Faster fasteners

摘要

Representing more than 80 years of experience as an innovator and manufacturer of fasteners, ITW Shakeproof is the original Illinois Tool Works (ITW) Div. Its invention and the development of the twisted-tooth lock washer marked the beginning of fastener application engineering, which continues industry-wide today. The formation of this company signaled the start of the multinational, multibillion-dollar Illinois Tool Works Corp., which holds more than 5,000 patents to-date. ITW's Screw Products Div. in Elgin, IL, which is devoted to automotive products, produces a variety of automotive fasteners and other parts, handling some 50,000 shipping cases of product per month. The Screw Products Div. is dedicated to producing smaller-diameter parts including washer and screws assemblies, thread-rolling screws, sheet metal and plastic tapping screws, fasteners, load-bearing screws, automotive steel beading, plating and much more. It has four manufacturing sites in Wisconsin, producing more than 1 billion screws.