As a leader in the CMM and measurement industry, Derby based LK Metrology has now joined the MTDCNC platform to promote its world leading products on the industry’s leading marketing portal for the manufacturing industry.
With the UK being a world leader in metrology, LK Metrology has been at the forefront of the industry for more than 50 years. So, why look at LK measurement equipment? Well, the company has been a benchmark to the industry throughout its history and claims a series of world firsts that include being the first to design a Bridge Type CMM, the first OEM to integrate a computer with a CMM, the first to develop inspection software specifically for CMM use, the first to use all air bearing and granite guideways for stability and stiffness, the first to use carbon fiber composite spindles, the first to use microprocessor controlled drive systems and the first to produce a High Accuracy, Horizontal Spindle CMM.
So, who are LK Metrology? It all started with the LK Tool Company Limited that was founded in Derby in 1963 by Norman Key and Jim Lowther as a supplier of granite inspection tooling to the engineering industry. The company then became the innovator of the ‘Bridge Type’ multi-axis Coordinate Measuring Machines. LK started operations in the USA in 1983, capturing a large part of the automotive market for high volume production inspection systems. Since then, LK has been designing, manufacturing, and deploying CMMs throughout the world.
LK is the world’s oldest manufacturer of CMM’s and in 2018; it celebrated its 55th anniversary. Headquartered in Derby, the company has sales and support offices in the UK, North America, China, Belgium, France, Germany and Italy as well as a global resellers network. As well as a complete line of CMM technologies, LK Metrology also offers its CAMIO CMM software. Of course, as members of the MTDCNC platform, we’ll be brining you all the latest news, technology updates and innovations from this industry leader – on-line, in-print and on all social media outlets.
