Oct. 27, 2009 (PR Newswire) --

GLENVIEW, Ill., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW) today announced plans to webcast its presentation at the Goldman Sachs Global Industrials Conference in New York City. ITW's presentation, featuring Chairman and Chief Executive Officer David B. Speer, will take place Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 9:30 am ET. The URL for the presentation is:

http://cc.talkpoint.com/gold006/110409a_mg/?entity=5_RYP07W4

With $17.1 billion in 2008 revenues, ITW is a multinational manufacturer of a diversified range of value-adding and short lead-time industrial products and equipment. The Company consists of 895 business units in 54 countries and employs some 59,000 people.

SOURCE Illinois Tool Works Inc.