LOMA SYSTEMS IS BUILDING A “POWERFUL PARTNERSHIP” WITH A “PROVEN SOLUTION” WITH DORNER MFG.

CAROL STREAM, IL – Loma Systems, an ITW Company (NYSE: ITW) is pleased to announce that it has created a strategic partnership with Dorner Manufacturing of Hartland, Wisconsin, for the manufacture of conveyors for sanitary applications. The 2011 AMI Expo’s slogan of “POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS. PROVEN SOLUTIONS” could not be more accurate. Loma’s partnership with Dorner will allow both companies to offer proven, sanitary inspection solutions to a wide range of applications. Loma will be offering the Dorner AquaPruf and AquaPruf ULTIMATE lines of conveyors coupled with its proven IQ3 and IQ3+ metal detectors. Loma Systems will continue to manufacture conveyors for dry and washdown applications, but will work with Dorner Manufacturing to provide conveyors that meet the toughest sanitary requirements.

Loma chose Dorner because of its well respected name in the sanitary conveyor industry. Loma Systems recognizes that Dorner is the industry leader when it comes to providing sanitary designs that are widely accepted in the meat and poultry industries, as well as other applications that require sanitary designs. Dorner’s AquaPruf and AquaPruf ULTIMATE lines of equipment are designed to meet USDA Approvals and the AquaPruf ULTIMATE is listed as “USDA Accepted”. Both conveyor lines are BISSC certified. Many of the features found on Dorner’s conveyor designs are written into the specifications provided by some of the top food producers in North America.

Loma will begin quoting Dorner sanitary inspection systems May 1, 2011.

Loma Systems’ North American operations are headquartered in Carol Stream, Illinois. Loma was founded in 1969, and is a member of the Illinois Tool Works family of companies. With nearly 100 years of history, Illinois Tool Works Inc. is a Fortune 200 global diversified industrial manufacturer. The Company's value-added consumables, equipment and service businesses serve customers in developed as well as emerging markets around the globe. ITW's key business platforms, including welding, automotive OEM, industrial packaging, food equipment, construction, polymers and fluids, test and measurement, electronics, decorative surfaces and automotive aftermarket, employ more than 60,000 people worldwide. ITW's revenues totaled $15.9 billion in 2010, with more than half of these revenues generated outside of the United States.