DESPATCH Industries
Founded: 1902
Headquarters: Lakeville
International offices: Berlin, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chairman, CEO: Patrick Peyton
Employees: About 400
2010 revenue: $200 million
Business: Makes specialty ovens for industrial manufacturing and provides environmental testing and simulation products for a variety of industries.
Primary markets: Photovoltaics, carbon fiber, health care, electronics, energy, materials
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Founded: 1912
Headquarters: Glenview, Ill.
Chairman, CEO: David Speer
Employees: 60,000
2010 revenue: $15.9 billion
Business: Diversified manufacturer of advanced industrial technology operating 825 companies located in 52 countries
Primary markets: Industrial packaging, power systems and electronics, transportation, food equipment, decorative surfaces, polymers and fluids and other business
