ITW vs SMIT

Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Illinois Tool Works Inc. manufactures and sells industrial products and equipment worldwide. It operates through seven segments: Automotive OEM; Food Equipment; Test & Measurement and Electronics; Welding; Polymers & Fluids; Construction Products; and Specialty Products. The Automotive OEM segment offers plastic and metal components, fasteners, and assemblies for automobiles, light trucks, and other industrial uses. The Food Equipment segment provides warewashing, refrigeration, cooking, and food processing equipment; kitchen exhaust, ventilation, and pollution control systems; and food equipment maintenance and repair services. The Test & Measurement and Electronics segment produces and sells equipment, consumables, and related software for testing and measuring of materials and structures, as well as equipment and consumables used in the production of electronic subassemblies and microelectronics. The Welding segment produces arc welding equipment; and metal arc welding consumables and related accessories. The Polymers & Fluids segment produces adhesives, sealants, lubrication and cutting fluids, and fluids and polymers for auto aftermarket maintenance and appearance. The Construction Products segment offers engineered fastening systems and solutions for the residential construction, renovation/remodel, and commercial construction markets. The Specialty Products segment offers beverage packaging equipment and consumables, product coding and marking equipment and consumables, and appliance components and fasteners. It serves the automotive OEM/tiers, commercial food equipment, construction, general industrial, and automotive aftermarket end markets. The company distributes its products directly to industrial manufacturers, as well as through independent distributors. Illinois Tool Works Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Glenview, Illinois.

Schmitt Industries Inc.

Schmitt Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells test and measurement products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Measurement and Ice Cream. The Measurement segment designs, manufactures, and sells laser and confocal chromatic white light sensors for distance measurement and dimensional sizing products under the Acuity brand name for various industrial applications, including manufacturing, lumber production, steel casting, glass and paper production, medical imaging, crane control and micron-level part, and surface inspection. It also offers AR550 high speed laser sensor for application in vibration measurements, scanning of roads, vehicle crash tests, and ballistic measurements; AS2100, an accurate distance sensor, used in metal production, transportation industry, process control, and fill level measurement applications; and satellite focused remote tank monitoring products under the Xact brand that measure the fill levels of tanks holding propane, diesel, and other tank-based liquids, as well as related monitoring services, including transmission of fill data from the tanks via satellite to a secure website for display. The Ice Cream segment manufactures, wholesales, and retails ice creams and ice cream cakes, as well as sells through its website; and serves ice cream at catering events and holds various community-building events comprising ice cream classes, and live comedy and music performances through Ample Hills Creamery brand. Schmitt Industries, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.