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ITW acquires Instron.


Illinois Tool Works Illinois Tool Works or ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 500 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It was founded in 1912 by Byron L. Smith, and three other men Frank W. England, Paul B.  Inc. (ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research)
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), Glenview Glenview, village (1990 pop. 37,093), Cook co., NE Ill., a growing suburb of Chicago; settled 1833, inc. 1899. There is varied light industry. Peacock Prairie, a center for important botanical research, is nearby. , Ill., has acquired Instron Corp. of Norwood, Mass. Instron is a major producer of mechanical testing instruments. ITW has 650 business units that make a variety of industrial machinery, materials, and supplies, as well as metal and plastic products.
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Title Annotation:YOUR BUSINESS In Brief
Publication:Plastics Technology
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2005
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