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About Lumex

For 30 years, Lumex has been a global leader in the optoelectronics industry, with the broadest range of high efficiency, high performance LEDs and LCDs in the industry.  With thousands of standard products and a focus on semi-custom and custom designs, Lumex is a valuable resource for quality and innovation.  Lumex's optical range encompasses a wide spectrum including UV, visible and infrared wavelengths. Lumex's team of Technical Design Specialists are experts in collaboratively developing effective, smart solutions from the most complex design dilemmas.

Lumex has a global footprint with the worldwide headquarters outside Chicago and the Asian headquarters in Taiwan. With manufacturing capabilities in the United States, China, Taiwan and Thailand, Lumex is able to support over 23 end markets with more than 80,000 customers both directly and through our distribution channel partners. Over the last 30 years, the name Lumex has become synonymous with quality and performance around the world.

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About ITW Photonics Group  www.itwphotonicsgroup.com

The ITW Photonics Group was created to bring together and build on the technical expertise of  individual companies that specialize in photonics technology and span the full spectrum of wavelengths.  The group consists of:

• Lumex - LED and LCD technology
• Cal Sensors - IR Detector and Emitter technology
• Opto Diode Corp - LED, Silicon Photodiodes and Electro-Optical Assembly technology

The synergy of these three industry front-runners provides an unsurpassed range of photonic capabilities within a broad spectrum of markets, including medical, military and industrial controls.  The ITW Photonics Group provides integrated solutions that encompass the technology and experience from all three business units, offering design engineers higher performance with greater feature enhancements. 

ITW Photonics Group - Range of Product Wavelengths

For more information on the ITW Photonics Group, log onto www.itwphotonicsgroup.com.

About ITW   www.itw.com

A leading Fortune 200 corporation with nearly 100 years of history, Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) is a diversified manufacturer of advanced industrial technology. Specifically, we design and produce an array of highly engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products and equipment for customers around the world.

The 854 decentralized business units that comprise ITW are located in 57 countries and employ approximately 60,000 men and women who are focused on creating value-added products and innovative customer solutions.

We also have the ability to support our businesses through our ITW Technology Center. Working on a request-only basis from our business units, the technology center provides advanced consulting on issues such as cutting-edge materials, mechanical designs and manufacturing processes.

ITW's passion for creating commercial innovations is no secret, considering we typically rank in the top 100 of patent recipients in the United States. In 2008, we had nearly 21,000 unexpired patents and pending applications worldwide.