Technical articles written from Balford's factory floor in Zhuji, Zhejiang, China — deep drawing, metal stamping, CNC machining, solenoid valve housings, materials, IMDS and RFQ guidance for OEM buyers and engineers.
Company announcements, capacity and certification news live in the Balford newsroom; the articles below are the technical guides.
Process, materials, tolerances and cost levers of deep drawing — read the guide. Read the full article →
Processes, materials and applications of metal stamping, explained from the factory floor. Read the full article →
DT4E pure iron vs stainless steel for magnetic circuits, with processing notes. Read the full article →
IMDS basics for automotive suppliers, plus common rejection reasons. Read the full article →
New guides published by the Balford engineering team.
Material selection, deep drawing, annealing, coercivity and plating for solenoid valve housings and sensor housings.
Process guides, materials, tolerances, wall-thickness control and thin-wall drawing for OEM deep drawn parts.
Progressive and precision stamping, washers, tooling practice, defects and design guides.
CNC milling, machining services and wire EDM for precision metal parts.
Sheet metal cutting, bend allowance, tube bending and assembly design guidance.
IMDS, RoHS, REACH and POPs guidance for metal suppliers and automotive part numbers.
Factory news, certifications, sustainability commitments and company updates.
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Before the sourcing questions come the engineering ones. These explainers answer the "what is it and why does it matter" part, and each one ends on the metal components Balford produces for that assembly.