Illinois Tool Works

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Illinois Tool Works or ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L. Smith.

Today, it employs nearly 60,000 people in 825 business units, and is based in Glenview, Cook County, Illinois, with operations in 52 countries, with profits of $1.8bn on revenues of $16bn in 2007.

In 2007, ITW had more than 20,000 unexpired patents and pending patent applications worldwide, including 2,900 U.S. patents and 1,116 pending U.S. applications. The company typically ranks in the top 100 of patent issuers in the U.S.

As of June, 2008, David Speer is Chairman & CEO of ITW.

Contents 1 Environmental Record 2 ITW Companies 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Environmental Record

Illinois Tool Works Inc.(ITW) was ranked number 100 on the Political Economy Research Institutes "THE TOXIC 100: Top Corporate Air Polluters in the United States" list for 2002.^[1]Illinois Tool Works Ring carriers produce about 47% less emissions released into the atmosphere than paperboard cartons and about 36% less than shrink-film 6-pack packages.^[2] From taking a look at their activities, environmental coordinators were able to have certain products reformulated to less environmentally damaging products. Also, certain processes were amended to have a reduced environmental impact.The company took another look at the possibilities of reducing and recycling waste, maximizing our efficient use of natural resources, and delivering environmental awareness training to the whole of the work force. This last activity led to the creation of an Environmental Team comprising seven volunteers from the workforce to further environmental improvements and in March 2004 the Company received Green Dragon Level 5 Standard.^[3]

[edit] ITW Companies

ITW is comprised of a number of companies and divisions.

Notable brands include Miller Electric, DUO-FAST fasteners, the Space Bag company, Foster Refrigerator, OXO cooking tools, and the Wolf Range Company.

Below is a list of these companies.

ACME Packaging Systems Densit A/S ITW Alma American Safety Technologies ITW Amp ITW Angleboard ITW Auto-Sleeve ITW Automotive Group ITW Balance Engineering Bernard ITW BGK ITW Binks ITW Brands ITW Buildex ITW California Industrial Products ITW CargoSafe ITW Chemical Products Scandinavia ITW Chemtronics ITW Chronomatic ITW ChronoTherm Click Commerce ITW Coding Products ITW Compular Colged Cyclone Industries Pty Ltd ITW Dacro Davall Gears ITW Decorating Co Decorative Sleeves ITW Delpro ITW Devcon ITW DeVilbiss Diagraph Diagraph MSP ITW Drawform DUO-FAST Elettrobar ITW Dykem/Dymon ITW Dynatec Electro Static Technology Electrocal ITW Electronic Component Packaging Systems (ECPS) ITW Elettrogibi Eltex Elektrostatik GmbH ITW Envopak ITW Erg Components ITW Fastex - Distribution Business ITW Fastex New Zealand ITW Fibre Glass-Evercoat

ITW Fuel Products ITW Foamseal ITW Foils ITW Foils Plastics & Securities ITW Formex Foster Refrigerator of Canada Foster Refrigerator UK. FoxJet ITW Gema ITW Gema AG ITW Global PDC ITW Heartland ITW Heartland Standard Machines Division ITW Heller GmbH ITW Herbert Static Control ITW Hi-Cone ITW Highland Hobart Hobart Brothers Hobart GmbH Hobart Institute of Welding Technology (HIWT) ITW Holographics Hosco Finishing System Components Houchin Aerospace I.KELA Company ITW Imtran Insta-Bulk Instron ITW Insulation Systems ITW Jemco ITW Jetline Engineering KaiRak Kiwiplan ITW Laminations ITW Linx ITW Loveshaw Loveshaw Europe ITW LPS Laboratories ITW Magna Magnaflux ITW McMurdo Meyercord Revenue Midwest Industrial Packaging, Inc. ITW Miller ITW Mima ITW Mima Packaging Systems Minigrip Mollart Universal Joints Mumm Products National Service Center (NSC) ITW Nexus ITW Norwood Marking Systems ITW NOVADAN Group ORGAPACK OXO ITW Packaging Brands ITW Paktron ITW Pancon ITW Paslode Paxton Products ITW Performance Polymers

ITW Performance Polymers Consumer Division ITW Philadelphia Resins Pillar Technologies ITW Plastic Packaging Systems ITW Plastiglide ITW Plexus ITW Polymer Castings ITW Polymers & Fluids PRO/MARK ITW Produx ITW Ramset/Red Head ITW Ransburg ITW Reddi-Pac ITW Richmond Technology ITW Ride Quality Products ITW Rippey ITW ROCOL North America ROCOL Lubricants ROCOL Site Safety Systems ITW Shakeproof Assembly Components ITW Shippers Products ITW Signode ITW Simco ITW Simco Static Control and Cleanroom Products Smith Equipment ITW Southland Space Bag H. A. SPRINGER GmbH ITW Spiroid SPIT Strapex ITW Stretch Packaging Systems ITW Switches ITW Switches (UK) ITW TACC Technographics ITW Technology Center ITW TekFast Tempil The Texwipe Company ITW Thermal Films ITW Trans Tech America Traulsen Tregaskiss Welding Products Trident TRIMARK ITW Truswal Unipac ITW United Silicone Valeron Strength Films VENETA DECALCOGOMME ITW Vortec Vulcan-Hart Welding Industries of Australia Weldwell New Zealand Wilsonart International Wolf Range Company ITW Workholding Group Zip-Pak

[edit] References

1. ^ PERI - Political Economy Research Institute: Toxic 100 Table
2. ^ ITW Hi-Cone: FAQ About Our Photodegradable & Recyclable Plastic Carriers
3. ^ http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:73NKCkCbeEYJ:www.greendragonems.com/certifiedcompanies/document_download.asp%3FDocument_ID%3D61+ITW+Environmental+pollution&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=7&gl=us

[edit] External links

• Illinois Tool Works official website