Press Releases

Cincinnati, OH & Hartland, WI (March 2025) - ITW Air Management and Pillar Technologies are pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Black as their new Business Unit Manager. Dan previously joined the ITW organization in April 2024 as Site Manager for the Cincinnati, OH location. In this new role, Dan will be responsible for overseeing operations and driving strategic initiatives within both business units, bringing his expertise and leadership to further enhance the compan

Hartland, WI (January 2024) - The Pillar Technologies Surface Treatment team is thrilled to announce the addition of its new Sales Representative, C.C. Steven & Associates. Located in Camarillo, California, C.C. Steven & Associates has been solving static mitigation challenges, offering manufacturing solutions, and specializing in Particle Capture System products since 1978. They specialize in producing workable answers to customers' most difficult challenges for controlling

Two business units of the global ITW organization are uniting their sales teams to better serve customer needs in similar markets. Cincinnati, OH & Hartland, WI (April 3, 2023): In August 2022, ITW Air Management (Cincinnati, OH) and Pillar Technologies (Hartland, WI) underwent a new leadership structure, led by one Business Unit Manager, Tyler Derus, (read more about this initial organizational transition here). In the six months since assuming the role, significant analysis

Hartland, WI (September 2014): Applied DNA Sciences leverages plant DNA to create a unique marking and authentication system for product and package security against counterfeiting. A new partnership gives the company a stronger foothold in packaging. ​ Brand protection is a concern for brand owners who have seen the equity of their own products and those of other brand owners undermined by the high-growth business of counterfeiting. ​ One of the more fascinating forensic tec

Hartland, WI (April 2007) – Pillar Technologies’ Director of Technology, Mr. Richard Washebeck, and Mechanical Design Supervisor, Robert Kleinschmidt, were inducted into the ITW Patent Society in recognition of their proprietary Narrow Web Corona Treater design. Founded in 1970, the ITW Patent Society is an honorary organization initiated for the purpose of recognizing those employees who have made important creative patentable contributions that have enhanced the commercial