioned R.W. Munro to devise a more efficient printing machine capable of producing and numbering bank notes at a rate of 3000 per hour. These were later used by the Post Office too.
In 1890 mining engineer and geologist John Milne approached R.W. Munro to contemplate the design and production of a ultra-sensitive portable seismograph. This project was completed over a ten-year period and became a huge success. The Portable Seismograph was sold worldwide and could be found in places as far flung as Brazil, Australia and St Vincent in the Caribbean.
R.W. Munro played a crucial role in the completion of Henry Babbage’s Analytical Engine Mill in 1906. This represented an important step towards the invention of the modern computer in later years.
In 1906 a Dines Pressure Tube Anemometer manufactured by R.W. Munro was lent to Captain Scott for use on his expedition to the Antarctic. Although the voyage was unsuccessful, the instrument was eventually recovered and is now on display at a museum
R.W. Munro’s connection to computing was renewed in 1956 when IBM asked the company to reconstruct a copy of Babbage’s Analytical Engine Mill.

A number of these early instruments now reside in the Science Museum in London.

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