Balford's manufacturing history reaches back to 2000, when a family stamping shop in Rui'an began producing motor housings. The Zhejiang Balford Mechatronics legal entity was established in 2017, and today the company runs a 12,000 m² plant in Zhuji with more than 500 machines — a 25-year arc from single-station stamping to solenoid valve housing deep drawing for OEM buyers worldwide.
In February 2000, Shawn's father and cousin founded Derlin Stamps in Tangxia Town, Rui'an City — the heart of China's automotive parts industry. Initial products included glass regulator motor housings, fuel pump iron housings and wiper motor housings.
Shawn took over the operation and has since driven steady growth and capability expansion across stamping, deep drawing and machining.
In November 2016, Shawn moved Derlin to Deqing County, Zhejiang, and rebranded the company as Balford Stamps. Focus shifted from motor housings to solenoid valve and sensor housings with tighter quality control and engineering input, and international trade launched — shipping to customers in the U.S., Canada, Germany, Italy and beyond.
The current legal entity was established in 2017 and operates Balford as its factory brand — specializing in automotive stampings, precision stampings, deep drawn housings, brazing and hardware machining.
In January 2024, Shawn relocated the operation from Deqing to Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, moving into Balford's own facility. Since then the company has expanded beyond metal stamping into brazing, machining and bending of steel and copper tubing; stamping capability grew from single-hit work to full progressive die stamping, and the plant is being automated for higher throughput and consistency.
DT4E pure iron and stainless housings for air suspension, brake and transmission solenoids. Application page →
From single-hit work to full progressive die programs. Capability page →
Machining, brazing and steel/copper tube bending added after the 2024 expansion. Machining services →
ISO 9001:2015 certified, IATF 16949-aligned controls and IMDS support. Quality page →
• Production capability and equipment: factory profile and equipment list
• Product history: metal component case studies
• Certification: quality and certifications
• IMDS and material compliance: Balford IMDS process
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