About pewag has over 500 years’ experience in the manufacturing of chains and their components. Since the first documented reference of its forging plant in Brueckl, Austria in 1479, the pewag group has become one of the leading chain manufacturers worldwide. Today its success is based on well-engineered, state-of-the-art quality products. pewag’s primary product lines are traction chains, industrial chains and tire-protection-chains. Company Overview pewag Inc. is the North American distribution company and service center, which was founded in 1975. With pewag Inc. distribution locations in Illinois and California and affiliated locations across the country, pewag Inc. strives to provide excellent customer service and technical support in the United States and Canada. pewag has a long and proud history of innovation in chain technology. In the past 40 years, pewag has continued to establish itself as the innovator in the North American chain market. In 2009 pewag Inc. opened its brand new 55,000 sq. ft. distribution center in Bolingbrook, Illinois just outside of Chicago. Located next to the Interstate 55 (former Route 66), pewag is prominently visible and well-positioned to serve the needs of its customers. In 2014 pewag opened a brand-new chain manufacturing plant in Pueblo, Colorado. The new state-of-the-art plant will manufacture traction chains for the North American market. Once fully built out, the plant will reach a size of 55,000 square feet.