An Eccentric History of Swedish Survey Tools
REFLEXIT - an eccentric history of borehole survey instruments from Sweden.
Or how REFLEX and FLEXIT came to be.


The name REFLEXIT has been used (slightly tongue in cheek) for both the web site and the title of this history because:
  1. It represents a "merging" of the two principal company names and
  2. It was the, possibly ill-advised, name initially chosen for the FLEXIT company when it was formed in 1998.
The Surface Readout System
Part 1 How Fotobor came to be The early concept for light based borehole surveying and the development of Fotobor
Part 2 The Fotobor in Practise The authors experience of using Fotobor and further developments
Part 3 Son of Fotobor: Maxibor The development of the Maxibor system, testing and useage.
Part 4 Under the English Channel The first production Maxibor surveys the "joining" pilot hole of the Channel Tunnel.
Part 5 Reflex sold Reflex is sold to enable production of Maxibor
Part 6 The Polhem Prize One person recognised for Maxibor development
Part 7 The Surface Readout System Finding the Holy Grail - or getting real? A realtime surveying system developed.
Part 8 The Multibor A new survey tool is developed.
Part 9 Three engineers A short term expansion of Reflex.
In progress
Penultimate End of an era Three companies aquired. The end of an era.
Part the last Acknowledgements People who have inspired and taught the author.
This is a Work-In-Progress - it will grow as time allows