ITWLabels Company Background
For the past 110 years, ITWLabels has been “Helping Companies Make Their Mark”
It all started in 1893 when inventor and entrepreneur, Andrew Jackson Bradley walked from his house to his paper cutting company in the St. Louis levee district. Steamboats sat high in the Mississippi River while trains sat empty. The levee was piled with cargo, boxes, parcels and crates that were being painstakingly hand addressed. Mr. Bradley knew there had to be a better way. Within a few months he invented the Long Bradley Stencil Cutting Machine, which was the first semi-automatic method of marking goods and containers for identification and shipment.
Over a century later, ITWLabels' mission reflects the same entrepreneurial spirit, "To Be the World's Leading Provider of Automated Product Identification Solutions". Today's products include automated labeling systems, patented ink jet printers, custom labels and stencil cutting machines, which still satisfy customer's marking requirements around the globe.
Over a century later, ITWLabels' mission reflects the same entrepreneurial spirit, "To Be the World's Leading Provider of Automated Product Identification Solutions". Today's products include automated labeling systems, patented ink jet printers, custom labels and stencil cutting machines, which still satisfy customer's marking requirements around the globe.
Diagraph was a fourth generation family owned business until May of 2001 when ITW (Illinois Tool Works) acquired Diagraph. At this time the company was separated into three business units.
Today our corporate headquarters, located in St. Charles, MO (approximately 20 miles from St. Louis), employs over 190 people. This 93,000 square foot facility is home to ITWLabels' converting operation as well as Diagraph's Design and Development Center, Life-and-Reliability Laboratory, System Integration Department and a complete Assembly and Testing Center for our automated product identification products.
Our 68,000 square foot Marion, Illinois manufacturing facility employs over 60 people. This facility manufactures and assembles all traditional marking products as well as ink development and production for Diagraph manufactured ink jet technologies.
ITWLabels produces custom and stock labels for industrial and retail markets. Our quality management system is recognized to the ISO 9001:2000 standard. Improved process and product quality controls are an integral part of our operations. Our printing technology utilizes Mark Andy flexographic web printing presses up to 20" wide. Our capabilities include blank to 8 color labels, including four color process work, UV, varnishes, laminates, two sided printing and much more. This facility produces labels and tags from a wide variety of paper and film materials for use in applications for over 4,000 customers.
ITWLabels is committed to continued growth and excellence. Investments are continually made in our business to incorporate new technologies and increase efficiencies. This expansion of capabilities and services will broaden our range and allow ITWLabels to be viewed as valuable business partner with our customers.