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Hand Stamps Made in The USA

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Hand Stamps Made in The USA

ABS Tool & Machining located in Rockford, IL manufactures a variety of tools including inspection and test blocks. When they needed a hand stamp that...

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Hand Stamps: The Art of Jewelry

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Hand Stamps: The Art of Jewelry

Kylee Tindle is the creative genius behind Spoons Full of Sugar. Using spoons of various sizes, Kylee produces beautiful handmade necklaces,...

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How Do You Safely Hand Stamp Compressed Gas Cylinders?

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How Do You Safely Hand Stamp Compressed Gas Cylinders?

Amy Bruecks of City Carbonic Sales & Service in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, had a safety problem that most cylinder requalification shops recognize. The...

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Custom Hand Stamps: How Makers Put a Permanent Mark on Their Work

Joe Gentile is a guy with an interesting hobby; he makes custom iron accessories for his friends and neighbors. When someone he knows needs a new...

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How Anahola Granola Keeps Its Old Markem Date Coder Running

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How Anahola Granola Keeps Its Old Markem Date Coder Running

Anahola Granola has been baking granola on Kauai since 1986. Every resealable bag that leaves their Hanapepe facility carries a date code, printed by...

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Marks That Outlast the Jeweler: Custom Hand Stamps for John T. Haynes Inc.

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Marks That Outlast the Jeweler: Custom Hand Stamps for John T. Haynes Inc.

When a ring leaves the bench at John T. Haynes Inc., it carries three marks: the maker's hallmark, the metal quality stamp, and a unique identifier...

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How Hume Marks Metal, Wood, and Plastic With one Custom Hand Stamp

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How Hume Marks Metal, Wood, and Plastic With One Custom Hand Stamp

A custom metal hand stamp presses a permanent mark into metal, wood, or plastic using a steel die cut to your exact design. The mark stays crisp and...

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How do alternative inkjet fluids cut costs without hurting marks?

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How do alternative inkjet fluids cut costs without hurting product codes?

Plant managers running high-volume marking lines face a recurring cost they never chose: OEM inkjet fluids priced well above what the ink is worth....

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Steel Type and Holders for Industrial Part Identification

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Steel Type and Holders for Industrial Part Identification

A university key shop can hold thousands of padlocks, lock cylinders, and keys that look nearly identical. Lose track of which key fits which...

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Custom Hand Stamps for Permanent Part Marking in Die Cutting

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Custom Hand Stamps for Permanent Part Marking in Die Cutting

When a die-cut part has to carry a permanent part number or revision level to meet automotive or other industry standards, marking it as a separate...

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