Renishaw is a global technology group that specializes in high-precision metrology and healthcare. The company is a world leader in additive manufacturing, or metal 3D printing, and designs and produces industrial machines that can print parts from metal powder. Renishaw's metrology products help reduce manufacturing time and improve component inspection and machine reliability. The company offers position measurement and calibration systems for industrial automation and motion systems, as well as a wide range of high-speed, absolute, incremental, linear, and rotary encoder systems. The additive manufacturing process allows for the creation of complex shapes that cannot be produced through traditional techniques.