Founded in 1880, The L.S. Starrett Company engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial, professional, and consumer products worldwide. It offers precision tools, measuring tools, precision instruments, precision video-based metrology, specialty motion devices and custom engineered systems for measurement and inspection. It also has data collection solutions. The L.S. Starrett Company markets its products through distributors primarily to companies in the metalworking industry; automotive, aviation, marine, and farm equipment shops; and do-it-yourselfers and tradesmen, such as builders, carpenters, plumbers, and electricians.