Danaher Company Description
If you've ever used Craftsman hand tools or bought something with a bar code on it, then odds are you've been in touch with Danaher's business. Its Professional Instrumentation group produces environmental and electronic testing technology. The Industrial Technologies unit makes motion control equipment and devices that read bar codes, and the Medical Technologies division makes dental products and medical instrumentation devices. Danaher's Tools and Components segment includes hand tools, automotive specialty tools, and accessories under brand names like Sears' Craftsman. Brothers Steven Rales (chairman) and Mitchell Rales (a director) together own approximately 20% of the company.
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