ACMEIND
Acme Industries published its first printed catalog of its products in 1921. The company also moved to a larger facility. In 1927, Acme Industries suffered severe damage from a fire, which caused it to close for several months. Business was slow during the Great Depression, but began to return to normal levels in 1934. Most of Acme Industries products went to support the war effort in the early 1940s. After the war, Acme Industries continued to grow. It formed Acme Scientific, specializing in die polishing, diamond paste production, and chamfer micrometers. In the 1950s, it developed the Hydrive attachment to automate existing manual turret lathes. It also produced the Hytron, a fully automatic 1-1/8-inch capacity turret lathe. Acme Industries entered the punch and die business by offering ball-lock and shoulder punches in round and odd-shaped configurations, as well as die bushings.