TEKNEK TO PRESENT AT AIMCAL WEB COATING CONFERENCE

Sheila Hamilton, technical director of Teknek, is to present a technical paper at the AIMCAL (Association of International Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators) Web Coating Conference in Reno, Nevada (October 23-26).

TEKNEK CONTINUES ASIAN EXPANSION WITH OPENING OF KOBE OFFICE

Teknek, the global leader in contact cleaning and yield improvement technology, continues its Asian expansion with the official opening of its office in Kobe, West Japan.

ITW Acquires Teknek

GLENVIEW, ILLINOIS—(July 8th, 2011)—Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) today announced that it has acquired Teknek, world leader in manufacturing contact sheet cleaning and web cleaning solutions for the electronic and industrial markets.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Teknek will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITW and will become a part of the company's existing Electrostatics business platform, within the Electronics Group.

TEKNEK’S SUPERIOR ‘CONTACT CLEANING’ SYSTEM PERFORMANCE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED

Independent research carried out by DuPont / Teijin Films1 has clearly demonstrated that contact cleaning is more efficient than traditional vacuum systems – on average 30% better!

TEKNEK Stretches the contact cleaning operating window

In response to changing market requirements Teknek has introduced extra wide Nanocleen plus adhesive rolls to complement its market-leading range of contact cleaning equipment.

TEKNEK INTRODUCES HIGH PERFORMANCE SOLUTION FOR CLEANING THIN FILM

Ultracleen

The problem of cleaning thin films has been solved by Teknek, the global leader in contact cleaning technology, with the introduction of the Ultracleen range of cleaning roller.