<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000891839-15-000038.txt : 20150318
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150318164344
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000891839-15-000038
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150316
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150318
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150318

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:			0331

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SASSANO CARL E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001225020

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-03905
		FILM NUMBER:		15710550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O MEDIFAST, INC.
		STREET 2:		3600 CRONDALL LANE
		CITY:			OWINGS MILLS
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			21117
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        <footnote id="F1">These shares were sold by Mr. Sassano under the terms of the Transcat, Inc. 2009 Insider Stock Sales Plan. The price per share is the weighted average closing price per share of the Issuer's common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market over the twenty (20) trading days following the participant's agreement to purchase shares offered by the selling participant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">This option was previously reported by Mr. Sassano.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ John J. Zimmer, Attorney-in-fact for Carl E. Sassano</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-03-18</signatureDate>
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