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Introduction

205 S. Center Street
Marshalltown, Iowa 50158
U.S.A.
Telephone: (641) 754-3011
Fax: (641) 754-3081
Web site: http://www.fisher.com

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Emerson Electric Company
Incorporated: 1888 as Fisher Governor Company
Employees: 2,000
Sales: $3.4 billion (2002)
NAIC: 332912 Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing (pt); 334513 Instruments and Related Product Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables

A global designer, manufacturer, and supplier of control valves and regulators, Fisher Controls International, LLC is one of the largest and oldest process control companies. Fisher's Type 1 pump governor was invented by the founder in 1880 and remains—virtually unchanged—part of the company's product line today. In addition to valves and regulators, Fisher also designed and implemented final control systems. Fisher's products are used in a number of industries, including chemical, refining, power, and pulp and paper. Fisher is a subsidiary of Emerson Process Management, an operating division of Emerson Electric Company.

1. Introduction
2. Entrepreneurial Beginnings in the Late 1800s
3. Increasing Sales in the Early 1900s
4. Unprecedented Growth in the 1940s
5. Global Expansion and Innovation in the 1950s and 1960s
6. Diversification and Growth Through Mergers: 1970s–90s
7. Adapting to New Management and Economic Shifts: 1990s–2000s
8. Principal Subsidiaries
9. Principal Competitors
10. Further Reading
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