Mettler-Toledo is a manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments. It was formed by the merging of two companies: Mettler, based in Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

, and Toledo Scale, based in Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

, USA. The resultant company is currently headquartered in Columbus, Ohio and in Zurich, 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.

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

Differential scanning calorimetry

Differential scanning calorimetry or DSC is a thermoanalytical technique in which the difference in the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a sample and reference is measured as a function of temperature. Both the sample and reference are maintained at nearly the same temperature...

.

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)

Mettler-Toledo Cargoscan

Mettler-Toledo Cargoscan products are sold by Mettler-Toledo sales organisations around the world. Cargoscan, (based in Oslo, Norway) produces dimensioning, weighing and scanning solutions for the transport and logistics industry. These systems are designed to determine the dimensional weight of parcels and pallets for correct invoicing and improved productivity. The Cargoscan range includes everything from manual systems, to fully automatic solutions that can be integrated into complex sorting systems.(2008, www.mt.com)

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)

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)

Mettler-Toledo Process Analytics

Within the METTLER TOLEDO Group, the Process Analytics division concentrates on analytical measurement
solutions for industrial manufacturing processes. The division consists oftwo business units: Ingold and Thornton, both internationally recognized leaders in their respective markets and technologies.

Ingold (Urdorf

Urdorf

Urdorf is a municipality in the district of Dietikon in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, located in the Limmat Valley .-Geography:...

, Switzerland) is a worldwide leader in pH

PH

In chemistry, pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. Pure water is said to be neutral, with a pH close to 7.0 at . Solutions with a pH less than 7 are said to be acidic and solutions with a pH greater than 7 are basic or alkaline...

, dissolved and gaseous oxygen, CO2,
conductivity

Conductivity

Conductivity may refer to:*Electrical conductivity, a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current*Conductivity , also the specific conductance, is a measurement of the electrical conductance per unit distance in an electrolytic or aqueous solution*Ionic conductivity, a measure of...

 and turbidity

Turbidity

Turbidity is the cloudiness or haziness of a fluid caused by individual particles that are generally invisible to the naked eye, similar to smoke in air. The measurement of turbidity is a key test of water quality....

 solutions for process analytical measurement systems in chemical, food & beverage, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.

Thornton (Bedford

Bedford, Massachusetts

Bedford is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is within the Greater Boston area, north-west of the city of Boston. The population of Bedford was 13,320 at the 2010 census.- History :...

, USA) is the leader in pure and ultrapure industrial water monitoring instrumentation used in semiconductor, microelectronics, pharmaceutical, and biotech applications (like in-line measurement of conductivity,resistivity, TOC and ozone

Ozone

Ozone , or trioxygen, is a triatomic molecule, consisting of three oxygen atoms. It is an allotrope of oxygen that is much less stable than the diatomic allotrope...

in determining and controlling water purity.

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. Based in Ithaca, NY, USA

Mettler-Toledo Garvens

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. Based in Germany

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)

Mettler-Toledo CI-Vision

This division produces in-motion vision systems for use in production, this division was formed when Mettler Toledo acquired Illinois based CIVision, purchasing it outright from the founder, Chuck Stone, on 31st December 2009.

Sources

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

Mettler-Toledo GmbH, (2005), Values.

External links

• Mettler-Toledo homepage
• "New Scale Solves 129,000 Problems" , February 1949, Popular Science article on 1949 scale by Toledo Scale