About us
Welcome to the world of MTL Instruments
MTL Instruments, a division of Cooper Crouse-Hinds, is a world leader in the development and supply of system infrastructure products and protection equipment to the Process Industries. Cooper Crouse-Hinds is a division of Cooper Industries which now forms a part of the electrical business of Eaton.
MTL Instruments is headquartered in Luton, England and is recognised as a world leader in the development and supply of intrinsic safety protection devices, Foundation Fieldbus and industrial networks Ethernet, wireless and network security products, lightning and surge protection, Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), alarms and annunciators and gas analysis equipment.
Many of the worlds safety critical processes are monitored, controlled, visualised or protected by MTL products and the Group is distinguished by its global network of sales and support centres. MTL is acknowledged as a thought leader in this high technology marketplace.
The combination of Cooper Crouse-Hinds’ expertise in the electrical components sector compliments MTL’s expertise in the instrumentation sector. This combination facilitates a unified approach to intrinsic safety and explosion proof techniques in process plants, and provides customers with a unique, single source of supply.
Eaton acquired Cooper Industries in late 2012 and is a diversified power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power.
The MTL Instruments Group is a division of Cooper Crouse-Hinds, which is one of eight divisions within Cooper Industries' powerhouse. Cooper Industries, Ltd. (NYSE: CBE) is a global manufacturer with 2009 revenues of $5.1 billion, approximately 89 percent of which are from electrical products. In 2009, sixty-one percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and thirty-nine percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 23 countries as of 2009. and is incorporated in the Republic of Ireland with administrative headquarters in Houston, TX.
