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Emerson Electric Company
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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.
Contents
- 1 NBC Heroes Lawsuit
- 2 North American Distributors
- 3 Recent News
- 4 See also
- 5 External links
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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. 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
Recent News
Recently acquired
Artesyn (ATSN) for $500M and
Knurr AG of
Munich, Germany for approximately EUR 80 million (including all debts assumed).
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