The UK arm of Japanese precision measurement maker Mitutoyo, supplying measuring tools, coordinate measuring machines, calibration and training from Andover and Coventry.
Mitutoyo makes the tools that check whether a manufactured part is the right size. Its range runs from hand tools such as micrometers and calipers, to coordinate measuring machines (CMMs, which touch or scan a part to record exact dimensions), to vision systems and software. A UK article names products such as the MiStar shop-floor CMM and the Crysta-Apex V series of CNC CMMs for smart factories. The company also runs calibration, subcontract measurement, training and repair services. Measurement is what lets a factory prove its parts are good enough.
Mitutoyo was founded in 1934 in Tokyo by Yehan Numata, as a research centre to produce Japan's first micrometers. Its corporate page states the goal "to provide the best quality product and value available anywhere" and says its guiding principle is "precision is our profession". It describes operations in more than 100 countries. Mitutoyo UK was founded in 1980 under directors David Thomson and Masanori Nonaka, with guidance from Tokyo, according to a 40th anniversary article.
In the UK, the article says Andover in Hampshire handles administration, training, service and repair. It also named showrooms in Warwick, Halifax and East Kilbride, a UKAS-certified calibration laboratory, and a Halifax hub for contract measurement, driven by demand from aerospace for turbine blade measurement. It notes that the Warwick operation had recently relocated to Coventry. Companies House lists Mitutoyo (U.K.) Limited. The article is from around 2020, so the site list may have changed.
On people and values, the article stresses stability. The management structure was steady for about four decades before a younger generation began sharing responsibility, with Ray Penny then managing director and Steve Dyke, the long-time CMM technical manager, becoming a director. Mitutoyo also offers a free UK education pack of booklets, quick guides and wallcharts, and supplies measuring equipment and specialists to the WorldSkills engineering competition in host cities such as Sao Paulo and Abu Dhabi. The company says this is worthwhile for society as a whole.
The jobs in a company like this include metrology and applications engineers, calibration technicians, service and repair engineers, trainers, sales engineers, software specialists and administrators. Maths and physics are very helpful, and so is an interest in how accuracy is measured and certified. Because every factory needs measurement, the work can take you into aerospace, medical, automotive and many other industries without leaving one employer.
Website: mitutoyo.co.uk
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