ITW

Illinois Tool Works Inc manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment worldwide It operates through seven segments Automotive OEM Food Equipment Test Measurement and Electronics Welding Polymers Fluids Construction Products and Specialty Products The Automotive OEM segment offers plastic and metal components fasteners and assemblies for automobiles light trucks and other industrial uses The Food Equipment segment provides warewashing refrigeration cooking and food processing equipment kitchen exhaust ventilation and pollution control systems and food equipment maintenance and repair services The Test Measurement and Electronics segment produces and sells equipment consumables and related software for testing and measuring of materials and structures as well as equipment and consumables used in the production of electronic subassemblies and microelectronics The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories The Polymers Fluids segment produces adhesives sealants lubrication and cutting fluids and fluids and polymers for auto aftermarket maintenance and appearance The Construction Products segment offers engineered fastening systems and solutions for the residential construction renovationremodel and commercial construction markets The Specialty Products segment offers beverage packaging equipment and consumables product coding and marking equipment and consumables and appliance components and fasteners It serves the automotive OEMtiers commercial food equipment construction general industrial and automotive aftermarket end markets The company distributes its products directly to industrial manufacturers as well as through independent distributors Illinois Tool Works Inc was founded in 1912 and is based in Glenview Illinois