Mitutoyos updated showroom. (Photo: Mitutoyo)
Mitutoyo Canada has served the Canadian manufacturing industry since 1973 as a proud partner in precision, and to celebrate, opened their doors on October 16 for a grand re-opening of newly renovated office interior and updated Metrology Centre.
Events began in mid-afternoon with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and over 100 guests and staff in attendance. Participating was Mayor Hazel McCallion; Pat Saito-Ward 9 Councillor; Toru Nakagawa, President of Mitutoyo Corporation, Shigeyuki Sasaki, President of Mitutoyo Canada Inc.; Toshihide Numata, Special Advisor to Mitutoyo Corporation; and Jay Summers, Executive VP Mitutoyo Canada Inc.
Mr. Numata, Advisor (formerly Chairman of Mitutoyo Corporation and son of the Founder Yehan Numata) reminisced that when the facility was originally built on Meadowvale Blvd. it was surrounded by fields as far as the eye could see, and was thrilled that the area had grown into a thriving industrial park.
Mayor Hazel McCallion and Ward 9 Councillor Pat Saito congratulated the company on its 40 years of success, with continued best wishes for the next 40 years and hoped for further growth in the city.
After ribbon-cutting ceremonies, guests were invited to participate in building tours to view the newly renovated office interiors with special stops on the tour at the Mitutoyo Calibration Laboratory, which is CLAS accredited to ISO 17025, as well as the Repair Department which repairs all Mitutoyo small tools in-house.
Afterward, the M3 Metrology Centre was a hub of activity for all to observe the latest in metrology that Mitutoyo has to offer, watch product demonstrations and confer with our Sales and Application specialists. Some of the main highlights were the high-speed, high-throughput MACH-3A CMM for in-line production, with robot supplied by ABB Inc.; Mach Ko-ga-me CMM for small volume flexible inspection that can be used for in-line and side-line production inspection; Mitutoyo’s unique Surface Finish Probe for CMM allowing seamless dimensional part measurement and surface finish measurement.
The evening wrapped up with dinner and speeches from Mr. Nakagawa who thanked the guests in attendance, including past employees for their service and dedication.
October 17 was a full day Open House with over 120 registered guests, many of whom attended free seminars presented on GD&T, Surface Finish, and Form Measurement. “Ask the Expert” personnel were on hand to answer technical questions, and customers were encouraged to bring along their parts or prints to discuss with a measurement application specialist.
“We want our customers to see for themselves firsthand that Mitutoyo Canada has the finest product, expertise and facilities to support all their needs – before, during and after an inspection system purchase” says Peter Detmers, VP of Sales. “We were proud to open our doors in thanks for the support of our partners in precision.”
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