written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message mettler toledo international inc. type public traded as nyse mtd industry scientific instruments predecessor ciba geigy toledo scale company founded 1989 headquarters greifensee switzerland area served worldwide key people olivier a. filliol president and ceo william p. donnelly evp shawn vadala cfo revenue us 2 486 million 2014 1 operating income us 0.445 million 2014 1 profit us 0.338 million 2014 1 number of employees 13 100 2014 1 divisions industrial instruments laboratory instruments retail weighing solutions website www.mt.com mettler toledo nyse mtd is a multinational manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments . it is the largest provider of weighing instruments for use in laboratory industrial and food retailing applications . the company also provides various analytical instruments process analytics instruments and end of line inspection systems . the company operates worldwide with 35 % of net sales derived from both europe and the americas and 30 % from asia and other countries . 1 contents 1 formation and history 1.1 toledo scale company 1.2 mettler instruments ag 1.3 mettler toledo 2 operational structure 2.1 laboratory instruments 2.1.1 rainin instrument 2.1.2 autochem 2.1.3 thornton 2.1.4 ingold 2.2 industrial instruments 2.2.1 cargoscan 2.2.2 hi speed 2.2.3 safeline 2.2.4 ci vision 2.3 retail weighing solutions 3 charitable contributions 4 references formation and history edit toledo scale company edit toledo counter top fan scale toledo dial scale a toledo scale used in a hospital cafeteria allen devilbiss jr. 1873 1911 was an inventor who lived in toledo ohio usa . he became interested in the concept of weighing machines and conceived the idea of an automatic computing pendulum scale . he was able to prove his concept with a local butcher who realized that customers appreciated the automatic computation which eliminated the risk of overcharging . while his invention gained in popularity devilbiss was not interested in making it a viable business . 2 in 1900 henry theobald 1868 1924 was fired from his job at the national cash register company . he decided to start his own business and was convinced that selling the automatic computing scales could be a good business . he solicited additional financial investors and purchased the company from devilbiss . on july 10 1901 the toledo computing scale and cash register company was incorporated . 2 by may 1902 theobald s company was selling more than 100 cash registers with scales per month . by that time john h. patterson theobald s boss from ncr threatened to sue the new company for patent infringements . as an alternative patterson offered to purchase all cash register patents and property along with the stipulation that theobald would no longer engage in the cash register business . the investors who worried about the costs of patent infringement litigation agreed to the sale in june 1902 . since cash registers were no longer part of theobald s business he changed the name to toledo computing scale company . theobald later coined the phrase no springs honest weight as a slogan for the new company . 2 2 in the years that followed theobald realized that the weighing scale was the most important part of the retail transaction between the merchant and the customer . he felt that many of his competitors who used spring scale technology especially dayton scale company were allowing merchants to cheat their customers by incorrectly calculating the total price of a measured good . he campaigned for more government regulation of weights and measures to eliminate dishonest weighing systems . on october 1 1907 massachusetts adopted the first weights and measures laws in the united states . 3 in 1912 the company name changed once again to toledo scale company . 4 additionally a new scale line featuring a double pedulum mechanism and a dial face was introduced and was most suited for industrial applications . 5 mettler instruments ag edit in 1945 dr. erhard mettler a swiss engineer started a precision mechanics company in k snacht switzerland . he invented the substitution principle with a single pan balance capable of being produced in series . analytical balances with a single weighing pan gradually replaced conventional two pan balances in the laboratory . in 1980 dr. mettler sold his business to ciba geigy ag . a third pillar after laboratory and industrial was created the retail business . technological progress had made it possible to advance retail scales to instruments for the management of perishable goods . mettler toledo edit in 1989 reliance electric sold the toledo scale division to ciba geigy ag . the division was then merged with mettler instruments . the merger vastly increased the global scope of the company which as a result operated in 18 countries . in 1992 the company was incorporated as mettler toledo inc. 5 in 1996 97 mettler toledo inc. was sold by ciba geigy ag to the new york based aea investors inc. in preparation for a subsequent initial public offering . the initial public offering was completed and began trading on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol nyse mtd . the resultant company is currently headquartered in greifensee switzerland with offices for its many brands based around the world . operational structure edit mettler toledo is a global manufacturer and marketer of precision instruments for use in laboratory industrial and food retailing applications . they are geographically diversified with sales in 2012 derived 34 % from europe 34 % from the americas and 32 % from asia and other countries . the company has an extensive global sales and service organization with approximately 6 000 or approximately one half of the employees providing sales and service in 36 countries . the company has a manufacturing presence in europe the united states and china . 1 laboratory instruments edit 1952 the measurement of up to one ten millionth of a gram became possible with the laboratory balance products . the mettler balance proved to be a catchphrase in the laboratory . citation needed consequently with the advancement of microprocessor technology over the years a wide range of products for the laboratory were invented like automated titrators and thermal analyzers . mettler toledo laboratory products and technology were able to improve processes in research and development drug discovery and quality control . application specific software for balances provides data analysis opportunities to enhance accuracy productivity and compliance . rainin instrument edit in 2001 mettler toledo purchased rainin instrument llc which is now a wholly owned subsidiary of mettler toledo . 6 rainin supplies precision instruments and services worldwide . rainin pipettes provides automated chemistry systems used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development . the company also manufacturers and markets metal detection and other end of line inspection systems used in production and packaging . autochem edit thornton edit thornton inc. process analytics division 7 founded in 1964 develops manufactures markets and supplies instrumentation and sensors used for liquid process measurement and control applications.the instrumentation provides pure water treatment measurement & control for the pharmaceutical industry ; and parameters of conductivity resistivity toc ph do dissolved ozone and flow for the semiconductor and power industries . ingold edit founded in 1948 8 ingold specializes in solutions for ph do conductivity turbidity and co2 for process analytics applications in chemical pharmaceutical and food & beverage industries . industrial instruments edit the company manufactures numerous industrial weighing instruments and related terminals and offer software for the pharmaceutical chemical food and other industries . in addition it manufactures metal detection and other end of line product inspection systems used in production and packaging . the company supplies automatic identification and data capture solutions which integrate in motion weighing dimensioning and identification technologies for transport shipping and logistics customers . the company also offers heavy industrial scales and related software . cargoscan edit mettler toledo cargoscan dimensioning solutions are used by international transport companies small carriers warehouses and distribution centres around the world . systems are all approved according to international weights and measures standards ensuring high instrument performance . it has been shown that laser range finder technology provides high accuracy in the industry making an impact on a production s revenue . citation needed hi speed edit hi speed division joined mettler toledo in 1981 to provide weighing solutions for laboratory industrial and food retailing applications . the product inspection team provides the checkweighers metal detection devices and other end of line inspection systems for local and multinational companies worldwide safeline edit safeline was developed in 1989 at mettler toledo . the safeline product was an advanced metal detector the used digital technology for increased sensitivity and accuracy . to expand the detection solutions mettler toledo acquired avs raytech and avs metrology in 2000 . avs raytech manufactured x ray inspection equipment . the x ray inspection equipment combined with the detection products allowed companies to identify multiple contaminants as well as verifying product integrity and portion control . ci vision edit mettler toledo ci vision is a wholly owned subsidiary of mettler toledo inc. the mettler toledo product inspection group consisting of ci vision hi speed and safeline is a superior supplier of in line checkweighers metal detectors machine vision systems and x ray inspection systems . retail weighing solutions edit charitable contributions edit mettler toledo actively participates in the united way organization.the company offers employees opportunities to contribute financially or by supporting volunteer activity during paid company hours . references edit a b c d e f mettler toledo 2014 annual report . retrieved 9 august 2015 . a b c d terry robert . honest weight . xlibris corporation . isbn 0 7388 1330 3 . 1907 chap . 0535 . an act to provide for the testing and sealing of weights measures and balances having a device for indicating the price as well as the weight of commodities offered for sale . pdf . state library of massachusetts . retrieved 9 august 2015 . a century of toledo scale . toledo s attic . retrieved 9 august 2015 . a b the toledo scale collection 1900 1980 . retrieved 31 october 2014 . http www.sec.gov archives edgar 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