Marking guide
A practical guide to choosing hand stamps, inspection stamps, interchangeable holders, marking dies, roll dies, embossing dies, engraving, and marking tooling.
Planning resource
A practical guide to choosing hand stamps, inspection stamps, interchangeable holders, marking dies, roll dies, embossing dies, engraving, and marking tooling.
Manual marking, press marking, rotary marking, engraving, and embossing all have different strengths. The right method depends on material, surface shape, production volume, depth, character size, and readability.
A maintenance mark may only need a hand stamp, while a high-volume production line may need a die or roll die.
Dates, lot codes, shift codes, and inspector IDs may be better served by interchangeable holders and inserts rather than fixed stamps or dies.
Planning the system early can make future reorders and replacement inserts easier.
Surface condition, flatness, hardness, coating, and part support can all influence the finished mark. For components that need both machining and marking, the two requirements should be reviewed together.
Superior can recommend a practical marking path after reviewing the part, drawing, material, and production method.
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Yes. Send the drawing, photo, material, quantity, and desired result. Superior can recommend a starting direction after review.
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