We serve companies around the world in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, cosmetics, and other industries, in addition to government agencies. All of TD's products are built to meet Customers' needs for speed and accuracy in detection, whether they are looking to see if a bottle of soda is underfilled, or a potential terrorist is carrying a bomb. Our first commercial product, the TEA Analyzer, was developed in 1976 to detect nitrosamines in food products. That technology led to the development of the EGIS explosives detection system, installed in 40 airports overseas and in use in 21 countries. Hundreds of systems are currently deployed in 26 countries.
New markets shape our optimism for future growth.
For example, in addition to providing quality control for a number of beverage industry giants, our InScan System helped us enter the cosmetics industry as well as the food industry. Additionally, after many years of shipping EGIS systems for installation overseas, it is gratifying to now provide this technology to enhance the safety of air travelers in the U.S. Thermo Electron Corporation You may also want to visit the Thermo Electron Corp. web site. TD is a subsidiary of Thermo Electron. Thermo Electron Corporation was founded in 1956 by Dr. George N. Hatsopoulos, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher and professor of mechanical engineering. From the company's early days in a garage in Belmont, Massachusetts, Thermo Electron has grown to employ 26,000 people in 23 countries.