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'Emerson Electric Company' NYSE: EMR was established in 1890 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, by the brothers Charles and Alexander Meston along with the principal investor: John Wesley Emerson. The company was then known as ''Emerson Electric Manufacturing Co.'' and manufactured electric motors and fans using an electric motor patented by the Meston brothers. Emerson was the first to sell electric fans in the United States in 1892. It quickly expanded its product line to include electric sewing machines, electric dental drills, and power tools.
During World War II under the leadership of Stuart Symington, it became the world's largest manufacturer of airplane armament. Symington went on to be the first Secretary of the Air Force and a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

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Environmental record

North American Distributors

Recent News

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Environmental record

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have identified Emerson as the 56th-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States, with roughly 36,000 pounds of toxic chemicals released annually into the air.^[1] Major pollutants indicated by the study include nickel compounds, manganese, diisocyanate, and lead.^[2]
== NBC ''Heroes'' Lawsuit ==
On October 2, 2006, Emerson, the company that makes the popular In-Sink-Erator garbage disposals, filed suit in federal court against NBC regarding a scene that appeared in the pilot episode of the network's TV series ''Heroes''. The scene depicted Claire Bennet reaching into an active garbage disposal to retrieve a ring, and severely injuring her hand in the process. Emerson's suit claims the scene "casts the disposer in an unsavory light, irreparably tarnishing the product" by suggesting that serious injuries will result "in the event consumers were to accidentally insert their hand into one."
Emerson is asking for a ruling barring future broadcasts of the pilot, which is available on NBC's website and has already aired on NBC Universal-owned cable networks USA and Sci Fi. It also seeks to block NBC from using any Emerson trademarks in the future. Emerson is also an appliance market competitor with General Electric, the owner of NBC.

North American Distributors

★ NORPAC Controls - Burnaby, British Columbia Canada

★ Spartan Controls - Calgary, Canada

★ Lakeside Process Controls - Mississauga, Ontario Canada

★ Vinson Process Controls - Carrollton, Texas

★ PCE Pacific, Inc. - Bothell, Washington, Anchorage, Alaska, Vancouver, Washington, Sandy, Utah

★ Caltrol - Las Vegas, Nevada

★ Applied Control Equipment - Centennial, Colorado

★ Puffer-Sweiven - Stafford, Texas

★ Experitec - Chesterfield, Missouri, Decatur, Illinois, Woodward, Oklahoma, Lenexa, Kansas, Wichita, Kansas, Liberal, Kansas

★ R.S. Stover Company - Marshalltown, Iowa

★ John H. Carter Co., Inc. - New Orleans, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, Mobile, Alabama

★ Scallon Controls, Inc. - Beaumont, Texas

★ Novaspect

Recent News

Recently acquired Artesyn (ATSN) for US$ 500 million and Knurr AG of Munich, Germany for approximately EUR 80 million (including all debts assumed).

References

1. Political Economy Research Institute Toxic 100 (Study released May 11, 2006) retrieved 17 Aug 2007
2. Toxics Release Inventory courtesy rtknet.org

See also

★ Novaspect, Inc.

★ Liebert Corporation

★ NORPAC Controls

★ Therm-O-Disc

★ RIDGID

★ Closetmaid

★ Intermetro

★ Stack-A-Shelf

★ Western Forge

★ Knaack Manufacturing Company

★ Weatherguard

External links

★ Company website

★ Liebert Corporation - Divisional website