MTS Systems Corporation
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| MTS Systems Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public NASDAQ: MTSC |
| Founded | Eden Prairie, Minnesota 1966 |
| Headquarters | Eden Prairie, Minnesota |
| Key people | Laura Hamilton, President & CEO |
| Industry | Scientific & Technical Instruments |
| Products | Testing hardware, Sensing hardware |
| Revenue | ▲$396.8 million USD (FY2006) |
| Employees | 1,510 |
| Website | www.mts.com |
MTS Systems Corporation (NASDAQ: MTSC) is a testing and sensing solutions company located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, a southwest suburb of Minneapolis.
MTS Systems Corp. was fined $400,000 after pleading guilty on March 12, 2008 for submitting false US export license applications on proposed shipments to India. The company admitted to two misdemeanor counts of "false certification or writing" by omitting information linked to nuclear power plant test equipment. [1]
[edit] Notable Projects
- MTS stands for Materials Testing Services
- First of its kind tuned mass damper for Citigroup Center[2] in New York City and John Hancock Tower[3] in Boston.
- Hydraulic mechanisms for the Incredible Hulk Coaster, the Cat in the Hat Ride, and Jurassic Park dinosaurs at Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida.
