BYRON, Ill. (WTVO) — A Byron-based company has been making the tools needed to make screws for decades.

Loomis International, LTD., began as a company in 1979 by Randy Loomis' father.

"In the basement of my parents home," he said. "I was employee number one."

Randy and his children now run the company together.

To help understand part of the story of Loomis, we have to get to know the TORX line of products and Camcar, the company that patented it. TORX was invented in Rockford.

Jim Wayman is with Camcar Innovations. The company licenses to Loomis the rights to build the tools that help make the TORX screws.

"Our relationship with Loomis is a great one," said Wayman, who serves as Camcar's Licensing Manager Americas & Marketing. "They're one of our top innovative header tool licensees

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