MTL Instruments Group

The MTL Instruments Group plc, a division of Cooper Industries, is an international business headquartered in Luton, UK. The company produces electronic instrumentation and protection equipment for telecommunication and process control systems, including power systems, safety interfaces and surge protection. The company has approximately 800 employees worldwide, and annual revenues exceed £90M (2006). MTL Instruments has manufacturing facilities in Knaresborough, UK; Chennai, India; Melbourne, Florida, USA; Bochum, Germany; and Brisbane, Australia.[1]

History

MTL Instruments was founded as a private company in 1971. In 2005 the company acquired GeCma Components GmbH, which manufactures computer terminals for use in hazardous areas. In 2007 MTL acquired three companies: ELPRO Technologies, which specialises in industrial wireless equipment and radio telemetry; RTK Instruments, which manufactures alarm equipment for process control systems; and Ocean Technical Systems, which provides remote instrumentation for offshore drilling vessels, tankers and pipelines. In 2008, MTL Instruments was purchased by Cooper Industries of Houston, Texas, under that company's Crouse-Hinds division.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "The MTL Instruments Group PLC". Hoovers. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  2. ↑ "History of MTL". MTL Instruments. Retrieved 2009-02-21.

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