In the world of manufacturing and industry, marking and identification play a crucial role. From tracking products throughout the supply chain to ensuring quality control, the ability to mark parts, products, and equipment efficiently and accurately has been a long-standing challenge.

What is Roll Marking?

Roll marking is a type of marking method that uses a roll die mounted on a roll marking press, engine lathe, turret lathe, or screw machine. The die form is circular and the machine applies pressure as the die is rolled over the marking surface. The die rotates on an axle/shaft and the face of the die rolls over the marking surface leaving a permanent impression.

Ideal for use in many types of marking machines, our roll dies combine the flexibility of customization with the long life and durable construction of steel.

For small businesses, craftsmen, and artisans, direct part marking customization is an excellent way to differentiate their products.

Most often used in the sheet metal industry, custom embossing dies allow users to create permanent, raised marks.

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Kelly Costello thinks they would, so she started a company called Puppy Cake that produces cake and ice cream mixes for dogs. Kelly even went on Shark Tank in 2012!! Very cool.

Stan-Den Tool in Van Buren, AR buys A2 Steel Stamping Dies from Durable Technologies that they use to stamp metal parts for large HVAC manufacturers like Trane and Rheem. 

In addition to the number of direct part marking machinery options that Durable offers, some direct part marking methods also require additional tools. Some methods that do not require a marking machine also require tooling to achieve their marking results. Because of the prevalence of marking tools, it is worth taking a look at some of the most common tooling.

Metal letter hand stamps are easy to use and allow users to mark static letter sequences onto a variety of materials with little setup.

C&C Metals, located in West Boylston, MA, had a problem. How would they direct part mark the end of a very expensive custom ship drive shaft and get it just right every time? The first thing they did was call the team at Durable Technologies.