The L.S. Starrett Company

Employee Size

11-50

Headquarters

Alum Bank, PA

Since its founding in 1880, The L.S. Starrett Company has remained an American toolmaker headquartered in Athol, Massachusetts. Best known in the United States for precision measurement, Starrett now operates eight manufacturing locations worldwide and supplies manufacturers with the tools and systems they use to check product quality.

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