
ITW Linx, an Illinois Tool Works division, has been manufacturing products for the communications market for over 20 years. ITW Linx was the first in the industry with a number of protection products, such as the 66 block protector, CAT5E/CAT6 protection and the SurgeGate™ power protection. They have an engineering team in the US, plus manufacturing facilities in the US and abroad.
In 2002, ITW Linx acquired the TowerMax, Max and RacMax surge protection product lines from Panamax Corporation.
Illinois Tool Works was founded in 1912 and is a multinational Fortune 200 company based in Glenview, Illinois with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and over 49,000 employees worldwide. Through more than 700 decentralized operating units, they engineer and manufacture fasteners, components, assemblies and systems for customers around the world.