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Month: April 2017

Making the Difference with Control Panels

When it comes to creating custom control panels for our clients, we are able to create nimble solutions for a diverse array of needs and industries. Food service, medical, industrial, manufacturing, telecommunications, and transportation are all examples of the industries that we have worked with to create control panels that work for their specific needs. Here is a small highlight of how the work we do with control panels can make a difference in your industry.

Custom Creation and Assembly

At Hallmark Nameplate, we have the expertise and skilled engineers to create a custom control panel from start to finish. We develop the interfaces of the panel, the physical controls, the displays, and the electronics. By creating the whole device in-house the ability to tailor a panel to your specific company needs and aesthetic is what we strive to do every day for our clients. As part of the overall completed look of a panel, we have anti-glare, high-gloss, matte, and velvet finishes.

Food Service Machinery

A great example of our work with food service machinery is the example of a bakery that is looking to manufacture their product. If you are that bakery looking to automate the manufacturing process of your scones, cupcakes, and croissant to reach a wider market you will be looking to create a custom piece of equipment. You know you want the same high-quality output that goes into your handmade operation, and you know that you will need a way to control the automation to get the results you are looking for. This is where Hallmark custom control panels come in, we can create a control panel to run the food service equipment that you need, and provide the custom thermostats and additional controls to help you create the bakery you need.

Industrial Equipment

Many of our clients are in the industrial industry and need controls that have a combination of power and circuit components. Alternatively, we also work with companies that have developed specific equipment for other industries. This might include crane companies, refrigeration, fountains, and construction equipment. While our clients are the experts on the work that they do, we are the experts of tying it together and creating controls that make their ideas work.

Original Equipment Manufacturer Devices

One of the strongest ways that Hallmark Nameplate makes a difference for other companies, is providing control panels for component creators. You might be in the business of creating a component that will be installed in another company’s end product, and you want your product to rise above the competition and have a control panel that has form and function that work seamlessly with your client’s end product. By creating that custom control panel for your component, you are able to provide that to your clients consistently and across a variety of industries.

Transportation

Often, transportation is left off of the list of places where custom controls might be needed, but when you start to look closely at the service vehicles our society needs, you can imagine how many different control panels are needed. Snowplows and street sweepers use control panels to clear snow and debris from roadways. Recycling, refuse, and sanitation trucks need control panels to ensure proper collection and disposal of the items that they pick up. Utility, oil and gas, and maintenance vehicles all need control panels to their work. Most importantly, and often with a high level of complexity, rescue vehicles need a wide variety of control panels to save lives and complete many various functions.

Overall, the custom control panels that Hallmark creates fulfills the needs of many industries and is able to create assemblies that address many different functions. If you are looking for a control panel for your business, we have the experts and the know how to create a panel that works for you. From medical to food safety to transportation and security, the difference a control panel from Hallmark makes can often result in higher safety and saved lives. With your imagination and our expertise, we can make the difference together.

5 Ways Nameplates Can Improve Your Business

At Hallmark Nameplate we have been achieving our goal of producing quality products for our customers in a timely manner, at the best price for over 55 years. One the most popular procured products we have made from the beginning, is nameplates, which have certainly come along way.

Although, Hallmark currently serves the medical, computer, telecommunications, OEM, military and aerospace industries, we are also equipped to produce nameplates for any company looking for the right partner.  

This durable form of product identification – known as the nameplate – is very important to display on your products for many reasons. Nameplates are used on so many products to identify the manufacturer, the brand, the product name, as well as important specifications like RPM’s (revolutions for minute) or voltage for instance.

At Hallmark, we offer nearly every substrate for large or small runs with any adhesive material, and we have the ability to screen or digital print on materials as thin as .003 inches. Since we have been making them successfully for so long, we are experts at customizing nameplates to your specs with a quick turn around time.

Need more proof? Let’s explore what nameplates can mean for your business and how important they can be to your bottom line.

  1. Vital Information: Number one, nameplates play an important role in quickly providing the user with vital information like, classifications, descriptions, warnings, schematics, instructions, or many other types of communications that you want to be permanently shown on your product. Serial numbers and approvals or recognition (e.g. an endorsement by a governing body) should be visible.
  2. Branding: Investing in nameplates allows a brand to stand out from the competition. They can provide a decorative solution, or compliance to brand standards that enhances the product, while offering a quick turn time as compared to other methods of identification. Strategically placed, a nameplate can enhance the impact of a logo or brand, and heighten the connection to the product.
  3. Safety and Caution:  Be compliant!  Tell your customers you are certified.  Avoid fines for missing warning labels.  Keep up with any hazard warnings or OSHA requirements. Display certifications like “UL” or “CSA.” Your customers will have no doubt that your product has been vetted by inspections and testing through an independent source. These certifications assure customers that they can expect a product that works well and safely. When something does go wrong, a well-designed nameplate can make replacing parts, and repairs that much simpler, which can make your customers happy and create loyalty.
  4. Affordability: Compared to other ways of marking products, nameplates are an inexpensive way to identify them. Nameplate production includes labels and overlays that don’t require embossing or extensive engineering. Compared with graphic overlays, nameplates offer faster production and lower cost without sacrificing quality, and yet they have staying power!  Serial numbers, model numbers, voltage, Amperage, etc. are just a few of the details that you want to make sure stay visible on your product no matter what its fate.
  5. Inventory Tracking: For businesses with physical assets, it is vital to keep track of inventory, and monitor property to help with loss prevention or for inventory audits.  Tagging your property in this manner can also give you the ability to calculate the value of each asset over its life cycle.  Using bar codes can help track maintenance and repairs.

As you consider your requirements, rest assured that your project will be in good hands with Hallmark Nameplate. We are certified as an ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturer of industrial nameplates, membrane switches, graphic overlays, control panels, and printed circuit boards. We are listed as an approved supplier with CSA, UL, and ITAR.

If your nameplate project requires additional treatment, let us enhance it using LED lighting, fiber optic backlighting, and appealing graphic overlays using state-of-the-art equipment. We will gladly walk through the entire development process to make sure you have the right nameplate for your specific needs. Being known for exceeding customer expectations, our talented in-house engineering and graphic teams are available to assist you at any time.

Everything You Need to Know About Contract Electronic Manufacturing

The first thing you need to know about electronic manufacturing companies is that they offer a broad range of products and services for almost any industry. If you can conceive it, then there’s a manufacturing service that can create it. Electronic manufacturing services specialize in custom-designing all types of items that companies use to improve production or utilization of their own products. Below we cover the specifics of all the services that Hallmark Nameplate, as well as other manufacturers,  can provide for you.

Electronic Manufacturing

Contract electronic manufacturing (CEM) companies custom-build items on a wide scale every single day. Since many companies do not have the equipment or resources available to build their own in-house components, they contract out third-party manufacturers to create products and equipment. Manufacturing companies can design and build machines that will create the very products their clients will utilize. Skilled engineers are hired to machinery and production methods that can be used to create products in a manner that is dependable, efficient, and safe.

Product Testing

One of the benefits of partnering with a contract electronic manufacturing company is that products can undergo preliminary testing before they are mass-produced and distributed. Prototypes are created for this purpose. For instance, one of the products that Hallmark Nameplate creates is graphic overlays. Graphic overlays are designed to protect equipment from dust. Overlays also make it easier for workers to operate devices that require pushbutton controls. Products like overlays, however, have to be tested for accuracy, dependability, and durability so that companies can rely on them to work when they need them the most. Manufacturing services ensure the quality of products that are created through ongoing testing and analysis.

Distribution

CEM companies also provide distribution services for clients who are unable to distribute the products that are created for them. Manufacturers have the ability to ship products worldwide to their clients or on behalf of their clients. Both the CEM and the company they build products for set up distribution systems and scheduling. The system can be custom-scheduled and fine-tuned to meet the client’s needs. No matter how complex the scheduling is or how far the items have to be shipped, a CEM company can take care of the shipping and ensure that all products arrive at their destination on time.

Return and Repair Services

When products are being mass produced and widely distributed, errors will occur from time to time, thus, resulting in faulty equipment that may need to be repaired or returned. Instead of a company taking care of the items on their own, they can depend on a CEM to take care of the repairs for them. Most companies already have a system set in place to take care of repairs and returns in an efficient manner so that their clients experience minimal inconvenience. While repairs are unfortunate (and at times costly), they help a manufacturer improve the quality of construction as well as the process of building a product so faulty devices occur with less frequency.

Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)

Companies such as Hallmark Nameplates contract with other companies to design and build original equipment for other companies. For example, we build nameplates, graphic overlays, membrane switches, and electronic assemblies for companies in the United States and other countries. OEM parts are original parts that companies use for completing the manufacturing process for their own products. By partnering with OEM manufacturers, companies can speed up the process of building and distribute products for their clients while ensuring that each item is built with absolute quality from start to finish.

If you are looking for a reputable manufacturer to help design and build a product for your company, then contact Hallmark Nameplate today at 800-874-9063. You can also message us on our contact page.