ACME United Corporation

Acme United Corporation supplies cutting, measuring, first aid, and sharpening products to school, home, office, hardware, sporting goods, and industrial markets. Its first aid portfolio includes kits, emergency and disaster preparedness products, safety supplies, kit refills, over-the-counter medicines, alcohol prep pads, and towelettes for medical and food service use. The group also markets workplace first aid cabinets designed to meet OSHA and ANSI requirements, alongside products intended to reduce slip-and-fall incidents in retail, grocery, restaurant, hotel, and government settings.

The company has operated for more than 150 years and maintains operations in the United States, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, and China. Its portfolio includes First Aid Only, First Aid Central, Med Nap, PhysiciansCare, Safety Made, Spill Magic, Westcott, Clauss, and DMT. First Aid Only produces its kits in the United States and operates from a 54,000-square-foot facility in Vancouver, Washington. Med Nap manufactures its own and private-label towelettes and prep pads, with a microbiology laboratory and printing department, under FDA, cGMP, CFR-21, and USP standards. Across its cutting lines, the company uses proprietary blade treatments, including Titanium Bonded technology that applies titanium and chromium nitride to stainless steel cutting surfaces.