The World of MTS. Following the founding of MTS Systems Corporation in 1951, the company rapidly developed into a leading supplier of intelligent hardware and software products in the fields of test and simulation systems and in measuring and automation technology. Today MTS Systems Corporation has over 2.200 employees worldwide – 360 of whom are employed by MTS Sensors at three sites in the USA (Cary, N.C.), Germany (Lüdenscheid) and Japan (Tokyo). At MTS, intensive basic research is efficiently merged with a consistent focus on practical requirements. The results are innovative solutions for a wide range of potential industrial and nonindustrial applications.