ITW Paktron has been manufacturing film capacitors since the late 1950s. A design innovator, Paktron and its parent, Illinois Tool Works Inc., hold in excess of seventy-five patents for film capacitor and machine design. Paktron makes Ultra-Low ESR capacitors.

The Paktron Division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. specializes in multilayer, polymer film electronic capacitors. Products featured are the Surfilm® Surface Mount Chip Capacitor, Angstor® Miniature Radial Capacitor, Capstick® Lead-Framed MLP Capacitor, and the famous Quencharc® R-C Network and Snubber Capacitor.

Dielectric films employed include PET - HT (low shrinkage PET), PPS, and OPP. The metallized electrode used in Paktron's proprietary Interleaf® Technology process assures reliable operation. Multilayer Polymer (MLP) surface mount, chip, and lead framed capacitors are replacing MLC (ceramic) capacitors in higher voltage and reliability-sensitive equipment. This includes the popular - 48 volt telecom bus and offline HVAC and PFC front ends.

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) is a multinational Fortune 200 company based in Glenview, Illinois with more than $9.3 billion in annual revenues and over 52,000 employees worldwide. Through more than 500 decentralized operating units, we engineer and manufacture value-added fasteners, components, assemblies and systems for customers around the world. ITW strives to improve our customers' competitive positions by increasing productivity and quality while reducing manufacturing and assembly costs.

ITW achieves this goal through its decentralized operations in 43 countries. These units respond to customers' needs by establishing production facilities in proximity to the markets served and create close working relationships with our customers.

ITW's many businesses around the world are focused on serving their customers' and industries' diverse requirements. Despite the variety of markets served, the underlying goals that drive all ITW businesses are common: to create value and improve operating efficiencies for every customer.