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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891839-03-000010
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030722
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030724

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KLIMASEWSKI ROBERT G
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001231774

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		03800677

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TRANSCAT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000099302
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	INSTRUMENTS FOR MEAS & TESTING OF ELECTRICITY & ELEC SIGNALS [3825]
		IRS NUMBER:				160874418
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0327

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5853527777

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		35 VANTAGE POINT DRIVE
		CITY:			ROCHESTER
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14624

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	TRANSMATION INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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            <rptOwnerName>KLIMASEWSKI ROBERT G</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
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></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">Automatic grant pursuant to the Transcat, Inc. Directors' Stock Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.  For awards granted after 4/1/02, Mr. Klimasewski has elected to defer receipt of all of the shares credited to his participant stock account under the Directors' Stock Plan until the expiration of the deferral period, at which time the shares will be issued pursuant to the terms of his prior election.</footnote><footnote id="F2">Mr. Klimasewski also directly owns the following stock options (all of which were previously reported): an option to purchase 20,000 shares at $3.785, which option expires on 10/27/03, and an option to purchase 200,000 shares at $2.4062, which option is exercisable in cumulative increments of 50,000 shares on various dates and under various circumstances; to the extent the market price requirements are not met, the option becomes exercisable on 12/17/03 and expires on 12/16/04.  Mr. Klimasewski also dir
ectly owns a non-transferable warrant (which was previously reported) to purchase 4,000 shares at $.97, exercisable in cumulative increments of 1,000 shares on various dates and under various circumstances; to the extent the market price requirements are not met, the warrant becomes exercisable on 8/20/06 and expires on 8/19/07. </footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>Robert G. Klimasewski</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-07-22</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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