Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. is a provider of precision instruments and services. The company produces scales for laboratory, industrial, packaging, logistics, and food retail applications. It also manufactures several related analytical instruments and offers automated chemical solutions for drug and compound discovery and development, metal detection, and end-of-line inspection systems for production and packaging, as well as solutions for certain process analysis applications. Its business is conducted by the following segments: U.S. operations, Swiss operations, Western European operations, Chinese operations, and other operations. The U.S. operations segment represents the company's marketing and manufacturing organizations in the United States. The Swiss operations segment includes marketing and manufacturing organizations in Switzerland, as well as an extensive research and development business responsible for the development, production, and marketing of precision instruments for various industrial and laboratory applications, including weighing, analysis, and measurement technologies. The Western European operations segment includes marketing and manufacturing organizations in Western Europe, excluding the Swiss operations segment. The Chinese operations segment represents the company's marketing and manufacturing organizations located in China. Another segment includes operations that exist outside of these reportable segments. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.