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'{{short description|American health care equipment company}} {{Cleanup-PR|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox company | name = Danaher Corporation | logo = Danaher Corporation logo.svg | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{ubl|{{NYSE|DHR}}|[[S&P 100]] component|[[S&P 500]] component}} | industry = [[Conglomerate (company)|Conglomerate]] | foundation = {{ubl|{{start date and age|1969}} (as DMG) |{{start date and age|1984}} (as Danaher)}} | founder = [[Steven M. Rales]], [[Mitchell Rales]] | location = [[Washington, D.C.]], U.S. | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = [[Steven M. Rales]], [[Chairman#Public corporations|Chairman of the Board]]<br />[[Mitchell Rales]], [[Chairman#Public corporations|Chairman of the Executive Committee]]<br />Rainer M. Blair, [[President (corporate title)|President]] & [[CEO]]<br />Matt McGrew, [[Vice president#In business|Executive VP]] & [[CFO]] | revenue = {{increase}} {{US$|29.453 billion|link=yes}} (2021) | operating_income = {{increase}} {{US$|7.47 billion}} (2021) | net_income = {{increase}} {{US$|6.43 billion}} (2021) | assets = {{increase}} {{US$|83.18 billion}} (2021) | equity = {{increase}} {{US$|44.18 billion}} (2021) | num_employees = 80,000 (Dec 2021) | divisions = [[#Divisions|List of divisions]] | website = {{url|www.danaher.com}} | footnotes = <ref name=10K>{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/313616/000031361622000061/dhr-20211231.htm | title=Danaher Corporation 2021 Form 10-K Annual Report | publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission]]}}</ref> }} '''Danaher Corporation''' is an American globally diversified conglomerate with its headquarters in [[Washington, D.C.]] The company designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services. The company's 3 platforms are "[[Life Sciences]]", "[[Diagnostics]]", and "Environmental & Applied Solutions".<ref name=10K/> Danaher is ranked 130th on the [[Fortune 500]] 2021.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://fortune.com/company/danaher/fortune500/ |title=Fortune 500: Danaher | publisher=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]}}</ref> The company is named after Danaher Creek in [[Western Montana]]. Founders [[Steven M. Rales]] and [[Mitchell Rales]] first conceptualized the company while fishing there.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.danaher.com/who-we-are/danaher-story | title=The Danaher Story | website=Danaher}}</ref> Danaher was one of the first companies in North America to adopt "[[Kaizen]]" principles to manufacturing,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fortive.com/about-us/our-history | title=Fortive and Danaher, Steven and Mitchell Rales | website=Fortive}}</ref> which is a [[lean manufacturing]] Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, and elimination of waste. ==History== The company was organized in 1969 as a [[Massachusetts]] [[real estate investment trust]] under its former name DMG, Inc. In 1978, DMG, Inc. was reorganized as a Florida corporation and changed its name to Diversified Mortgage Investors, Inc. Eventually, the company adopted the name Danaher in 1984 and was reincorporated under the [[Delaware General Corporation Law]].<ref name=10K/> In June 1986, Danaher purchased Chicago Pneumatic (CP), which had merged in July 1984 with a sister company, The Jacobs Manufacturing Co. (Jacobs), and which had purchased Matco Tools Corp. (MTC) in April 1981. Danaher in June 1987 sold CP while retaining Jacobs, including its Matco Tools Division. Jacobs' name was changed to Matco Tools Corp. in November 1991, and the other divisions within Jacobs were established as separate operating companies. In January 1993, Danaher formed NMTC, Inc., which acquired a substantial portion of the assets of MTC, including the existing distributorship agreements of MTC. Within two years of Danaher Corp.'s founding in 1984, Danaher Corp. acquired 12 companies as part of a strategy to enter the [[manufacturing]] business. Therefore, in 1986 Danaher added [[Qualitrol]] to its [[instrumentation]] unit.<ref name="About Qualitrol">{{cite web|title=About the Company|url=http://www.qualitrolcorp.com/About_Qualitrol/|publisher=Qualitrol|access-date=6 July 2012|year=2012}}</ref> The unit also included [[Gilbarco Veeder-Root]]'s underground fuel storage sensors, Dynapar's motion sensors<ref name="Dynapar SSI Encoders">{{cite web|title=Dynapar Motion Control Sensor Rotary Encoders & Resolvers |url=https://www.dynapar.com/Products/Technology_Overview/ |publisher=Dynapar |year=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809184920/https://www.dynapar.com/Products/Technology_Overview/ |archive-date=2016-08-09 }}</ref> and Qualitrol's [[Pressure measurement|pressure]] and [[Temperature measurement|temperature]] measurement instruments, used on the electrical transformer industry.<ref name="Danaher Corporation">{{cite web|last=Dubovoj|first=Sina|title=Danaher Corporation|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_gx5202/is_2006/ai_n19123608/|publisher=Resource Library CBS Interactive|access-date=12 June 2012|author2=Ingram, Frederick|year=2006}}</ref> The Danaher Motion group acquired [[Kollmorgen]], of [[Radford, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/2522/92838503001027/filing-main.htm |title=Danaher Corp, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Apr 1, 2003 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 30, 2013}}</ref> === 1990–2000 === 1990 Danaher acquires Easco Hand Tools Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/02/21/business/company-news-danaher-acquires-easco-hand-tools.html|title=Danaher Acquires Easco Hand Tools|website=The New York Times| date=1990-02-21|language=en-US|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> 1991 Danaher is selected as exclusive supplier of handtools for Sears. 1994 Danaher acquires the tool company Armstrong- makers of tool brands Armstrong, Allen, and others. In 1995 Danaher acquired German components manufacturer Hengstler, a leading manufacturer of counters, printers, relays, and high-precision rotational sensors. Hengstler was Danaher's first acquisition on the European mainland, and the first Operating Company headquartered outside the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.https://www.hengstler.de/en/company/history.php | title=Hengstler History | website=Hengstler}}</ref> Since 1999 Danaher has owned 100% of [[Hach Company|Hach company]], broadening the portfolio of chemical, mainly water and wastewater, analytics also with the German company Lange. === 2005–2006 === UK-based West Instruments provides control and measurement instrumentation and services for the global industrial and process markets. German instrumentation manufacturer PMA was added to the Industrial Controls Group in 2005 and enhances the range of control and measurement instrumentation. In July 2005, Danaher announced a definitive agreement to acquire [[Leica Microsystems]].<ref name="Danaher-Corp-Jul-2005-10-Q">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/25/0001193125-05-145611.pdf |title=Danaher Corp, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Jul 21, 2005 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 30, 2013}} </ref> Leica manufactures a broad range of products for numerous applications requiring microscopic imaging, measurement and analysis. It also offers management systems in the areas of Life Science including biotechnology and medicine, as well as the science of raw materials and industrial quality assurance. === 2007–2008 === In early 2007 Danaher acquired Australian Pathology Instrument and Engineering company Vision Systems Limited.<ref name="Danaher-Corp-Oct-2006-10-Q">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/70/119312506210301/filing-main.htm |title=Danaher Corp, Form 10-Q, Quarterly Report, Filing Date Oct 19, 2006 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 30, 2013}}</ref> Also in 2007, Danaher made its largest acquisition to date, the purchase of [[Tektronix, Inc.]] for US$2.85 billion.<ref name="Danaher-Corp-Nov-2007-8-K">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/299/89882207001390/filing-main.htm |title=Danaher Corp, Form 8-K, Current Report, Filing Date Nov 21, 2007 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 30, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title = Danaher to Buy Tektronix for $2.85 Billion|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/16/business/16deal.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2007-10-16|access-date = 2015-04-28|issn = 0362-4331}}</ref> ChemTreat was acquired by Danaher in 2007 as well.<ref name="Blackwell">{{Cite web|last=Blackwell|first=John Reid|title=Buyout enriches workers|url=https://richmond.com/news/buyout-enriches-workers/article_29ea4674-a1de-54cd-b7ee-c085cd7f126d.html|access-date=2021-01-06|website=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}</ref> === 2009–2010 === In 2009 Danaher purchased the Analytical Technologies business unit of Canadian Life Sciences company MDS, Inc. for US$650 million.<ref name="Danaher-Corp-Feb-2010-10-K">{{cite web|url=http://pdf.secdatabase.com/2022/0001193125-10-038977.pdf |title=Danaher Corp, Form 10-K, Annual Report, Filing Date Feb 24, 2010 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 29, 2013}}</ref> In a separate, but related transaction, Danaher agreed with [[Life Technologies (Thermo Fisher Scientific)|Life Technologies Corporation]] (Nasdaq: LIFE) to acquire the remaining 50% ownership position in AB SCIEX for US$450 million, leaving Danaher as outright owner of AB SCIEX and Molecular Devices. The aggregate purchase price for the combined transactions is $1.1 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/mds-sells-unit-to-focus-on-isotopes/article1273003/ |title=MDS shares soar on restructuring - the Globe and Mail |website=www.theglobeandmail.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902165959/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/mds-sells-unit-to-focus-on-isotopes/article1273003/ |archive-date=2 September 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> === 2011–2012 === In 2011, Danaher acquired [[Beckman Coulter]]<ref name="Danaher-Corp-Aug-2011-8-K/A">{{cite web|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/1256/119312511216818/filing-main.htm |title=Danaher Corp, Form 8-K/A, Filing Date Aug 10, 2011 |publisher=secdatabase.com |access-date =Mar 29, 2013}}</ref> and sold Accu-sort to [[Datalogic S.p.A.#Acquisitions|Datalogic]]. In October 2012, Danaher Corporation and [[Cooper Industries]] agreed to sell their joint venture, [[Apex Tool Group]], to [[Bain Capital]] for a fee of around $1.6 billion.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/deals-day-idUSL3E8LA2MW20121010 | title=Deals of the day -- mergers and acquisitions | work=Reuters | publisher=Reuters | date=10 October 2012 | access-date=30 June 2017 | archive-date=22 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922083416/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/10/deals-day-idUSL3E8LA2MW20121010 | url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2012 Danaher Corporation acquired Navman Wireless, a provider of on-demand fleet and asset management technology.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/DHR.N/key-developments/article/2682405| title= Danaher Corp Acquires Navman Wireless | work=Reuters | date=29 Jan 2013}}</ref> === 2013–2014 === In September 2014, Danaher Corp announced its intention to buy [[Nobel Biocare]] for $2.2 billion.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-biocare-m-a-danaher/danaher-to-buy-nobel-biocare-for-2-2-billion-idUSKBN0HA0B420140915| title= Danaher to buy Nobel Biocare for $2.2 billion | publisher=Reuters | date=15 September 2014}}</ref> In October 2014, Danaher Corp announced it would be combining its communications unit with [[NetScout Systems]].<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-danaher-m-a-netscout-syst-idUSKCN0I20TK20141013 Danaher to combine communications unit with NetScout] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127230301/http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-danaher-m-a-netscout-syst-idUSKCN0I20TK20141013 |date=2015-11-27 }}. [[Reuters]], 14 October 2014</ref> The action was completed in July 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.netscout.com/press-release/netscout-systems-completes-acquisition-of-danahers-communications-business/|title=NetScout Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTCT) has completed the acquisition of Danaher Corporation's (NYSE: DHR) Communications Business. - NetScout.com|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> === 2015–2016 === In May 2015, Danaher Corp announced the acquisition of [[Pall Corporation|Pall]] for $13.8 billion,<ref>{{Cite news|title = Danaher to Acquire Pall for $13.6 Billion and Split Into Two|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/14/business/dealbook/danaher-to-acquire-pall-for-13-6-billion-and-split-into-two.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2015-05-15|access-date = April 26, 2019}}</ref> which was completed in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pall.com/en/about-pall/press-release/danaher-completes-acquisition-of-pall-corporation.html|title=Danaher Completes Acquisition Of Pall Corporation|publisher=Pall|access-date=April 26, 2019}}</ref> In June 2016, Danaher spun off several subsidiaries, including Matco and AMMCO-COATS, to create [[Fortive]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/danaher-completes-fortive-spin-off-125312990.html|title=Danaher Completes Fortive Spin-Off, Trading to Begin Today|website=Yahoo Finance|author1=Zacks Equity Research|access-date=5 July 2016}}</ref> In September of the same year, the company announced it would acquire [[Cepheid Inc|Cepheid]] for $4 billion (including debt).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genengnews.com/news/danaher-to-acquire-cepheid-for-4b/|title=Danaher to Acquire Cepheid for $4B|date=September 6, 2016}}</ref> In October 2016, Danaher Corporation acquired Phenomenex for $700 million to expand its life sciences space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Downstream-Processing/Danaher-set-to-buy-purification-consumables-firm-Phenomenexn|title=Danaher Completes Acquisition Of Phenomenex|publisher= biopharma-reporter.com|access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref> === 2017–present === In October 2017, Danaher Corp announced the acquisition of scientific informatics company ID Business Solutions Ltd. (IDBS).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fiercebiotech.com/medtech/danaher-picks-up-u-k-data-analytics-player-to-boost-drug-development-offerings|title=Danaher picks up U.K. data analytics player to boost drug development offerings|date=2017-10-30|work=FierceBioTech|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> It was announced that IDBS would become part of Danaher's life sciences platform.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-30/danaher-is-said-nearing-deal-to-buy-u-k-r-d-software-firm-idbs-j9e1o6mx|title=Danaher to Buy U.K. Drug R&D Software Firm ID Business Solutions|date=2017-10-30|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-12-01}}</ref> In 2017, Danaher recorded $18.3 billion in revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2019/01/07/glenstone-foundation-gobbles-up-more-property-near.html|title=Glenstone Foundation gobbles up more property near its museum|last=Maake|first=Katishi|date=2019-01-07|website=Washington Business Journal|access-date=2019-01-09}}</ref> In March 2018, the business announced it would acquire [[Integrated DNA Technologies]] for an undisclosed price.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.genengnews.com/topics/omics/danaher-to-acquire-integrated-dna-technologies/|title=Danaher to Acquire Integrated DNA Technologies|date=March 9, 2018}}</ref> In July 2018, Danaher announced its intention to spin off its $2.8 billion Dental segment, into an independent publicly traded company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2018-07-19-Danaher-Announces-Plan-To-Spin-Off-Dental-Business-Into-An-Independent-Publicly-Traded-Company|title=Danaher Announces Plan To Spin Off Dental Business Into An Independent, Publicly Traded Company - Jul 19, 2018|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> In October 2019, Danaher announced it has signed an agreement to sell its biomolecular characterization, chromatography hardware and resins, microcarriers and particle validation standards businesses to Sartorius AG for approximately $750 million. The combined revenue of the businesses was approximately $140 million in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hargreaves|first=Ben|date=2019-10-22|title=Sartorius in $750m swoop for Danaher Life Science businesses|url=https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2019/10/22/Sartorius-set-to-acquire-Danaher-businesses|access-date=2019-10-29|website=Biopharma Reporter}}</ref> In December 2019, Danaher completed the [[corporate spin-off]] of Envista, its dental unit.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/danaher-announces-final-results-of-envista-exchange-offer-300976864.html | title=Danaher Announces Final Results Of Envista Exchange Offer | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=December 18, 2019}}</ref> In 2019, Danaher was ranked by [[Forbes]] as one of the best employers for diversity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danaher on the Forbes Best Employers for Diversity List|url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/danaher/|work=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> On Monday, March 2, 2020, Dr. Stephen Hahn, the F.D.A.’s commissioner, said that the agency had taken actions to allow private labs and companies to begin making their own coronavirus tests in order to greatly expand the U.S. capacity to test for the virus. Dr. Hahn went on to note, "There will be — the estimates we’re getting from industry right now, by the end of this week, close to a million tests will be able to be performed."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/03/health/coronavirus-tests-fda.html#commentsContainer|title = Estimates Fall Short of F.D.A.'s Pledge for 1 Million Coronavirus Tests|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 3 March 2020|last1 = Thomas|first1 = Katie|last2 = Sheikh|first2 = Knvul}}</ref> The following morning, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services noted that Dr. Hahn was referring to tests being produced by an outside manufacturer, [[Integrated DNA Technologies]]. IDT is a division of Danaher which was acquired in early 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.idtdna.com/pages/about/leadership|title=IDT Leadership}}</ref> In March 2020, Danaher acquired Cytiva, the biopharma business of the [[General Electric]] Life Sciences division, for $21.4 billion. The unit makes equipment for the research and manufacture of pharmaceuticals.<ref>{{Cite press release | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/danaher-completes-acquisition-of-the-biopharma-business-of-general-electric-life-sciences-business-will-be-called-cytiva-301032965.html | title=Danaher Completes Acquisition Of The Biopharma Business Of General Electric Life Sciences; Business Will Be Called Cytiva | publisher=[[PR Newswire]] | date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> In May 2020, it was announced that Tom Joyce would retire as CEO of the company. He was replaced by executive vice-president Rainier Blair on September 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danaher names next CEO|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2020/05/06/danaher-names-next-ceo-as-tom-joyce-plans.html|access-date=2020-10-28|website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref> ==Divisions== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2013}} {{prose|date=April 2014}} *Environmental & Applied Solutions **[[Esko (company)|Esko]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2011-01-20-Danaher-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-EskoArtwork-for-470-Million|title=Danaher Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire EskoArtwork for $470 Million - January 20, 2011|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> **[[Hach Company|HACH]] **[[Pantone]] **[[X-Rite]] **Foba Laser Alltec GmbH **Videojet **Laetus GmbH **ChemTreat<ref name="Blackwell"/> *Life Sciences **[https://www.aldevron.com Aldevron]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danaher To Acquire Aldevron|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2021-06-17-Danaher-To-Acquire-Aldevron|access-date=2021-11-16|website=Danaher Corporation Investors|language=en}}</ref> **[https://www.cytivalifesciences.com/en/us/about-us/about-danaher Cytiva] **[[Beckman Coulter|Beckman Coulter Life Sciences]]<ref name="investors.danaher.com">{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2011-02-07-Danaher-to-Acquire-Beckman-Coulter-Inc-for-83-50-per-share-or-6-8-Billion|title=Danaher to Acquire Beckman Coulter, Inc. for $83.50 per share or $6.8 Billion - February 7, 2011|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> **[[Integrated DNA Technologies]] **[[Leica Microsystems]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2005-07-01-Danaher-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-to-Acquire-Leica-Microsystems|title=Danaher Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Leica Microsystems - Jul 1, 2005|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> **[[Molecular Devices]] **[[Pall Corporation]] **Phenomenex **[[SCIEX]] *Diagnostics **[[Beckman Coulter]]<ref name="investors.danaher.com"/> **[[Cepheid Inc|Cepheid]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2016-09-06-Danaher-To-Acquire-Cepheid-For-53-00-Per-Share-Or-Approximately-4-Billion|title=Danaher To Acquire Cepheid For $53.00 Per Share, Or Approximately $4 Billion - Sep 6, 2016|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> **[[Leica Biosystems]] **[[Radiometer (company)|Radiometer]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://investors.danaher.com/2003-12-11-Danaher-Corporation-Submits-a-Tender-Offer-for-the-Shares-of-Radiometer-A-S-and-Announces-Conference-Call|title=Danaher Corporation Submits a Tender Offer for the Shares of Radiometer A/S and Announces Conference Call - Dec 11, 2003|website=Danaher Corporation Investors}}</ref> Other brands (Note: As of July 2016, some of these are now part of Fortive) *[[Armstrong Tools]] - In October 2012, Danaher and Cooper sold Apex to Bain Capital for about $1.6 billion. *[[Dynapar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dynapar.com/ |title=Dynapar Industrial Encoders & Resolvers |work=dynapar.com |year=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527190609/http://www.dynapar.com/ |archive-date=2012-05-27 }}</ref> *[[Gems Sensors & Controls]] *[[Hengstler GmbH|Hengstler]] *[[Jacobs Vehicle Systems]] *[[Joslyn Clark]] *[[Matco Tools]] *[[Qualitrol]] *[[Teletrac]] ==See also== *[[Condition-based maintenance]] *[[Partial Discharge]] *[[Dissolved gas analysis]] *[[Electric power transmission]] *[[Electric power distribution]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{Finance links | name = Danaher Corporation | google = DHR | yahoo = DHR | bloomberg = DHR:US | symbol = DHR | sec_cik = DHR }} {{Danaher}} {{Beckman Coulter}} {{Tektronix}} {{Tool manufacturers}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Danaher Corporation| ]] [[Category:1969 establishments in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:American companies established in 1969]] [[Category:Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Conglomerate companies established in 1969]] [[Category:Conglomerate companies of the United States]] [[Category:Electronics companies established in 1969]] [[Category:Hand tools]] [[Category:Manufacturing companies based in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in the United States]] [[Category:Tool manufacturing companies of the United States]] [[Category:Electric motor manufacturers]]'