Since 1942, Jergens Inc. has manufactured "The Standard Components With the Highest Standards". Jergens offers off-the-shelf products that include workholding components, locating components, vises, metric products, handles, knobs, and handwheels, lifting products that include center-pull and side-pull styles of hoist rings, toggle clamps, power clamping systems, drill bushings, maintenance items, chuck jaws, and innovative products like the BallLock™ Mounting System, and Staylock® clamps that help to reduce fixture changeover time. Founded in 1942, Jergens is a privately held manufacturing company based in Cleveland, OH. Jergens is made up of separate divisions that include the Tooling Component Division, which manufactures the products mentioned above. Additionally, the Jergens family includes, Jergens Industrial Supply a distributor servicing manufacturers in Northeastern Ohio, the ASG Division specializing in precision torque screwdrivers and assembly products for automation applications, and Acme Industrial, a manufacturer of drill bushing and thread inserts in the Chicago, IL area. Tooling University began in 1999 and after 28 months of ongoing development and testing on its proprietary learning management software and engine, Tooling University LLC was carved out of its parent company, Jergens, Inc. in February ’02.