Metal stamping services by Herd Manufacturing Inc. focus on progressive and compound stamping, as well as blanking, coining, and forming. We are located in a 60,000 square foot facility with 50,000 square feet of manufacturing space. Using metals such as Hot Rolled Steel, Cold Rolled Steel, High Carbon and High Strength Low Alloy Steel as well as Aluminum, Copper, and Stainless Steel, our metal stampings can be applied to products used in, but not limited to, the Hand and Power Tool industry, Heating and AC Industries, Automotive, Appliance, and Lawn And Garden Industries, as well as assorted Hardware Industries. Our press speed is up to 150 strokes per minute in certain equipment, our largest tonnage is with a 300-ton capacity, and we can manufacture stampings in a bed size as large as 96″ x 48″. Herd has the capability to stamp materials up to ¼” thick. Also, our equipment can handle typical stamping tolerances as tight as +/-.005″, and also tighter if required by customer specifications. In order to serve such a variety of industries, Herd Manufacturing is ISO 9001:2015 certified. To learn more about our company, please contact us today or refer to the table below.

Metal Stamping Capabilities:

General Capabilities

Contract Manufacturing
Prototypes
Long Run Production

Short to Mid Run
Production

Production Method

Blanking
Forming
Coining
Moderate Draw Parts
Compound Die

High Speed stamping
Continuous Strip
Punch Press
Progressive Die

Press Rating

Min
35 Tons

Max
300 Tons

Press Speed

Min
40 Strokes/Min

Max
150 Strokes/Max

Maximum Press Stroke

Max
10 in

Maximum Bed Length

Max
96 in

Maximum Bed Width

Max
48 in

Stamping Draw Depth

Max
3 in

Part Thickness

Min
.004 in
.1016 mm

Max
.250 in
6.35 mm

Tolerance (+/-)

±.005 in or to tighter customer specification

Materials

Aluminum
Brass
Copper
Cold Rolled Steel
Hot Rolled Steel

Galvanized – Hot dipped
Electro Galvanized
High Strength Low Alloy
High Carbon Steel
Stainless Steel

Production Volume

Min
Short Run/Single Hit
High Volume

Max
1 Million+ Annually

Additional Services Provided

Assembly
Robotic Welding
Deburring
Projection Welding
E-Coating
Spot Welding
Heat Treating
In – Die Tapping
Painting
Secondary Operations
Plating
Single Hit
Packaging

CNC Machining
Powder Coating
Wire EDM
Riveting
Design and Build of
Tapping/Threading
Stamping Dies

Industry Focus

Agricultural
Lawn & Garden
Automotive
Truck / Transit
Appliance
Rail
Construction

Electronics
Furniture
Hand & Power Tool
HVAC
Medical/Dental
Military

Intended Application

Appliance Hardware
Heating & AC
ATV (All Terrain Vehicles)
Compressors
Batteries
Brackets

Electronics
Household Goods
Electric Motors
Hand Tools
Lighting Fixtures
Power Tools

Industry Standards

ISO9001:2008

File Formats

AutoCAD (DWG)
BMP
Bit Mapped Graphics
DXF
Drawing Interchange Format, or Drawing Exchange Format
GIF
Graphics Interchange Format
IGES
Initial Graphics Exchange Specification, ANSI file format.

JPG or JEPG
Joint Photographic Experts Group
PDF
Portable Document Format
TIFF
Tagged Image File Format