Despatch - ITW EAE
Jim Lundgreen is an accomplished Engineering Manager at Despatch - ITW EAE, where leadership is provided to a multidisciplinary product development team focusing on mechanical, electrical, and software engineering. Prior to this role, Jim served as Senior Advanced Technology Leader at DriSteem, overseeing innovation, product development, and a significant intellectual property portfolio, which includes 24 issued patents. Experience also includes key positions such as Principal Development Engineer at Donaldson, where research on fuel filtration performance was conducted, and Principal Mechanical Engineer at Dri-Steem Corp., leading innovation efforts and contributing multiple patents. Additional experience encompasses mechanical design engineering roles at S&S Cycle, Bosch Automotive Service Solutions, and various engineering positions at Ford and Chevrolet, focusing on emissions, vehicle testing, and quality control.
Despatch - ITW EAE
Despatch is a member of ITW EAE, a division of Illinois Tools Works, Inc., and has specialized in thermal processing for over 100 years and is actively using this technical expertise to provide innovative solutions to critical applications in a broad range of markets and cutting edge technology worldwide. Thermal processing of materials is a critical step in manufacturing quality products. The world’s top manufacturers rely on Despatch for annealing, curing, bonding, drying, aging and heat treating of electronics, polymers, composites, rubber, textiles, ceramics and aluminum. Despatch manufactures small laboratory ovens as well as large batch ovens and conveyor ovens for complex, high-volume production – ovens that deliver consistent, reliable results. For more than 40 years, carbon fiber manufacturers have utilized our world-leading oxidation technology to produce the highest quality and most uniform fiber. Despatch provides high quality composite curing and aluminum solution heat treating systems to the demanding automotive and aerospace industries. Despatch Industries is the leading provider of thermal and processing equipment for advanced photovoltaic production, including the world’s bestselling metallization firing furnace. Our extensive experience in engineering and manufacturing is backed by our international service and support network. We are truly a global partner that responds locally.