Emerson Electric Co. is a global technology and engineering company, which designs and manufactures products and delivers services that bring technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in a wide range of industrial, commercial, and consumer markets. It operates through the following segments: Final Control, Measurement and Analytical, Discrete Automation, Safety and Productivity, Control Systems and Software, and AspenTech. The company was founded by Charles Meston and Alexander Meston on September 24, 1890, and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.