When seeking a metal stamping partner, it’s essential to look beyond a supplier who simply meets the basic requirements. A true precision metal stamping partner strives to exceed expectations and deliver superior value at every stage of the manufacturing process—from tooling and stamping to prototyping and finishing. By consolidating your manufacturing needs with a single, full-service provider, you gain access to a range of services that not only streamline operations but also enhance the durability, performance, and overall quality of your parts.
At Plantmetal, we offer a comprehensive suite of value-added services to ensure that your stamped parts meet the highest standards for performance, longevity, and cost-effectiveness. Below, we’ll highlight seven of the key services we provide to elevate your metal stamping projects and simplify your supply chain.
1. Assembly Services
A full-service precision stamping partner like Plantmetal can handle more than just the stamping process. We offer complete assembly services, bringing together all the necessary components into a finished product ready for use. If you’re currently sourcing stamped parts and managing assembly in-house or working with a third-party assembly provider, partnering with Plantmetal to manage both can help eliminate unnecessary steps, reduce risk, and lower overall production costs. Our team is equipped with the expertise, personnel, and technology to assemble parts to your exact specifications, ensuring high quality and reliability across the board.
2. Welding Capabilities
Welding is often an essential part of the manufacturing process, especially when complex parts or assemblies are required. Plantmetal provides precision welding services, including spot welding, resistance welding, MIG welding, and TIG welding. Our skilled welders use the latest equipment to ensure that every welded assembly is strong, durable, and meets your quality standards. By offering welding under the same roof as our stamping services, we reduce the logistical burden of outsourcing and minimize the risk of errors that can occur when multiple vendors are involved in a project. This integrated approach improves efficiency, ensures tighter quality control, and reduces turnaround time.
3. Heat Treating for Enhanced Metal Properties
Some metal stampings require specific alterations to their properties for optimal performance in the final application. Heat treating is one such process that can improve metal strength, flexibility, or resistance to wear. Whether it’s tempering, annealing, or another heat treatment process, Plantmetal provides in-house heat treating services to modify the material properties of your stamped parts to meet customer specifications or industry standards. Heat treating done by an external company introduces the risk of inconsistencies, which is why having this capability within our facility ensures precision and eliminates additional handling steps.
4. Anodizing for Corrosion Resistance and Aesthetic Appeal
Anodizing is an essential finishing process for aluminum parts, helping to reduce corrosion while also providing a durable, aesthetically appealing metallic appearance. The anodizing process also allows for vibrant, repeatable color options. By choosing Plantmetal as your precision metal stamping partner, you can seamlessly integrate anodizing into your production process, eliminating the need to ship parts to an external anodizing service provider. This integration improves lead times, reduces the potential for logistical issues, and ensures that the final product meets your visual and functional specifications.
5. Coatings for Performance Enhancement
Whether you’re looking to enhance the aesthetic appeal, improve the durability, or boost the performance of your stamped parts, Plantmetal offers a variety of coating options. We work with advanced coating techniques to apply finishes that provide resistance to corrosion, wear, and harsh environmental conditions. If you haven’t yet invested in a dedicated coating line, partnering with Plantmetal allows you to consolidate both stamping and coating processes into one streamlined operation, making the production cycle more efficient and less prone to delays. The benefits of this approach are significant in terms of reducing overall production time and costs, while also ensuring a higher-quality finish on every part.
6. Zinc Plating for Corrosion Resistance
Zinc plating is one of the most effective ways to protect metal parts from corrosion. At Plantmetal, we offer zinc plating as an optional value-added service to extend the life of your stamped parts. Zinc plating provides an added layer of protection that is particularly beneficial in harsh environments, ensuring that parts remain functional and aesthetically intact over time. Whether you need zinc plating before or after the stamping process, our team can integrate it seamlessly into the production flow, saving you both time and money by eliminating the need for a separate plating supplier.
7. Teflon Coatings for Enhanced Performance
Teflon® coatings are widely known for their non-stick properties, temperature resistance, and durability. These coatings are commonly used in industries such as automotive, medical devices, construction, and electronics. If your project requires Teflon-coated stamped parts, Plantmetal can handle the entire process in-house, delivering a finished product with the Teflon coating applied directly. This eliminates the need for a separate Teflon coating service, reducing lead times and ensuring a higher degree of quality control. Our in-house coating capabilities give you a one-stop solution for all your precision stamping needs.
Streamlining Your Supply Chain with Plantmetal
By choosing Plantmetal as your precision metal stamping partner, you’re not only securing high-quality, reliable stamped parts but also benefiting from a range of value-added services designed to improve your overall production process. Whether it’s assembly, welding, heat treating, anodizing, coatings, or plating, our integrated approach reduces logistical complexity, improves operational efficiency, and minimizes the risk of quality issues.
If you’re looking to simplify your supply chain and ensure that every aspect of your metal stamping production is handled with precision and care, Plantmetal is the partner you need. Our commitment to delivering top-notch products and services ensures that your projects are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality.
Contact us today to learn more about how our full-service capabilities can add value to your metal stamping projects. Let Plantmetal be your go-to partner for precision stamping and value-added services that meet your needs and exceed your expectations.