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Search results include companies' addresses, phone and fax numbers, and direct links to company e-mail and Web sites. Mitutoyo introduces new CMMs Mitutoyo's new MACH family of shop floor CMMs increase production throughput and cut lead times . They are comprised of a horizontal machining center with a horizontal arm CMM bolted to the base. Operators load the parts onto the machining fixture, where the CMM measures them to determine if they're located properly, then calculates fixture offsets and sends them to the CNC while other parts are being machined. Finished parts are indexed out to the load station and immediately measured, and a report is generated.