Precise Tool & Gage

What Precise Tool & Gage does

Precise Tool & Gage Co. Inc. is a privately-held B2B distributor of precision measurement and quality shop tools headquartered in Preston, Washington, with regional sales coverage in Vancouver/Portland and Seattle. Founded in 1976, the company serves Pacific Northwest manufacturing customers across aerospace, industrial, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and packaging verticals, operating in a quote-based sales motion via phone and website inquiries.

The firm distributes a multi-brand catalog of dimensional metrology equipment spanning 14 product categories: height gages, bore gages, air gaging, CMM and machine tool probes, coordinate measuring machines, vision measurement, force and torque, surface roughness, thread and cylindrical gages, chamfer and countersink gages, feeler gages, groove gages, and balances and scales. Its line card covers 23+ manufacturer partners, with Core-tier relationships at Mitutoyo, Starrett, Mahr, Renishaw, Micro-Vu, and Mark-10, and Standard-tier relationships at Aberlink, Adam Equipment, Alameda, Brown & Sharpe, Deltronic, Diatest, Dino-Lite, Dorsey, Dyer, Eastern Industries, Fowler, Glastonbury Southern Gage, Meyer Gage, Trulok, and Vermont Gage.

Revenue is generated entirely through hardware resale on a quote-based pricing model (no public pricing). The company does not disclose revenue, has no parent or subsidiary entities, no funding rounds, and no M&A history. Steve Drew is listed as Chief Executive Officer. The firm differentiates through application-specific expertise in verticals such as aerospace valve gaging and sporting goods contour measurement rather than proprietary technology.

Name

Precise Tool & Gage

Legal name

Precise Tool & Gage Co. Inc.

Website

https://precisetoolco.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Precise Tool & Gage is a privately-held regional B2B distributor of precision measurement instruments and quality shop tools, serving aerospace, industrial, and manufacturing customers in the Pacific Northwest across a 23+ manufacturer line card.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Measurement Instruments

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Metrology & Dimensional Measurement (CMMs, laser trackers, gauges, surface/roughness) (IMAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metrology, Inspection & Machine Tool Accessories (CMMs, Probing, Gauging) (IMAHADAK), Calibration, Metrology & QA Consumables (Calibration Artifacts, Test Coupons, Gauge Tools) (IMAAAIAG)

Keywords

• Precision measurement instruments
• Dimensional metrology equipment
• Coordinate measuring machines
• Force torque measurement
• Vision measurement systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Preston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of precision measurement instruments and gages from multiple manufacturer partners including Mitutoyo, Starrett, Mahr, Micro-Vu, Renishaw, and others

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Precise Tool & Gage Co. is a B2B distributor of precision measurement instruments, dimensional metrology equipment, and quality shop tools serving industrial manufacturers in the Pacific Northwest. The company sells products from over 23 manufacturers including Mitutoyo, Starrett, Mahr, Renishaw, Micro-Vu, and Mark-10 across categories such as height gages, bore gages, CMMs and probes, vision measurement systems, force/torque instruments, surface roughness gages, and thread/cylindrical gages. Customers are aerospace, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and general manufacturing firms that require dimensional inspection and quality control tooling.

Product overview

Precise Tool & Gage Co. is a precision measurement equipment distributor offering a comprehensive portfolio of quality shop tools and metrology instruments. The company distributes products from 23+ manufacturers including Mitutoyo, Starrett, Mahr, Fowler, Renishaw, Micro-Vu, Mark-10, Dorsey, Dyer, Trulok, and Vermont Gage, organized across 14 product categories: Height Gages, Bore Gages, Air Gaging, CMM & Machine Tool Probes, CMM's, Vision Measurement, Force and Torque, Surface Roughness, Thread & Cylindrical Gages, Chamfer & Countersink Gages, Feeler Gages, Groove Gages, Balances and Scales, and Air Gaging. Products range from basic hand tools to advanced automated measurement systems, serving aerospace, manufacturing, automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and packaging industries with instruments for dimensional inspection, force/torque testing, and quality verification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Height Gages Precision height measurement instruments including digital and electronic height gages used for dimensional inspection in aerospace valve measurement and general manufacturing quality control. Distributed brands include Mitutoyo LH-600E 2D, Mitutoyo QM, Mahr 816 CL, Mahr 817 CLM, Starrett Altissimo, Fowler/Sylvac, Fowler/Trimos, and TESA-HITE 400/MAGNA models.
• Bore Gages Instruments for measuring internal diameters and bore dimensions in manufacturing quality control, including snap-open, indicating plug, dial bore, and small-hole bore gages from Mitutoyo, Starrett, Dorsey, Dyer, and Diatest.
• Air Gaging Pneumatic precision measurement systems using air pressure for non-contact bore and diameter measurements.
• CMM & Machine Tool Probes Coordinate measuring machine probes and machine tool probing systems for automated part set-up and in-cycle gauging, including Renishaw PH10, PH20, SP25m, SP600, SP80 scanning probes, and RMP/OMP radio and infrared transmission probes.
• Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMMs) Coordinate measuring machines for dimensional inspection and quality verification, including the Aberlink XTREME CMM.
• Vision Measurement Systems Optical and vision-based measurement systems including digital microscopes (Dino-Lite) and vision measuring centers (Micro-Vu Excel, Vertex, Sol, and VF7) for multi-sensor dimensional inspection, contour and surface inspection, with InSpec software and programmable zoom lens and capacities up to 2500x1600x200mm.
• Force and Torque Measurement Digital force gauges and torque measurement instruments for tension and compression testing including Mark-10 Series 2 through Series 7 force gages (up to 14,000 Hz sampling rate, 5,000-reading memory, ±0.1% accuracy), Series MG force gages, and TT01 digital cap torque testers (up to 100 lbFin, ±0.3% accuracy) with USB/RS-232 outputs for automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and packaging applications.
• Surface Roughness Measurement Instruments for measuring surface texture and roughness parameters including the MahrSurf PS10 portable surface roughness gage and PocketSurf IV for mobile use in quality control.
• Thread & Cylindrical Gages Precision thread plugs, rings, and cylindrical gages for thread and diameter verification, including over 4,000 inch and metric sizes from Alameda, plus Deltronic cylindrical gages, Glastonbury Southern Gage products, and Vermont Gage made-in-USA pin gages, plug gages, thread gages, and ring gages.
• Chamfer & Countersink Gages Gages for measuring chamfer diameters and countersink depth for aerospace fastener applications, including Trulok Countersink Gage (±0.00025 inch accuracy), Trulok Countersink Depth Gage (±0.0001 inch accuracy), Starrett Countersink Gage, and Starrett Chamfer Gage. Trulok has served the airframe industry for over 60 years.
• Feeler Gages Precision feeler/leaf gages for measuring gaps and clearances in industrial applications, including inch feeler gage sets in high carbon and stainless steel and standard and custom feeler gage products from Eastern Industries (manufactured since 1965).
• Groove Gages Gages for measuring internal diameter grooves and O-ring grooves in precision components, including Dyer 104 Series Classic Direct Reading ID Groove Gages with collapsing arm design and Gage R&R capability.
• Balances and Scales Precision balances and counting scales for industrial weighing applications, including Adam Equipment Cruiser CCT bench counting scales and CB compact balances.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered standard and core.

• Aberlink CMMstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized distributor of Aberlink coordinate measuring machines and vision measuring systems
• Adam Equipment Co.standardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Adam Equipment balances and scales including Cruiser CCT bench counting scales and CB compact balances
• AlamedastandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Alameda thread gages, offering over 4,000 inch and metric sizes of screw thread gages
• Brown & SharpestandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Brown & Sharpe precision measurement instruments including bore gages and TESA-HITE height gages
• DeltronicstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Deltronic cylindrical gages
• DiateststandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Diatest BMD indicating bore plug gages for high-precision bore measurement from 2.98mm to 270mm
• Dino-LitestandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Dino-Lite digital microscopes for precision inspection applications
• DorseystandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Dorsey precision bore gages including DBL series internal dial bore gages, standard bore gages, and ID indicating plug bore gages
• DyerstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Dyer precision bore gages, groove gages, and small hole bore gages with ≤10% gage R&R capability guarantee
• Eastern IndustriesstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Eastern Industries feeler gages including standard and custom feeler gage products since 1965
• FowlerstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Fowler precision measurement tools including Sylvac height gages and Trimos height gages
• Glastonbury Southern GagestandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Glastonbury Southern Gage thread and cylindrical gages, formed from the 1995 merger of Glastonbury Gage and Southern Gage
• MahrcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey distributor of Mahr precision measurement equipment including 817 CLM height gages, MahrSurf PS10 surface roughness gages, PocketSurf IV, and Digimar 817 height gages
• Mark-10coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor distributor of Mark-10 force and torque measurement products including Series 2-7 digital force gages, Series MG force gages, and TT01 cap torque testers
• Meyer GagestandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Meyer Gage plug gages, the first company to introduce Class ZZ gage pins sets in 1960
• Micro-Vu Corp.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey distributor of Micro-Vu vision measuring systems including Excel, Vertex, Sol, and VF7 models for multi-sensor measurement
• MitutoyocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor distributor of Mitutoyo precision measurement tools including LH-600E height gages, QM height gages, Borematic bore gages, and optical inspection equipment
• RenishawcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKey distributor of Renishaw CMM probes including PH10, PH20 touch-trigger probes, SP25m/SP600/SP80 scanning probes, and RMP/OMP radio and infrared transmission probes
• StarrettcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor distributor of Starrett precision measurement tools including Altissimo height gages, AccuBore bore gages, chamfer gages, and countersink gages
• TrulokstandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Trulok countersink and countersink depth gages, serving the airframe industry for over 60 years
• Vermont GagestandardChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Vermont Gage made-in-USA precision pin gages, plug gages, thread gages, ring gages, and gage sets

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MSC Industrial Direct: Largest U.S. metalworking and industrial distribution platform offering a broad metrology and precision-tooling catalog alongside millions of other SKUs. Comparable as a competing channel for the same Mitutoyo/Starrett/Fowler-branded products, but operates nationally with proprietary e-commerce rather than regionally.
• Zoro: E-commerce-first industrial supplies business (a Grainger subsidiary) listing thousands of metrology and gage SKUs at transparent prices. Represents the digital channel competitive threat most relevant to PTG's quote-based legacy model.
• Grainger: Major broadline industrial distributor carrying precision measurement, hand tools, and safety products. Overlaps with PTG in gages, force/torque, and scales SKUs but competes primarily on transactional e-commerce and broad inventory rather than metrology specialist depth.
• Fastenal: Large U.S. industrial distributor with growing metrology and fasteners business via its on-site vending and FMI programs. Adjacent competitor — overlapping on consumable gages and threaded products but Fastenal's value proposition is broader and distribution-driven.

Direct peers

• Travers Tool: Specialist distributor of precision measuring instruments, cutting tools, and machine tool accessories, distributing many of the same principals (Mitutoyo, Starrett, Mahr, Fowler). Closest direct peer as a metrology-focused distributor with a national footprint.
• Shars Tool: Specialist precision tool and gage distributor with a strong e-commerce platform. Competes head-to-head with PTG on height gages, bore gages, pin gages, and indicator lines from overlapping principals, but differentiates via transparent online pricing.
• KBC Tools: Specialist industrial tooling and precision measurement distributor serving the U.S. and Canada with a multi-line card. Closely comparable as a regional-to-national specialist competing for the same aerospace and machine shop accounts.

Others

• Walter Tools (Walter / Valenite distributor channel): Precision tooling manufacturer whose North American distribution channel overlaps with regional gage distributors like PTG in industrial accounts. Comparable as a competing supplier channel rather than direct distributor; useful as a competitive pricing benchmark.

Regional players

• Industrial Tooling House (ITH): Regional industrial tooling and metrology distributor serving the U.S. Southeast with application engineering support. Comparable as a multi-line regional specialist competing against Mitutoyo/Renishaw/Fowler principals for precision inspection business.
• Detroit Precision Tool: Regional precision tool and gage distributor serving the Midwest manufacturing belt with similar aerospace/automotive customer mix. Comparable as a smaller specialist distributor without national reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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