Despatch - ITW EAE
Machinery ManufacturingMinnesota, United States51-200 Employees
Despatch is a mid-sized machinery manufacturer based in Lakeville, Minnesota, and operates as part of ITW EAE, a division of Illinois Tools Works, Inc. With more than a century of experience, it specializes in thermal processing and applies its expertise across electronics, polymers, composites, rubber, textiles, ceramics, and aluminum. The company's equipment range spans from small laboratory ovens to large batch and conveyor ovens designed for complex, high-volume production. Despatch provides carbon fiber oxidation technology and related composite curing and aluminum solution heat treating systems for automotive and aerospace applications. In photovoltaic manufacturing, it supplies processing equipment including metallization firing furnaces and supports customers through an international service and support network. A 2026 partnership with Kraus Anderson highlights ongoing collaboration with regional builders.