Short Run Metal Stampings are ideal for businesses needing high-quality, low-volume production of metal parts. These stampings are perfect for prototyping, small batch manufacturing, or custom orders, ensuring precise and cost-effective results. Whether you’re testing a new design or fulfilling a niche demand, short run metal stampings offer flexibility and speed without sacrificing quality. As an ISO certified company, we are committed to providing excellent services for your short run metal stamping project.

What is Short Run Stamping?

Short Run Stamping refers to the manufacturing process of producing a small quantity of metal parts through stamping techniques, typically in quantities that range from a few hundred to several thousand pieces. This process is ideal for businesses that require a limited batch of parts or prototypes for testing, research, or smaller-scale production runs.

 

Advantages of Short Run Metal Stamping

  • Cost-Effective: Lower tooling and setup costs compared to high-volume production.
  • Quick Turnaround: Faster production times, ideal for prototypes and small orders.
  • Customization: Flexible designs and materials tailored to specific needs.
  • High Precision: Ensures accurate, consistent part quality with minimal waste.
  • Low Risk: Allows for testing designs before scaling up production.
  • Reduced Waste: Efficient material usage with minimal scrap production.
  • Flexibility: Easily accommodates design changes or variations in order size.
  • Short Lead Times: Meets urgent or time-sensitive production requirements.

Short run stamping VS Long run stamping

Long run stamping refers to the manufacturing process used for producing large quantities of metal parts, typically in the tens of thousands to millions. It involves high-volume production runs, which benefit from optimized efficiency, automation, and cost reductions per unit. This method is most suitable for mass production, where the focus is on high-output, consistency, and economies of scale

 
Feature Short Run Stamping Long Run Stamping
Quantity Small batches (a few hundred to a few thousand) Large volumes (tens of thousands or more)
Cost Higher per-unit cost Lower per-unit cost due to economies of scale
Tooling Lower upfront tooling costs Higher upfront tooling costs
Turnaround Time Faster, ideal for prototypes or small orders Longer lead times due to mass production setup
Flexibility Highly flexible for custom designs and changes Less flexible, designed for high-volume runs
Precision High precision with more customization options Consistent precision but limited customization
Risk Lower risk, suitable for testing and prototyping Higher risk, larger financial investment

Industries Served by Short Run Stamping

  • Automotive Parts (Brackets, Clips, Housing)
  • Aerospace Components (Structural Parts, Brackets)
  • Electronics (Connectors, Terminals, Contacts)
  • Medical Devices (Surgical Instruments, Implants)
  • Consumer Goods (Batteries, Packaging)
  • Appliances (Clips, Housing, Frames)
  • Electrical Components (Relay, Switches)
  • Telecommunications (Connectors, Frames)
  • Industrial Equipment (Fasteners, Bushings)
  • Military (Ammunition Components, Mounts)

Why Choose Worthy?

In-house Tooling 

Well equipped with EDM, bending machines, laser cutting machines,welding machines, all the tools and die are made by ourself. Meanwhile the tools and dies are saved well.

Rich Experience

25 years in the tool and die design, perfect dies could make pefect stamping parts. Well trained and stable employess can reduce the mistake, and improve the production speed. Save cost for our customers.

Strict Quality

Strict Quality

As the ISO 9001:2015, certified quality management system, all the team, material and machines are in regular status of quality assurance, we make it correct at the first time not only to ourselves, but also to our customers.

Customer Testimonials

In the past 25 years, our clients are all over the world, including the world’s top 500 companies such as Jabil, ABB, Medtronic and so on.
Do you want to know what our customers say about us? Let’s take a look.

Justin, CEO of a lighting company


I inspected the top two pieces of all five boxes. Everything is beautiful! BEAUTIFUL! You remove so much stress from my shoulders. I know that when we pay you to manufacture a product, it will be made perfectly. The glass bead blasting and anodizing is always beautiful. I am so very happy! You make it easier for us to run our business. There is no trouble!
With most factories, I have a moment of fear before I open their boxes. Will the components be made correctly? Do they care about quality? It is often a war. And Dennis has to fight the war, treating most factories like small children!
But, not your company. You’re company is world-class. You make beautiful components! Thank you very much for your hard work. We will work together for many lifetimes!

David, General manager for a family owned business


I’ve been working with Chinese manufacturers since 2004 and had some really unfortunate partnerships until 2012 when we partnered with Worthy Hardware. At first,we only gave them small orders to test and make the start. However,their response speed was very fast ,and their engineers help us improved our designs more simple, this helped us reduce a lot of cost.Our cooperate is more and more stable! We trust Worthy Hardware always ,very responsible. Your guys are great! .Worthy Hardware is by far my favorite, because of the way they handle business and the quality of what they make.If you are from USA and would like to know more about Worthy Hardware, I would be very happy to be as an endorsement.

Short Run Metal Stampings Projects

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