Several leading organizations, including Jergens and Grainger, have introduced new and expanded versions of essential product catalogs.

Jergens, Inc., a manufacturer of standard tooling components, has just published the latest edition of its Specialty Fasteners Catalog.  The volume is a sourcing guide for Jergens’ Kwik-Lok pins, Spinner-Grip flange lock nuts, spring-loaded devices, threaded inserts, and threaded components and washers. New products in this year’s edition include: alloy steel pull dowels in spiral groove, flat vent, and standard round (un-vented) versions; fine threaded spring plungers; and Kwik-Lok lifting pins.

There are more than 100 pages in the catalog, which includes four product sections with ordering, application, and installation information, as well as U.S. standard inch and metric specifications. The catalog includes conversion charts, schematic drawings, and installation photos.

Other catalogs available from Jergens include Tooling Components (e-catalog); Master Catalog (printed); Kwik-Lok Pins (printed); Clamping Products Catalog (printed); and the Hoist Rings Catalog (printed).

For more information, contact Jergens, Inc. at Jergens Way, 15700 S. Waterloo Road, Cleveland, OH 44110-3898. Phone: 216-486-5540 or toll free: 800-537-4367; Fax: 216-481-6193. On the Web: www.jergensinc.com. E-mail: info@jergensinc.com.

Grainger, the distributor of facilities maintenance supplies, has released its 2008 catalog with 183,000 facilities maintenance products. The new catalog includes an increase of 44,000 items over last year's offering. Users of the 2008 catalog will find the following and more:

* 4,000 power transmission products such as bearings, couplings, linear motion products and belts;

* 9,000 raw materials products such as metal, plastic, rubber and felt;

* 4,200 fleet maintenance products such as lift equipment, battery chargers and accessories; as well as

* 30,000 gap fill products across all major product categories including plumbing, electrical, tools and material handling.

The new Grainger catalog offers 3,900 pages of product and technical information.  Go to this page on the Grainger Web site for more information: http://www.grainger.com/news.