Danaher Corporation is among the leading manufacturers of professional instruments. The company has a worldwide workforce of approximately 37,000. Danaher does business in professional instrumentation, industrial technologies, and tools and components. The company s business activities encompass three reporting segments and are comprised of six strategic platforms, which include professional instrumentation, such as environmental, medical technology and electronic tests; industrial technologies, such as motion and product identification; and tools and components, such as mechanics hand tools. Danaher Corporation is headquartered in Washington, D.C.