The L.S. Starrett Co. has been manufacturing precision measurement tools in Athol, Massachusetts, since 1880. Attention to U.S. manufacturing often focuses on reshoring manufacturing from other countries, but Starrett never left. The facility in Athol employs hundreds and produces thousands of tools that remain vital for measurement in machining and other fields. Through conversations with various leaders and workers at Starrett, we learn about the production being done at this plant and the kinds of jobs it has created, and we examine the priorities and philosophy that have led to Starrett continuing to manufacture in one location for more than 140 years.
