Hexagon Metrology North America’s division, Sheffield Measurement Inc., recently acquired L.S. Starrett Co.’s coordinate measuring machine product division. The acquisition is limited to Starrett’s CMM product line only. No other products are included in the arrangement. Sheffield Measurement will assume customer service and support, and spare parts sales for all Starrett machines currently in use. It will also gain all of Starrett’s CMM designs, and new and used machine inventory.

“Primarily this acquisition is about the service opportunity,” says Bill Gruber, CEO of Hexagon Metrology North America. “Starrett wanted to ensure the customers would have someone to go to for factory parts and service, and Sheffield will supply these services by combining their team with Starrett’s existing CMM-focused employees located in Mt. Airy. We don’t play on continuing manufacture of these machines beyond the remaining inventory of new and used machines that we acquired in the deal. However, we’ll continue to make spares available, and of course, service.”

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