Something I just ran across.
"As mentioned above in the OHAUS section, Mettler has been expanding their market share by purchasing other companies. Mettler's key competitor is Sartorius. It seems that Mettler and Sartorius have been trying to "one up" each other with new competing models and going tit-for-tat in the way of purchasing additional scale companies. For example, When Mettler purchased Ohaus, Sartorius responded by purchasing Acculab. This type of competition is often good for consumers because the two companies often become engaged in price wars and capacity wars which leads to a greater value product for consumers".