(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal Inc. employees took time out from their schedules to celebrate as their parent company Mahr Group celebrated its 150th birthday. Founded by Carl Mahr as a small family concern in Esslingen, Germany, on the Neckar River in 1861, the Mahr Group has grown to be a global leader in precision metrology. Celebrations at the Mahr Federal headquarters facility in Providence, Rhode Island, included a visit from Mahr Group CEO, Stephan Gais.

“The industrialization of the 19th century saw a rapid growth in both industrial productivity and the need for precision measurement in machining operations,” says Tony Picone, president of Mahr Federal. “That need for quality is even more important today all across industry, not only in terms of precision gauges and metrology systems, but also in terms of the know-how and applications expertise needed to apply them properly.”

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