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LK Metrology is renowned for innovative CMM hardware and software solutions. The company’s metrology products are used worldwide to control and improve the quality of manufactured components. Its precision technology underpins the process chain from design, development, production and assembly through to quality assurance in global industries such as automotive, aerospace, defence, motorsport, energy, medical and contract inspection.

Established in England in 1963, LK Metrology has an impressive heritage in metrology dating back to the birth of CMM technology. Founded by CMM pioneer Norman Key and his father-in-law Jim Lowther, LK Metrology is credited with many of the CMM industry’s firsts including the first bridge-type design, first OEM to integrate computers, first to use a touch trigger probe, first to develop inspection software, first to use all air bearings and granite guideways, first to use carbon fibre composite spindles, first to use microprocessor-controlled drive systems, first to produce a truly thermally stable CMM and first to produce a high-accuracy horizontal-spindle CMM.

In 2018, LK Metrology was relaunched as an independent CMM manufacturer after several years as a division of Nikon Metrology. Headquartered in the UK, LK's CMM development and production are at the company’s facility in Castle Donington. Sales and support offices are located in the UK, North America, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and China, supplemented by a worldwide distributor network.

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74 Employees
1963 Founded

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Testimonials

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'LK stood out as being the best in terms of high-end technology. The ceramic construction of the machine provides excellent stability combined with light weight for accuracy and speed'
Tom Mackrill, Dimensional Quality Manager, Lotus Cars

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Lotus Cars

'Repeatedly repositioning the head by hand on the manual CMM would take five or six hours, far too long to be a viable method of inspecting the turbine component, and could introduce inaccuracies.'
Dinesh Prajapati, Director, Nisan Engineering

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Nisan Engineering

'We selected LK Metrology to provide the new inspection facility, as it was the only potential supplier to offer us a new, well-priced, high accuracy machine of the right capacity. The company was also proactive in offering to retrofit new control software to our Mitutoyo BN710 CMM, as we need two measuring machines to cope with our increasing production throughput.'
William Hayes, Quality Improvement Engineer, Timken

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Timken

“The increase in speed and accuracy of the ALTERA M, which is around six times faster and 216% more accurate than the oldest of our previous CMMs, was a great selling point but we were also delighted to have a larger capacity CMM with a smaller overall footprint. It is down to the top class LK machine design, incorporating the best of modern materials and technology. “
Will Reeves, Quality Manager, Park Engineering

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Park Engineering

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TRAINING - LK Metrology is a leader in providing world-class metrology solutions for both design and manufacturing communities, with over 50 years’ experience in metrology. Our experienced customer services group is answering your questions on LK Metrology products and its applications. A whole team of highly trained support and application engineers is present to quickly help you solve your questions and issues.

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CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY - The superior ceramic design, with near perfect stiffness-to-weight ratio and greater resistance to temperature shifts, provides consistent performance across all manufacturing environments.

CAMIO - Proven in the most challenging application environments CAMIO is the CMM software of choice for many of the world’s largest manufacturers. By leveraging the productivity benefits of CAMIO, manufacturers can focus on accelerating lead times and improving product quality while reducing costs. CAMIO’s interoperability across CMM platforms, sensor technology and manufacturing sites, is a unique advantage which guarantees the sustainability of your investment in software and inspection programs.