Danaher Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
2099 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20006-6800, United States
(202)828-0850, (202)828-0860 fax, http://www.danaher.com

Primary SIC: Industrial Measuring Instruments, Primary NAICS: Instruments and Related Product Manufacturing for Measuring Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
Description: Danaher Corporation, originally founded in 1969 as a Massachusetts real estate investment trust, the company underwent a third reorganization in 1984. Under the name Danaher, the company incorporated in Delaware and went public on the New York Stock Exchange. Danaher designs, manufactures and markets professional, medical, industrial, commercial and consumer products. The business consists of four segments: Professional Instrumentation, Medical Technologies, Industrial Technologies, and Tools & Components. As of 2008, its Professional Instrumentation segment produces environmental and electronic testing technology; Industrial Technologies makes motion control equipment and devices that read bar codes; Medical Technologies makes dental products and medical instrumentation devices; and Danaher's Tools and Components manufactures hand and automotive specialty tools, and accessories under brand names like Sears' Craftsman, Armstrong, Allen, Gearwrench and Sata. Headquartered in Washington DC., the company currently operates a network of 117 facilities located in the United States and 109 are located outside the United States, primarily in Europe and in Asia, the rest of facilities are in North America, Latin America and Australia. Other subsidiaries maintained by the company include Danaher Controls; Danaher Tool Group; Fayette Tubular Products; Hennessy Industries, Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing and Matco Tools. More

Manufacturing: Process and environmental controls, tools and components.