GE Energy in Auburn, ME produces custom electrical parts for circuit breakers and switchgear and is required to permanently mark many of these parts with customer logos, text, and part identification numbers.  These parts are often used in harsh environments so the marks need to be pretty robust. When GE Energy was having a problem with quality and service from their vendor they reached out to Durable Technologies.

Throughout any given building, warehouse or structure there can be hundreds of custom faceplates. Ubiquitous, but often overlooked, face plates are used for any number of purposes. We commonly see face plates marked for use as model and serial number plates, warning and instructional plates, machines ID and gauge or button control plates.

Toolex, located in Addison, IL, is a full service precision job shop serving customers in a wide variety of industries. Toolex is over 9 years old and has 8 employees that create custom tools, fixtures, and automation equipment. Toolex will make custom parts in quantities from 1 to 1,000 and builds everything to their customer's exact specifications. Custom parts are made from metal or plastic with Toolex using extensive capabilities in CNC, welding, grinding, and other fabrication areas for part processing.

In their August edition, Marking Industry Magazine announced Durable Technologies as their Gold Manufacturer of the Year. In discussing Durable Technologies capabilities across multiple markets Marking Industry Magazine said, " The company’s capabilities can be divided into five major categories: marking tools and supplies, marking machines, custom engraving, package date coding and hot stamping. By capitalizing on the technology and locations of the various divisions within its corporate family, Durable Technologies handles everything from short-run jobs from one- person shops to large-volume manufacturing for Fortune 500 companies."