A long time customer of Durable Technologies is a leading manufacturer of coils and springs that are hot wound or cold wound. The springs are all different sizes and used in many different industries and applications including automotive, aerospace, machinery, agriculture, construction, military, petrochemical, valves, material handling, and power generation. They mark part identification numbers on the springs.
Topics: Automotive, Steel Stamps and Dies, Steel Type, Steel Type and Holders, Steel Type Holders, Metal Fabrication, Agriculture, Aerospace, Construction, Defense, Testimonial
Here are a few helpful tips to keep in mind when using a hand stamp or handheld steel type holder to mark parts:
Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Steel Type, Steel Type and Holders, Steel Type Holders
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.
Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Custom Engraving, Tools and Tooling, Aerospace, Testimonial
Tool Service Blackhawk, located in Milwaukee, WI, is a company that has been in business for over 65 years supporting their distribution customers with only the finest products. When a vendor for steel stamps and stamping die blanks no longer met their service and quality needs, Tool Service undertook a search for a new vendor they could trust – they got just what they were looking for when they found Durable Technologies.
Topics: Custom Steel Hand Stamps, Steel Stamps and Dies, Marking Tools and Supplies, Hand Stamps, Tools and Tooling, Testimonial
DePaul University in Chicago, IL requires padlocks, lock cylinders, and keys to be uniquely identified in order to track and organize them. Imagine not knowing which key fit which lock or cylinder set and multiply that by the number of students, faculty, and rooms on campus and you get a sense of the size of the problem. For over 20 years the DePaul University key shop used a holder and type set from Durable Mecco to mark each piece with a unique serial number.
Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Steel Type, Steel Type and Holders, Steel Type Holders, Testimonial
*This article appears in the July 2010 issue of Marking Industry Magazine
Topics: Direct Part Marking, Laser Marking, Steel Stamps and Dies, Impact Presses, Dot Peen Marking, Hand Stamp Holders, Hand Stamps, Manual Press, Durable Mecco
Most companies have long relied on standard engineering practices to guide their engineers as they work on product and tooling designs. Recent trends indicate that engineering guidelines are no longer relegated to product and tooling functions. Now many companies and industries are expanding these engineering guidelines to include standards for product marking.
Topics: Steel Stamps and Dies, Impact Presses, Dot Peen Marking, Marking Tools and Supplies, Industrial Inkjet Printers, Hand Stamp Holders, Pneumatic Press, Hand Stamps, Manual Press, U-Model Press, Roll Marking Press, Numbering and Lettering Press, Heavy Duty Bench Marking Press