Mettler-Toledo

Type	Public (NYSE: MTD)
Founded	Formed by 1989 merger/acquisition of Mettler Instrumente AG (Switzerland, 1945) and Toledo Scale (Columbus, Ohio, 1901)
Headquarters	Greifensee, Switzerland
Key people	Olivier Filliol, CEO
Industry	Precision weighing and measurement instruments
Revenue	$1,797 million
Net income	$275 million
Employees	10,000+ (2008)
Website	www.mt.com

Mettler-Toledo (NYSE: MTD) is a manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments. It was formed by the merging of two companies: Mettler, based in Switzerland, and Toledo Scale, based in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The resultant company is currently headquartered in Switzerland, with offices for its many brands based around the world.

METTLER TOLEDO is the brand name whereas Mettler-Toledo (with dash) is the name of the company.

Contents 1 Divisions 1.1 Mettler-Toledo Inc. 1.2 Mettler Toledo CargoScan 1.3 RAININ Instrument 1.4 Mettler Toledo AutoChem 1.5 Mettler Toledo Hi-Speed 1.6 Mettler Toledo Safeline 2 Sources 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Divisions

Mettler-Toledo has several North American operating divisions.

[edit] Mettler-Toledo Inc.

Mettler-Toledo Inc. is the company’s North American weighing division. This division has three different business markets. These are:

Laboratory – products for this market include precision weighing equipment and analytical instruments. Including, but not limited to precision balances, analytical balances, micro balances (ranging to weights of .0000001 grams), moisture balances, automatic titration systems (standard and Karl Fischer), pH meters, conductivity meters, refractivity meters, density meters, and materials characterization instrumentation.

Industrial – products for this market include floor scales, bench scales, counting scales, in-motion check weighing scales, vehicle scales, and weigh modules for tank and hopper conversions. They also provide equipment for hazardous areas. This group also sells Statistical Quality Control software, formulation software, vehicle scale software, and batching systems. Their line of weighing terminals provides a broad range of functionality and connectivity (to PLCs) options.

Retail – this division provides scales for the food retail industry. These range from counter service scales for the deli and meat counters, labeling scales for a meat room, and full service wrapping and labeling machines.

Each of these divisions has a direct service operation for providing service and maintenance to the scales they sell. (2005, Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Values Brochure, print version provided by Mettler-Toledo, Inc)

[edit] Mettler Toledo CargoScan

Mettler Toledo CargoScan products are sold by the Mettler-Toledo Inc. organization in North America. CargoScan (based in Oslo, Norway) produces dimensioning equipment for the transportation and logistics industry, and warehousing industry. These systems are designed for determining the size of parcels and pallets, either for shipping or storage purposes. They range from manual systems, to conveyor systems, to stationary pallet dimensioning systems.(2008, www.mt.com)

[edit] RAININ Instrument

This group produces pipettes and tips for laboratory use. Their range includes single channel and multichannel pipettes, as well as calibration and service for pipettes. (2008, www.mt.com)

[edit] Mettler Toledo AutoChem

This division produces automated chemistry equipment for improving the chemical and pharmaceutical production process. Their solutions include lab reactors, calorimeters, and in reaction analysis. (2008, www.mt.com)

[edit] Mettler Toledo Hi-Speed

This group produces conveyor and scale systems for high speed check weighing, often used for product inspection. These are regularly used for can and bottle weighing in production. (2008, www.mt.com)

[edit] Mettler Toledo Safeline

This division produces in-motion Metal Detectors, X-ray inspection machinery, and product handling systems for use in production. (2008, www.mt.com)

[edit] Sources

2008, Mettler Toledo Corporate Website, www.mt.com. Accessed on October 6, 2008.

Mettler-Toledo GmbH, (2005), Values.

[edit] See also

• Laboratory equipment

[edit] External links

• Mettler-Toledo homepage

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