美国欧文IRWIN工业工具公司的前生为美国工具AMERICAN TOOL公司，她的历史可追溯到一百多年前，1885年查尔斯-欧文先生创建了欧文工具公司，1924年威廉姆-彼得森发明了世界第一把大力钳，并创建了另外一家工厂：彼得森制造公司。经过半个多世纪的不断发展，1985年彼得森公司更名为美国工具公司并于1993年并购了欧文工具公司，此时的美国工具公司已拥有了欧文，握手，力确等20多个世界品牌，在美国，英国等国家拥有20家制造厂。

2003年公司进行了一次历史性的整合，将欧文IRWIN作为所有产品的整体品牌，并将公司更名为欧文工业工具公司。

IRWIN TOOLS在全球范围内为需要卓越性能和耐用性的贸易专业人士制造和销售专业级手动工具和电动工具配件。 IRWIN TOOLS的品牌组合包括用户首选的类别领导者，如IRWIN®，Vise-Grip®，Marathon®，Quick-Grip®，Speedbor®，Strait-Line®，Marples®，Unibit®和Hanson®。

一个多世纪以来，创新一直是IRWIN TOOLS的标志。从1885年开始，随着第一台IRWIN螺旋钻头的开发，以及Vise-Grip锁定工具，SPEEDBOR扁平钻头，MARATHON锯片和QUICK-GRIP棒夹的推出，IRWIN一直走在行业的最前沿，为专业商人创造卓越的工具。

IRWIN对新产品开发的出色记录源于对了解主要用户（专业商人）需求的热情。这种对改进产品的贡献始于现场，IRWIN'影响最终用户团队访问工作现场。在那里，团队学到了第一手资料，如何改进我们的产品以帮助专业人员提高他们的生产力。

从产品开发过程开始到掌握这些产品的性能，IRWIN就是您培训，工作，娱乐和购买的地方。这一承诺在我们所做的一切中都很明显。

IRWIN TOOLS拥有悠久而传奇的历史，在一个雄心勃勃的年轻国家的背景下延续了一个多世纪。

这是来自美国中心地带的两名男子的故事，他们对于想象力和决心可以完成任何事情的想法深信不疑。

1884年，Charles IRWIN在俄亥俄州Martinsville拥有一家药房。当地铁匠是IRWIN先生的客户，提出了一个坚实的中心螺旋钻头的想法。他向IRWIN先生出售了这项发明的权利，一年后，在为Auger钻头获得专利后，Charles IRWIN和其他四个商业伙伴组成了IRWIN Auger Bit Co.

大约四十年后，还有另一位有着创意的铁匠，这个人在内布拉斯加州的DeWitt小镇。威廉·彼得森是一名丹麦移民，他在铁匠铺中发明了第一把锁钳，并开始将他们从汽车后备箱卖给农民和周边城镇的人们。他为他的新想法申请了专利并称之为Vise-Grip。

这将成为两个工具行业领导者的开端，联手创建一个行业巨头。

1993年，公司的历史将汇聚一堂。彼得森制造公司于1985年更名为美国工具公司，收购了IRWIN工具公司。

这种通过收购和创新实现增长的战略已经证明具有突破性产品的无与伦比的历史。今天，IRWIN工具工具公司是一家拥有稳定品牌的全球性公司，令工具界羡慕不已。我们作为行业领导者的声誉建立在Charles和William很久以前建立的基础之上。

IRWIN TOOLS manufactures and distributes professional grade hand tools and power tool accessories worldwide for trade professionals who demand superior performance and durability on the job. IRWIN TOOLS' brand portfolio features user-preferred category leaders such as IRWIN®, Vise-Grip®, Marathon®, Quick-Grip®, Speedbor®, Strait-Line®, Marples®, Unibit®, and Hanson®.

For over a century, innovation has been the hallmark of IRWIN TOOLS. Beginning in 1885, with the development of the first IRWIN Auger Bit, and progressing with the introduction of Vise-Grip Locking Tools, SPEEDBOR Flat Bits, MARATHON Saw Blades, and QUICK-GRIP Bar Clamps, IRWIN has been at the forefront of the industry, creating superior tools for the professional tradesman.

Our impressive track record of new product development is born from our passion for understanding the needs of our primary user - the professional tradesman. This dedication to improving products begins in the field, where IRWIN'S IMPACT End-User Teams visit job sites. There, the team learns first-hand, how to improve our products to help the pros increase their productivity.

From the beginning of our product development process to the performance of these products in your hands, IRWIN is where you train, work, play and buy. This commitment is apparent in everything we do.

IRWIN TOOLS has a long and storied history stretching for over a century set against the backdrop of a young ambitious nation.

This is the story of two men, from the American Heartland, who shared a deep belief in the idea that with imagination and determination anything could be accomplished.

In 1884 Charles IRWIN owned a pharmacy in Martinsville, Ohio. A local blacksmith who was a customer of Mr. IRWIN's came up with the idea for a solid center auger bit. He sold the rights to this invention to Mr. IRWIN and a year later, after patenting the Auger bit, Charles IRWIN, along with four other business partners formed the IRWIN Auger Bit Co.

About four decades later there was another blacksmith with an idea, this one in the small town of DeWitt, Nebraska. William Petersen was a Danish immigrant who invented the first locking pliers in his blacksmith shop, and began selling them from the trunk of his car to farmers and people in surrounding towns. He patented his new idea and called it Vise-Grip.

It was the beginning of what would become two tool industry leaders, joining forces to create one industry giant.

In 1993 the company's histories would converge. Petersen Manufacturing, which changed its name to American Tool Companies in 1985, acquired the IRWIN Tool Company.

This strategy of growth through acquisition and innovation has been proven with an unparalleled history of breakthrough products. Today IRWIN Industrial Tools is a global company with a stable of brands that is the envy of the tool world. Our reputation as an industry leader rests on the foundation that Charles and William built so long ago.