Smiths Group traces its remarkable corporate lineage back to 1851 when Samuel Smith opened a small clock and watchmaking shop in London. Over the decades and centuries, the enterprise evolved from a precision instrument maker into a sprawling multinational industrial conglomerate, supplying critical components for aviation, automotive, medical devices, and threat detection. In recent years, management executed a massive strategic transformation, divesting healthcare and detection divisions to streamline into a focused, high-performance industrial technology leader.