Our Mission
That men and women may work in safety and that they, their families
and their communities may live in health throughout the world.
About The Cover
Conceptualized, designed and engineered within 18 months, the Altair 4X Multigas Detector with XCell Sensors represents a breakthrough product platform from which MSA and our customers will benefit for years to come. But unlike past innovations, it's not just the hardware that makes this product so special. As illustrated in the X-ray image on the cover, it's what's inside that counts!
Through extensive global Voice-of-Customer research, key product differentiators - such as a longer sensor life and a 40 percent faster response time - were designed into XCell Sensors to bring greater value to the customer while driving greater return for MSA's shareholders.
When installed in gas detection instruments like the Altair 4X Detector, XCell Sensors save the customer thousands of dollars over the lifetime of the instrument. With these and many other new-to-the-industry advantages, it is no surprise the Altair 4X Detector with XCell Sensor technology is helping MSA gain countless competitive conversions globally, particularly in the oil, gas and petrochemical market. It's also one more reason why the XCell Sensor platform was named MSA's 2010 Product of the Year.
To learn more about this exciting innovation, visit our Website at www.msanet.com/Altair4X.
Our Vision
To be the leading innovator and provider of quality safety and instrument products and services that protect and improve people's health, safety and the environment.
To satisfy customer needs through the efforts of motivated, involved, highly trained employees dedicated to continuous improvement in quality, service, cost, value, technology and delivery.
Business of MSA
MSA is in the business of developing, manufacturing and selling innovative products that enhance the safety and health of workers throughout the world. Critical to MSA's mission is a clear understanding of customerprocesses and safety needs. MSA dedicates significant resources to research which allows the company to develop a keen understanding of customer safety requirements for a diverse range of markets, including the fire service,law enforcement, construction, public utilities, mining, chemical, petroleum, HVAC, hazardous materials remediation, military and retail. MSA's principal products, each designed to serve the needs of these target markets, include respiratory protective equipment, thermal imaging cameras, gas and flame detection instruments, ballistic protection, as well as head, eye, face, hearing and fall protection products.
MSA was founded in 1914 by John T. Ryan and George H. Deike, two mining engineers who had firsthand knowledge of the terrible human loss that was occurring in underground coal mines at that time. Their knowledge of the mining industry provided the foundation for the development of safety equipment to better protect underground miners. While the range of markets served by MSA has expanded greatly over the years, the founding philosophy of understanding customer safety needs and designing innovative safety equipment solutions remains unchanged.
MSA is headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, with operations employing 5,200 associates throughout the world. A publicly held company, MSA's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MSA.