Dykem is the industrial marking product fascia of ITW Professional Brands, which manufactures and markets products for industrial and institutional hygiene markets.

ITW / Illinois Tool Works is a multinational Fortune 200 company based in Glenview, Illinois USA and is one of the largest manufacturers of marking systems in the world.

Dykem started in 1920 and was acquired by ITW / Illinois Tool Works in 1987.

Mark-Tex was founded in 1931 manufacturing the Texpen and Dalo markers from the textile mill industry. Mark-tex was acquired by ITW in 2000.

Notable black marker products from Dykem include:

DYKEM TEXPEN / DYKEM DALO / DYKEM / DYKEM ACTION MARKER 44 / DYKEM TUFF GUY / DYKEM STRIKE-MARK

Company Website:

ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS