Universal Die & Stampings

Universal Die & Stampings is a global quality manufacturer of precision metal stampings and metal transfer belts.Total concept allows Universal Die & Stampings to cover all your needs in house and from start to finish. Engineering, tooling, prototypes, reports, secondary operations and value added care make us the one stop shop for your needs.UDS offers a tooling guarantee on all of our dies. This give you a peace of mind knowing your tooling will be maintained to our high standards without any additional hidden costs for the life of the product.At UDS, our highest priority is a satisfied customer, and you can expect us to go the extra mile for your business. Superior customer service is our hallmark.Universal Die & Stampings was founded in Illinois in 1967 by Harry and Giselle Eichmann. The business relocated to its current location in Wisconsin in 1980. Starting as a job shop in a two car garage, UDS has evolved into a state of the art 42,000 square foot total concept manufacturing facility. Both Harry and Giselle played an integral part in the innovation and growth of the company as well as instilling solid work ethics, strong craftsmanship skills, lifelong learning and always ensuring customer service was top notch.

Since 1994, Carol Baier has owned and successfully managed UDS. As Harry and Giselle’s daughter, Carol grew up working in the family business learning all aspects of the industry. Carol’s children are also active in the business, learning the skills from the craftsman that were taught by their grandparents. UDS has a large majority of long tenure employees which instills trust, a wealth of knowledge, maintains strong work ethics and provides excellent customer service at any level. Those values are still the cornerstone of UDS.UDS employees deeply care about the work they do. They take great ownership in the product and have pride in being American manufacturers.

QUALITY

Our success can be quantified by our goal of 99.99% minimum standard on rejected parts, which we have met or exceeded for over more than a decade. We are relentless about making sure our products adhere to our customer’s exact requirements and tolerances. For new product and revisions, our quality control department will work with you on developing critical characteristics and measurement techniques essential for producing quality product.

UDS is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company. This provides a level of comfort knowing we are committed to quality from the top level management on down. UDS customer service is thorough, efficient and controlled by a committed staff. Many of our customer partnerships have exceed 30 years.The environment of our equipment, metal, and customer product is extremely important to UDS. Our entire 42,000 square foot facility is atmospherically controlled. Protecting our equipment and metal allows us to be in prime condition to manufacture your product.Our quality control lab offers cutting edge monitoring and measuring equipment. Many customers require SPC and reports such as CPK, CP, PPK and PPAP, in which such analysis can be provided on requested lot quantities. Material certifications, material trending, process certifications and other reports are also available.Quality control works very closely with our journeymen, engineers and operators to ensure fluid control of the product at all stages. Inspection phases are established for checkpoints throughout all stages of manufacturing from incoming material receipt to final inspection. Product will not be shipped until every aspect has been fulfilled.