Acme Industrial Company

Acme Industrial Company makes precision machined components for industrial, commercial, aerospace and military markets at Carpentersville, Illinois. The company says it started in 1914 in Chicago as a maker of shaft seals, drill bushings, dowel pins and liner pins, and moved to its present location in 1970. Jergens, Inc. of Cleveland, Ohio bought it in 1973, and it is now a Jergens subsidiary.

Products

• Keylocking threaded inserts: MS and NAS styles, integral key, industrial style, blind end, floating, solid and cast-in inserts, built in materials such as 4140 alloy steel, A286 and 303 CRES
• Swage-Sert thinwall inserts, which allow closer spacing
• Keylocking studs, for use where a through bolt and nut cannot be used
• Installation and removal tools for inserts and studs, manual and powered
• Precision drill bushings, liners, lock screws and clamps
• Contract manufacturing

Standards and references

Its NAS style inserts reference MIL-I-45914 (NAS1394 and NAS1395) performance and SAE AS8879 internal threads. The site offers selection charts, a cross reference guide for MS, NAS and DoD parts, and comparison pages against other insert brands.

Company facts

• Founded in 1914 in Chicago
• Manufacturing in Carpentersville, Illinois since 1970
• Subsidiary of Jergens, Inc. since 1973
• Started making keylocking thread repair inserts in 1988
• Quality certifications page and supplier quality requirements published on its website