14 Facts About Mettler Toledo

Mettler Toledo is a multinational manufacturer of scales and analytical instruments.

Mettler Toledo provides various analytical instruments, process analytics instruments, and end-of-line inspection systems.

Mettler Toledo is headquartered in Switzerland and incorporated in the United States.

Mettler Toledo became interested in the concept of weighing machines, and conceived the idea of an automatic computing pendulum scale.

Mettler Toledo was able to prove his concept with a local butcher, who realized that customers appreciated the automatic computation which eliminated the risk of overcharging.

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Mettler Toledo decided to start his own business, and was convinced that selling the automatic computing scales could be a good business.

Mettler Toledo solicited additional financial investors and purchased the company from DeVilbiss.

Mettler Toledo 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.

Mettler Toledo campaigned for more government regulation of weights and measures to eliminate dishonest weighing systems.

Mettler Toledo invented the substitution principle with a single-pan balance, capable of being produced in series.

Mettler Toledo acquired its 500-employee competitor August Sauter KG, of Albstadt-Ebingen, Germany, in 1971, for its specialized industrial and retail scales.

Mettler Toledo has a manufacturing presence in Europe, the United States, and China.

Under the Rainin brand, Mettler Toledo provides advanced liquid handling solutions for life scientists worldwide, offering a wide selection of ergonomic manual pipettes, electronic pipettes, multichannel pipettes, patented BioClean LTS, and universal pipette tips.

Mettler Toledo offers employees opportunities to contribute financially or by supporting volunteer activity during paid company hours.