# Variety Die & Stamping Co. *Generated: 2026-10-22 08:55:10 UTC* ## Blog Posts ### We don’t need advance notice to prep our shop floor for visitors. We’re ready for a walkthrough any day. - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/we-dont-need-advance-notice-to-prep-our-shop-floor-for-visitors-were-ready-for-a-walk-through-any-day/ - **Description:** Organization and cleanliness are the first steps toward quality output. We welcome our customers to drop in at any time and see for themselves the level of... - **Modified:** 2024-10-30 Organization and cleanliness are the first steps toward quality output. We welcome our customers to drop in at any time and see for themselves the level of care we put into our environment. --- ### We’re not just a step on the ladder—we’re a whole career. - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/were-not-just-a-step-on-the-ladder-were-a-whole-career/ - **Description:** Talk to the people on our shop floor, and you’re more likely to hear that they’ve been with us for over a decade than only a few years. When we talk about... - **Modified:** 2024-10-30 Talk to the people on our shop floor, and you’re more likely to hear that they’ve been with us for over a decade than only a few years. When we talk about staying loyal to our employees, we’re serious—and that loyalty is repaid in a durable workforce with deep knowledge of our processes and our customers. --- ### American made: seven decades of reinforcing the manufacturing supply chain in the Midwest. - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/american-made-seven-decades-of-reinforcing-the-manufacturing-supply-chain-in-the-midwest/ - **Description:** Based in Dexter, MI since 1954, we’ve employed families for generations, and are proud to be an economic mainstay in our community. Stabilize your supply chain... - **Modified:** 2024-10-25 Based in Dexter, MI since 1954, we’ve employed families for generations, and are proud to be an economic mainstay in our community. Stabilize your supply chain and support American business in one fell swoop. --- ### Our customer-centric focus provides an unmatched level of engagement across all levels of our business - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/our-customer-centric-focus-provides-an-unmatched-level-of-engagement-across-all-levels-of-our-business/ - **Description:** We communicate proactively with our customers and are always accessible when they need us. Our team leaders will pick up the phone when you call and be ready... - **Modified:** 2024-10-25 We communicate proactively with our customers and are always accessible when they need us. Our team leaders will pick up the phone when you call and be ready with a detailed, knowledgeable response to all your questions. ## Pages ### Company - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/company/ - **Description:** From stampings to complex assemblies, engineering to supply chain, we provide design and manufacturing guidance to improve the quality of your products while reducing costs. - **Modified:** 2025-12-09 ![Company](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/company-banner.jpg) Company ### We’re in it for the partnership: with our team, with our customers, and with our suppliers. ![Values](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/values.jpg) #### Our Mission & Values We are in it for the long haul. We invest heavily in internal expertise, advanced manufacturing technology, and best-in-class equipment in order to provide our customers with long-term savings based on efficiency, quality, and reliability. Our investments have paid off.  Our employee tenure is one of the best in the industry, ensuring the retention of institutional knowledge to the benefit of our customers. We safeguard our customers’ long-term interests by maintaining both die design and tooling build capabilities in house. We take a hands-on approach with our suppliers, ensuring their quality meets our customer’s high standards as well as our own. Years of developing long term relationships with our business partners has allowed us to build a resilient supply chain that underwrites our on-time delivery expectations.  Through recessions, pandemics, and shifts in the market, we seek to build a robust organization that will meet customers needs in challenging conditions. ![Tight Tolerances](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tolerances-icon.svg) ##### Family Business Ownership which is involved and present in day to day operations. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/er-support-icon.svg) ##### Engineering Expertise We attract top-of-class engineers by empowering them to do their best work. ![Expert Die-makers](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/die-markers-icon.svg) ##### Relationship Focused We go the extra mile to support our customers and ensure their long-term success. ![Fast Turnaround](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Turnaround-icon.svg) ##### Can-do Attitude Problem solvers at heart, we remain undaunted in the face of a good challenge. ![Quality Assurance](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-icon.svg) ##### Full Service We handle a broad range of capabilities both internally and through our external suppliers. ![High Volume](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/high-volume-icon-1.svg) ##### Reliable and Resilient Our investment in personal and business relationships keeps us steady during tough times. ![Our History](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-history-sec-img.jpg) #### Our History For seven decades, Variety Die & Stamping has innovated and expanded, keeping pace with technological progress without faltering in service, quality, or customer care. In 1954, our founder Robert G. Woods opened Variety Tool & Die on 3115 Broad Street near downtown Dexter, Michigan, where for the next decade the business specialized in injection mold tools for the automotive industry. Then, in the late 1960s, the company acquired their first 35-ton press and began to run progressive stampings. To reflect this strategic change in direction, the organization was renamed to Variety Die & Stamping Co. The shift proved to be a forward-thinking investment, allowing the thriving company to acquire additional floor space over the next few years to accommodate the flourishing progressive stamping industry. In 1990, the original location could no longer serve the increasing size and scope of Variety’s stamping operation. The company moved to our current location and continued to grow throughout the 1990s, bringing the facility to 44,248 square feet. With subsequent additions in 2015, 2017, 2021, and 2022, the facility expanded to encompass 96,311 square feet. Today, Variety Die & Stamping comprises over 70 employees and specializes in progressive dies and production stampings and assemblies. With a strong domestic and international presence in the automotive and lawn and garden industries, Variety Die & Stamping has become a shining example of American ingenuity and innovation in manufacturing. #### Our People We boast an expert team. From stampings to complex assemblies, engineering to supply chain, we provide both design and manufacturing guidance that can improve the quality of your products while reducing costs. Commitment to longevity is part of the culture at Variety. The average tenure of our team translates to deep levels of experience leadership all the way to our factory floor.  From machine operators to management, we have dedicated team members who have been with the company for decades and ready to contribute their experience to your next project. This level of dedication offers an advantage our competitors can’t match in terms of translating our combined experience into superior results for our customers. ![Jonathon Woods](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/jonathon-woods-img.jpg) Jonathon Woods Owner & President ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/variety-logo-square.png) Mike Vernon, Sr. VP General Manager ![Name](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-img-4.jpg) Chris Jacobson VP Operations ![Name](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-img-3.jpg) Greg Young VP Engineering ![Name](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-img-5.jpg) Mike Vernon, Jr. VP Supply Chain ![Stephen Heilig](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/stephen-heilig-bio-img.jpg) Stephen Heilig Business Development Manager ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/variety-logo-square.png) Gerardo De La Torre Scheduling Manager ![Name](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bio-img-6.jpg) Kristen Sizemore Human Resources Manager ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/variety-logo-square.png) Jay Jarchow Quality Manager #### Our Shop Every day, we operate with an unwavering commitment to safety and cleanliness on our shop floor. Maintaining high standards isn’t just a goal—it’s our way of doing business, and we take pride in it. At our company, we believe that a well-maintained work environment directly contributes to quality and productivity. Our commitment to organization ensures that our team remains focused, efficient, and dedicated to excellence. We invite prospective customers to visit our facility, walk the factory floor, and engage with our skilled operators. See firsthand how our precision-driven processes—from stamping and assembly to rigorous quality control—set us apart. We’re confident you’ll be impressed by our standards and craftsmanship. [![A person inspects metal parts in a factory](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img1.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img1.jpg) [![Industrial machinery hums in a bustling factory](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img2.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img2.jpg) [![Factory's large industrial equipment.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img3.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img3.jpg) [![Large industrial machine in a factory setting.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img4.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img4.jpg) [![Industrial machine operating in a factory.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img5.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img5.jpg) [![Large warehouse filled with machines and shelves, showcasing an industrial workspace.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img6.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img6.jpg) [![machines and extensive shelving... --- ### Quality - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/quality/ - **Description:** In the metals business, quality isn’t optional—it’s essential in every stage of the process, from process design, stamping, assembly, and final inspection. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Quality](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-banner.jpg) Quality ### Relentlessly pursuing excellence for our customers. #### Precision You Can Measure. Quality You Can Count On. In the metals business, quality isn’t optional—it’s essential. That’s why we embed it into every stage of the process, from process design, stamping, assembly, and final inspection. Our quality department plays a central role in maintaining tight controls, ensuring part consistency, and preventing costly defects before they reach the market.
 Equipped with advanced measurement systems and backed by a team of experienced inspectors and quality engineers, we verify every detail to meet your exact specifications. Whether it’s high-volume production or a critical prototype run, we hold ourselves to the highest standards. ##### Quality at a Glance - ISO 9001:2015 Certified - Custom Gaging and Measurement Solutions - DCC-CMM Capabilities - In-House Testing Capabilities - **Statistical process control and DCC-CMM ensure precise and accurate quality checks.** - **Our in-house testing capabilities ensure rapid, reliable, and traceable QC standards.** ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Quality-Quality-Policy-scaled.jpg) #### Certifications We’ve taken the principle of continuous improvement to heart, which is why we’ve invested in maintaining our ISO certification year after year. We also ensure that our partners have and maintain their certifications, and have offered assistance where necessary to bring their processes up to our standards. ##### Capabilities - ISO 9001:2015 Certified ##### Advantages - Systematic review of quality control measures. - Improved efficiency and streamlined processes. - Alignment with employees across workstations about proper procedures. - Team-wide commitment to continuous improvement best practices. [DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATION](/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Quality-Certifications.pdf) ![DCC-CMM](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dcc-cmm-sec-img.jpg) #### DCC-CMM Advanced Direct Computer Control Coordinate Measuring Machines (DCC-CMM) allow us to take hundreds of precise measurements before, during, and after a production run to enable quick and reliable dimensional checks for quality control. Information can be stored for future analysis and to adjust the process to meet increasing demand for precision and low tolerances. Measurement programs are stored in the DCC-CMM, enabling short production changeover and repeatability. ##### Capabilities - High-Precision 3D Measurement - CAD Model Integration - Custom Fixtures for CMM Measurement ##### Advantages - Verify tight tolerances on stamped parts - Quickly measure critical dimensions on complex formed surfaces - Ability to program directly from customer provided models - Ability to coordinate and share measurement programs ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Quality-Measurement-Capabilities-scaled.jpg) #### Statistical Process Control As part of our commitment to continuous improvement, we employ software for gathering and analyzing data for quality assurance purposes. This data helps us refine our production methods, identify areas of improvement, and document quality measures for greater transparency with our customers. We employ statistical process control methods throughout our company to minimize the cost of variability, and can supply statistical data to customers as required. ##### Capabilities - Real-Time Process Monitoring - Early Detection of Variability - Data-Driven Decision Making ##### Advantages - Reduces Scrap and Rework - Improves Consistency and Quality - Increases Production Efficiency ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Quality-Testing-Capabilities-scaled.jpg) #### Testing Capabilities For projects with specific testing needs, our quality team has several methods that can be applied as either an in-line automated test, or as randomized spot tests on part batches. We will work with your team to understand your testing requirements, and will design our systems to meet them. ##### Capabilities - Hardness Testing - Coating Thickness Testing - Load Testing - Weld Destruct Testing - Paint Adhesion Testing - Leak Testing ##### Advantages - On-site fulfillment of quality control requirements. - Rapid identification and remediation of defects. #### Quality is at the foundation of everything that we do. A dedicated quality department does more than inspect parts—it drives the integrity of the entire manufacturing process. See where our commitment to excellence shines through. [CONFIDENCE IN QUALITY](/quality/) ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Intelligent automation: robotics, quality control, and supply chain visibility. We invest in new technologies where they matter: to boost manufacturing output, enhance inspection systems, and streamline shipping and scheduling. Our efficiency is your efficiency. [Power Your Production](/capabilities/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Elite engineering support, from our team to yours. It takes one set of skills to envision a design, and another to manufacture it. Our collaborative engineering approach allows us to ask the right questions and offer the high-level feedback you need to create essential parts. [Expand Your Expertise](/engineering/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Our team is our family. Our product is world-class. Walk our shop floor, and you’re more likely to meet people who have been with us for a decade or more than those who have been with us for less. Our depth of expertise extends from leadership to our operators. That’s an advantage our competitors can’t replicate. [Call to Action](/company/) --- ### Engineering - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/engineering/ - **Description:** Advance your projects with an experienced team of engineers. Our engineers are seasoned experts in progressive stamping tooling and assembly systems. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Engineering-Main-Banner-Image-scaled-e1730319156771.jpg) Engineering ### Advance your projects with an experienced team of engineers #### Our deep bench of production engineering expertise is your newest resource. Our engineers are seasoned experts in progressive stamping tooling and assembly systems. When you work with our team, we decades of experience to the table, helping you hone your product and enhance the reputation of your brand for years to come. ##### Engineering at a Glance - In-house die design allows for quick reaction to design changes - Design assistance provides feedback to improve manufacturability, quality, and cost. - Tooling and assembly solutions to meet a wide range of annual volume requirements. - We work with Inventory, AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, and Solidworks - **We work with Inventor, AutoCAD, Pro Engineer, and SOLIDWORKS.** - **CAM Machinist allow us to take the most intricate and complicated surfaces and machine them quickly.** ![Die Design](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/die-design-sec-img.jpg) #### Die Design We specialize in designing progressive stamping dies up to 96″ in length. In designing our dies, we look for opportunities to improve efficiency—both in our material use, and in the number of parts that can be produced from each die. Our engineering team will work with yours to provide responsive design feedback for feasibility and cost, and to accommodate any design changes quickly. ##### Capabilities - Press Tonnage from 100 to 330 Tons - Press Speeds up to 250 Strokes per Minute - Bed Lengths from 1200mm to 2400mm ##### Advantages - Multi-Out, Family, and Offal Designs to maximize material utilization and minimize cost. - In Die Tapping, In Die Part Insertion, Hybrid Progressive/Transfer Dies - Close collaboration with tooling build department ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Engineering-Assembly-Fixture-Design-scaled.jpg) #### Assembly System Design Our process engineers work closely with our die designers to fully understand the specifications of the final stamped product and develop custom assembly solutions tailored to the next stage of manufacturing. Whether it involves robotic arms welding components, fully automated cells managing multiple assembly operations, or manual workstations for specialized tasks, we design flexible systems that adapt to your specific production needs. ##### Capabilities - Low volume manual assemblies - High volume fully automated systems - Robotics - Bowl Feeding - Machine Vision ##### Advantages - Ability to find optimal solutions for both low volume and high volume assemblies. - Quality ensured with built in poka yoke and automated inspections. - Flexible solutions designed to accommodate future variants and design changes. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Engineering-Forming-FEA.jpg) #### Forming FEA We utilize advanced Forming FEA simulation software support rapid iteration for forming station design prior to committing to hard tooling. Our FEA capabilities allow us to assess part manufacturability early in the design process, evaluate material stress across critical thresholds, and optimize die layouts for maximum efficiency and reliability. ##### Capabilities - Analyze stress and strain - Anticipate material thinning, thickening, and wrinkling - Anticipate potential failure risks ##### Advantages - Find manufacturability issues before cutting steel on new tooling. - Rapidly evaluate potential designs for feasibility and provide feedback. - Reduce the number of prototyping iterations to get to a final design. #### We uphold an unwavering commitment to maintaining our engineering expertise in house. The market moves fast and we maintain a team that is ready to move fast with it. When your product launch team can’t wait on answers due to tight timelines, our team is ready to support with rapid feedback and robust manufacturing solutions. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Intelligent automation: robotics, quality control, and supply chain visibility. We invest in new technologies where they matter: to boost manufacturing output, enhance inspection systems, and streamline shipping and scheduling. Our efficiency is your efficiency. [Power Your Production](/capabilities/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### We haven’t met a standard higher than our own. From our due diligence during PPAP through our 8D problem solving approach, we follow the industry’s best quality control practices. We’ve even worked with our suppliers to help them bring their quality control up to our standards. [Enhance Your Quality](/quality/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Our network is your network. Many of our customers have additional process needs, such as plating, painting, brazing, heat treating, and more. We’ve developed relationships with local suppliers to handle these processes and work closely with them on production and quality control, making us your one-stop shop for progressive metal stamping. [Power Your Production](/capabilities/additional-processes/) --- ### Welding - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/welding/ - **Description:** Lower production costs by sourcing automated, efficient metal joining processes. In house welding capabilities to add value to your stamping projects before they leave our facility. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Capabilities Welding Banner](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/capabilities-welding-banner.jpg) Welding ### Lower production costs by sourcing automated, efficient metal joining processes through Variety. #### In house welding capabilities to add value to your stamping projects before they leave our facility. Integrating multiple manufacturing disciplines under one roof enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and improves overall quality. Our in-house welding capabilities eliminate an extra step in the assembly process, streamlining production while providing greater control and insight into every stage of manufacturing. By combining stamping and welding in-house, our engineers can optimize both processes, making informed recommendations that improve design and manufacturability. This eliminates the need for a secondary supplier, ensuring a seamless transition from stamping to assembly while maintaining full visibility and quality control over the entire production process. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-301-1.svg) ##### High Repeatability Precision-engineered placement ensures strong, consistent welds for superior reliability. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/er-support-icon.svg) ##### Engineering Support Our experts provide tailored guidance on the most effective welding techniques for your assembly. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-297.svg) ##### Robotic Automation Advanced robotic systems deliver speed, precision, and reliability—all at a competitive cost. ![Fast Turnaround](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Turnaround-icon.svg) ##### Process Coordination Seamless integration of stamping and welding processes optimizes efficiency and consistency. ![Quality Assurance](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-icon.svg) ##### Quality Assurance Unified quality control measures ensure consistency across stamping and welding operations. ![High Volume](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/high-volume-icon-1.svg) ##### High Volume Robotic and multi-gun welding techniques maximize efficiency and throughput for large-scale production. ![Multi-Gun Spot Welding](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/multi-gun-spot-welding-sec-img.jpg) #### Multi-Gun Spot Welding Spot welding is a resistance welding process that joins overlapping materials by applying electrical current and pressure through two electrodes. This method ensures strong, consistent welds with minimal heat distortion. Our advanced multi-gun welding techniques enable us to efficiently weld assemblies at multiple points, delivering high repeatability from part to part while maintaining cost-effectiveness and production efficiency. ##### Capabilities - Designed for up to eight spot welds per station. - Supports a wide range of steel types. - Utilizes a modular tooling approach for enhanced flexibility. ##### Advantages - Lower cost per weld compared to manual or robotic welding processes. - Consistently precise and repeatable weld locations for high-quality production. - Modular tooling approach minimizes setup up time, maximizing productivity. - Cost-effective solution for both high-volume production and low-volume projects. ![Robotic Spot Welding](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/robotic-spot-welding-sec-img.jpg) #### Robotic Spot Welding For challenging materials and complex weld locations, robotic spot welding provides a highly flexible alternative to manual and multi-gun welding techniques. These advanced robotic cells offer nearly unlimited flexibility in weld placement and quantity, requiring minimal tooling investment—all while maintaining the high level of locational repeatability found in fixed multi-gun spot welding cells, ensuring precision and consistency in every weld. ##### Capabilities - Accommodates an unlimited number of spot welds per part. - Compatible with a wide range of steel types for diverse applications. ##### Advantages - Ideal for welding challenging materials such as galvanized and aluminized steel. - Ensures highly repeatable weld locations for consistent quality. - Offers exceptional flexibility to modify weld locations for future design changes. - Requires a lower initial tooling investment compared to multi-gun welding setup ![V_stamping](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/V_stamping-Sequence-01-4.jpg) #### Projection Welding Projection welding is a precision resistance welding process that joins metal parts by concentrating electrical current through raised sections, or projections, on one of the workpieces. These strategically designed projections ensure controlled heat generation, resulting in strong, consistent welds with minimal distortion. This process is highly efficient for high-volume applications where multiple welds are required on the same or similar planes, making it an ideal solution for fastener welding, sheet metal assembly, and structural components. ##### Capabilities - Performs multiple welds per cycle, increasing efficiency and throughput. - Delivers a high production rate, ideal for large-scale manufacturing. ##### Advantages - Reduced electrode maintenance compared to spot welding, extending tool life. - Compatible with various material thicknesses, offering greater application flexibility. - Fixed weld locations within stamping tooling ensure precise and repeatable weld placement. - Lower tooling investment compared to alternative welding methods, making it a cost-effective solution. ![MIG Welding](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mig-welding-sec-im.jpg) #### MIG Welding A MIG (metal inert gas) welder uses a filler wire that is continuously fed through the welding torch to create a strong structural joint for metals of various types and thicknesses. An inert gas is fed into the weld pool to protect the metals from atmospheric contamination. Fast and flexible, it offers a cost-effective solution for weld scenarios where resistance welding is not the appropriate choice. ##### Capabilities - Multi-axis capability allows for precise welding in complex geometries. - Joins dissimilar metals with strong, reliable welds. - High welding speeds improve efficiency and production throughput. ##### Advantages - Easily integrates non-stamped components such as tubes, pipes, and brackets into assemblies. - Provides continuous weld seams, ideal for applications requiring superior strength or airtight sealing. - Robotic MIG welding ensures high repeatability, consistent quality, and reduced labor costs. #### Choose Variety for your complete stamping and welding solution. Why juggle multiple suppliers when we can handle your stamping and welding needs under one roof? Our in-house capabilities streamline your supply chain, reduce transportation costs, and accelerate production turnaround—ensuring efficiency, quality, and reliability at every stage. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Your schedule may change, but our on-time delivery rate doesn’t. Our efficient changeover management practices allow us flexibility in responding to customer needs, while our longstanding supplier relationships ensure a steady supply of raw materials. [Source Your Supply](/capabilities/stamping/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### We don’t just manufacture the components—we’ll deliver the complete part. From automated assemblies to advanced robotics to a dedicated manual assembly department, we bring multiple production steps under one roof. [Unify Your Process](/capabilities/assembly/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Consolidate your manufacturing needs through our partner network. The relationships we’ve developed over the... --- ### Tooling - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/tooling/ - **Description:** Quality stampings start with precision tooling–built right from the start. Our team of engineers and toolmakers will take your design to series production. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Capabilities Tooling Banner](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/capabilities-tooling-banner.jpg) Tooling ### Quality stampings start with precision tooling–built right from the start. #### Our team of engineers and toolmakers will take your design from concept to series production. The metal stamping process depends on precision-built tooling to deliver high-quality parts with consistency and efficiency. Accurate machining during tool construction ensures that every part meets tight tolerances, reducing waste and minimizing disruptions to your production line. Quality is built into the stamping process from the start with expertly crafted dies. By investing in high-precision machining, we create tooling that exceeds the lifespan of your project. This durability translates to cost efficiency in mass production with minimal variation.  With the right tooling, progressive stamping becomes a highly reliable and scalable solution for manufacturing complex stamped components. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tight-Tolerances.svg) ##### Tight Tolerances Precision-machined tools ensure consistent accuracy in production. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/er-support-icon.svg) ##### Engineering Support Close collaboration with our engineering team enables fast implementation of design updates. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Expert-Die-Makers.svg) ##### Expert Toolmakers Our team brings decades of expertise in crafting high-quality stamping dies. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fast-Turnaround.svg) ##### Fast Turnaround In-house repairs and maintenance minimize downtime, keeping production on schedule. ![Fast Turnaround](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Turnaround-icon.svg) ##### Lead Time Advantages Our in-house capabilities allow for quick response times on new tooling projects and design modifications. ![High Volume](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/high-volume-icon-1.svg) ##### High-Volume Ready Tools are engineered to support sustained high-volume production for the life of the product. ![Tooling Department](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tooling-department-sec-img.jpg) #### Tooling Department Our in-house tool room gives us the flexibility to respond quickly to design changes, ensuring seamless integration with production and engineering. This close collaboration enhances our ability to provide design for manufacture feedback and identify cost reduction opportunities. With engineering, tooling, and purchasing all under one roof, we ensure on-time delivery and rapid problem resolution. Our tool room is powered by a world-class online die maintenance system, tracking die life and outstanding maintenance needs. This proactive approach minimizes downtime, reduces costs, and maximizes tooling longevity. ##### Capabilities - Progressive Dies - Line Dies - Prototype Dies ##### Advantages - Rapid response times for die repair and maintenance to minimize production delays. - Seamless coordination between engineering and production for efficient workflow. - Agility to meet short lead times for new tooling and design modifications. ![Progressive Dies](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/progressive-dies-sec-img.jpg) #### Progressive Dies We specialize in the design and manufacturing of progressive dies up to 96″ in length. Using industry-leading principles, we produce high-precision tools engineered for exceptional repeatability, tight tolerances, and durability—capable of running tens of millions of cycles. Advancements in in-die sensing and controls enable our dies to produce high-quality parts at cost-efficient production rates while safeguarding against costly die crashes. ##### Capabilities - Electronic die protection - In-die tapping - Hybrid progressive/transfer tooling - Multi-cavity tooling ##### Advantages - Unique solutions for challenging burr direction requirements. - Minimizes secondary operations, reducing production time and costs. - High efficiency and output, maximizing production rates. - Long-lasting tooling life, designed for extended, high-volume use. ![CNC Machining](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cnc-machining-sec-img.jpg) #### CNC Machining Vertical Machining Centers play a crucial role in the production of progressive stamping dies by accurately producing critical die details in a cost effective manner. With multi-axis capabilities and high-speed tooling changes, VMCs enable the machining of complex details with tight tolerances, ensuring the consistent performance of the final tooling. Their versatility allows for milling, drilling, and contouring operations in a single setup, reducing lead times and improving overall manufacturing efficiency. Additionally, the rigid construction and advanced CNC control systems of modern VMCs enhance accuracy while minimizing tool wear, contributing to longer-lasting, high-performance stamping dies. ##### Capabilities - Tolerances within a fraction of a millimeter - Complex geometric shapes - High-speed operation ##### Advantages - Precision machining of die details directly from CAD data for exceptional accuracy. - Capability to reproduce complex 3D surfaces with high levels of accuracy. - Enhances efficiency by maximizing the output of skilled machinists. ![Wire EDM](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/wire-edm-sec-img.jpg) #### Wire EDM Wire EDM machines are essential in the production of stamping tooling, offering unmatched precision, flexibility, and efficiency. Using an electrically charged wire to accurately cut through hardened materials, Wire EDM can reduce the need for additional operations to produce ready to assemble tooling components. This cutting method allows for the creation of complex geometries, fine details, and sharp corners that would be difficult to achieve with conventional machining. ##### Common Types - Precision cutting of hardened materials - Ability to produce intricate geometries - Machine blocks up to 16” thick ##### Advantages - Enables complex tool designs that would be difficult or impossible with conventional machining. - Reduces secondary finishing by producing smooth, burr-free edges. - Shortens lead times for both production tooling and prototype components. - Enhances tooling longevity by precisely machining components with minimal stress on the material. #### Our tooling department supports the whole team. Our in-house tooling department is the foundation of our manufacturing capabilities, supporting everything from prototyping to high-volume stamping. Their expertise enables us to make precise adjustments on short notice, ensuring flexibility while maintaining the highest standards of quality and efficiency for our clients. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Your schedule may change, but our on-time delivery rate doesn’t. Our efficient changeover management practices allow us flexibility in responding to customer needs, while our longstanding supplier relationships ensure a steady supply of raw materials. [Source Your Supply](/capabilities/stamping/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Improve your development cycle with detailed production feedback. Ideas that look good on paper don’t always translate to manufacturable designs. Collaborate with our prototyping team to prepare your parts for production. [Refine Your Design](/capabilities/prototyping/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Consolidate your manufacturing needs through our partner network. The relationships we’ve developed over the decades allow us to be the single point of contact for our customers while providing access to a range of secondary... --- ### Stamping - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/stamping/ - **Description:** Precision progressive die stampings delivered in spec, on time, and within budget. High-Volume Stamping Solutions Delivered Right on Time. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Single Capability - Stamping Banner](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/capabilities-single-capability-stamping-banner.jpg) Stamping ### Precision progressive die stampings delivered in spec, on time, and within budget. #### High-Volume Stamping Solutions Delivered Right on Time. At Variety, we specialize in progressive die stamping—the ideal solution for producing high-volume, high-quality metal components with unmatched efficiency. From the outset, we collaborate closely with our customers to understand their specific production needs, ensuring we design and engineer the perfect die for optimal performance and precision. Our experienced team oversees every step of the production process, meticulously monitoring quality to guarantee that each part meets your exact specifications. We pride ourselves on our flexibility, even accommodating urgent requests to meet tight deadlines. And our commitment doesn’t end when the parts are delivered—we’re always available to answer questions, provide support, or assist with future orders. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Tight-Tolerances.svg) ##### High Precision We meet the most demanding tolerances with accuracy and consistency. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/On-Time-Delivery-2.svg) ##### On-Time Delivery Your schedule is our priority. We adapt as needed to meet your deadlines. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Expert-Die-Makers.svg) ##### Expert Die-makers Our skilled tooling team meticulously maintains dies between runs for consistent, high-quality results. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fast-Turnaround.svg) ##### Fast Turnaround From tool design to part delivery, our efficient processes ensure maximum flexibility and speed. ![Quality Assurance](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-icon.svg) ##### Quality Assurance Questions or concerns? Our dedicated QC team is just a call away with the answers you need. ![High Volume](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/high-volume-icon-1.svg) ##### High Volume We manufacture millions of parts annually with minimal waste and exceptional consistency. ![Progressive Stamping](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/progressive-stamping-img.jpg) #### Progressive Stamping Progressive die stamping is a highly efficient process designed for high-volume metal stamping production, forming metal parts in stages as the material advances through the press. Equipped with a full range of straight side presses with capacities ranging from 100 to 330 tons, we have the capacity to produce tens of millions of parts annually. Our experienced operators and streamlined changeover practices ensure both precision and flexibility, allowing us to adapt to schedule changes with ease. ##### Machine Highlights - Straight Side Presses Ensure Rigidity and Accuracy - Mechanical and Servo Stamping Technology - Minster and Aida Presses ##### Capabilities - **Press Tonnage** from 100 to 330 Tons - **Press Speeds** up to 250 strokes per minute - **Bed Lengths** from 1200mm to 2400mm - **Material Thickness** from 0.2mm to 5.0mm #### Our Press Room Precision and efficiency define our press room. We maintain a meticulously organized, well-lit, and spotless workspace, ensuring optimal performance and quality in every progressive metal stamping project. Our team of highly skilled operators brings years of expertise to every job, combining technical proficiency with a deep understanding of metal forming. Many have been with us for over a decade, refining their craft alongside the latest advancements in stamping technology. Equipped with state-of-the-art presses and automated systems, our facility is designed to handle complex, high-volume production with exceptional accuracy.  We deliver consistent, high-quality results that meet the most demanding industry standards. [![A person inspects metal parts in a factory](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img1.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img1.jpg) [![Industrial machinery hums in a bustling factory](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img2.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img2.jpg) [![Factory's large industrial equipment.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img3.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img3.jpg) [![Large industrial machine in a factory setting.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img4.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img4.jpg) [![Industrial machine operating in a factory.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img5.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img5.jpg) [![Large warehouse filled with machines and shelves, showcasing an industrial workspace.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img6.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img6.jpg) [![machines and extensive shelving units](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img7.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img7.jpg) [![Warehouse forklift operation.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img8.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img8.jpg) [![Large warehouse machine with a cart nearby.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img9.jpg)](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-pro-room-img9.jpg) ![Industrial machine operating in a factory.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/materials-sec-img.jpg) #### Materials Our stamping experience covers a range of metals in gauges from 0.2mm up to 5mm thick. Our careful inventory management ensures we have the right materials on hand to accommodate move-ins and move-outs as required by our customers. Our longstanding relationships with major raw materials suppliers have allowed us to maintain a resilient supply chain, even under trying circumstances. ##### Material Types - Low Carbon - High Carbon - Stainless - HSLA - Galvanized - Aluminized - Copper #### Progressive die stamping is our specialty, but it’s just the beginning. Our customers face complex manufacturing challenges, and we’re committed to simplifying their processes. In addition to stamping, we provide comprehensive assembly solutions, along with full engineering and tooling support to ensure your project’s success at every stage. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### We don’t just manufacture the components—we’ll deliver the complete part. From automated assemblies to advanced robotics to a dedicated manual assembly department, we bring multiple production steps under one roof. [UNIFY YOUR PROCESS](/capabilities/assembly/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Experience the efficiencies of joining your stamping and welding needs. We offer welding capabilities that include multi-gun spot welding, projection welding, and MIG welding, many powered by fully automated, robotic systems. [SIMPLIFY YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN](/capabilities/welding/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Comprehensive die care from design to cleaning and maintenance. Our tooling department specializes in keeping our customers’ stamping dies in peak condition to reduce wear, keep parts in tolerance, and ensure the long-term quality of the product. [PLAN YOUR TOOLING](/capabilities/tooling/) --- ### Prototyping - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/prototyping/ - **Description:** Ideate, test, repeat. Our prototyping capabilities lower barriers to innovation and empower efficiency. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Capabilities Prototyping Banner](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/capabilities-prototyping-banner.jpg) Prototyping ### Ideate, test, repeat. Our prototyping capabilities lower barriers to innovation and empower efficiency. #### We enable rigorous testing with production quality prototypes allowing you to move to the next step with confidence in your design. No company can afford to risk costly waste and inefficiencies due to undiscovered design flaws. Identifying and addressing these challenges early is crucial to optimizing production and reducing material waste. That’s where prototyping comes in—and our engineers are here to help. Whether you need rapid prototypes for checking fit and function or production quality prototypes to evaluate performance and durability, we provide expert guidance and in-depth analysis to help refine your design for maximum manufacturability. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/er-support-icon.svg) ##### Engineering Support Expert design-for-manufacture feedback helps reduce production costs and optimize efficiency. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/FEA-Analysis.svg) ##### Forming FEA Analysis Advanced simulations identify areas of stress, strain, thinning, and thickening, allowing teams to address potential issues before committing to tooling. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Variance-Options.svg) ##### Variance Options Test multiple prototype versions side by side to compare design differences using physical samples. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fast-Turnaround.svg) ##### Fast Turnaround Our rapid prototyping process enables an iterative approach for faster design validation. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Quality-Due-Diligence.svg) ##### Quality Due Diligence Prototyping helps identify and resolve potential quality issues before full-scale production, reducing risk. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Production-Simulation.svg) ##### Production Simulation Gain critical insights into manufacturing time, complexity, and cost before moving to full production. ![Production Quality Prototypes](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/produ-quality-prototypes-sec-img.jpg) #### Production-Quality Prototypes Production-quality prototypes replicate real-world manufacturing conditions, providing valuable insights into performance and durability. Many customers opt to produce multiple variations of a part to evaluate different design concepts simultaneously. Our in-house engineering team works closely with customers, offering expert analysis and guidance to optimize designs for production efficiency and quality. ##### Capabilities - Ideal for prototype production runs up to 1,000 pieces. - Forming FEA analysis identifies potential issues before tooling investment. - Die-cut parts produced with low-cost tooling for cost-effective prototyping. ##### Advantages - Achieve production-quality prototypes with minimal tooling investment. - Simulate real-world manufacturing conditions for accurate testing. - Identify and resolves design issues before committing to full-scale production. ![Rapid Turnaround Prototypes](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/rapid-turnaround-prototypes-sec-img.jpg) #### Rapid Turnaround Prototypes Rapid prototypes use one-off fabrication techniques to create functional models rather than production-ready parts. However, they provide valuable insights into component design, functionality, and areas for potential improvement. ##### Capabilities - CNC and Wire EDM - 3D Printing - Short Lead Times - Simple Die Operations ##### Advantages - Ideal for small quantities of prototypes to enable quick iteration. - Suitable for initial concept samples with minimal tooling investment. #### Once your design is ready for production, we’re here to support your manufacturing needs every step of the way. By consolidating prototyping and production under one roof, we ensure a seamless transition from initial concept to full scale production. With in-house expertise spanning design, tooling, stamping and assembly, we help streamline your process to develop new products for your customers. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Comprehensive die care from design to cleaning and maintenance. Our tooling department specializes in keeping our customers’ stamping dies in peak condition to reduce wear, keep parts in tolerance, and ensure the long-term quality of the product. [Plan Your Tooling](/capabilities/tooling/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Your schedule may change, but our on-time delivery rate doesn’t. Our efficient changeover management practices allow us flexibility in responding to customer needs, while our longstanding supplier relationships ensure a steady supply of raw materials. [Source Your Supply](/capabilities/stamping/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### We don’t just manufacture the components—we’ll deliver the complete part. From automated assemblies to advanced robotics to a dedicated manual assembly department, we bring multiple production steps under one roof. [Unify Your Process](/capabilities/assembly/) --- ### Additional Processes - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/additional-processes/ - **Description:** Comprehensive Finishing Solutions—From Heat Treating to Coatings, We’ve Got You Covered. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Capabilities - Single Capability - Additional Processes Banner](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/capabilities-additional-processes-banner.jpg) Additional Processes ### Comprehensive Finishing Solutions—From Heat Treating to Coatings, We’ve Got You Covered. #### Our partner network gives your team one less process to manage. With decades of experience building strategic supplier relationships, we have a deep knowledge base to support our customers’ secondary processing needs. Our engineering team helps guide designs toward the most cost-effective processes within our trusted network, while our quality team ensures that every vendor meets the highest standards to deliver results that align with your expectations. We maintain established relationships for all the processes listed below and are also ready to collaborate with your engineering team to develop new solutions as needed. [Speak To Our Team](/contact/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Additional-Processes-Plating.jpg) ##### Plating Improve corrosion resistance ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Outside-Process-Thumbnail-Painting.jpg) ##### Painting Protect parts against corrosion and improve aesthetic appeal. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Outside-Process-Thumbnail-Brazing-2-scaled-e1730319471207.jpg) ##### Brazing Create strong, sealed joints between components ![Heat Treating](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/heat-treating-img.jpg) ##### Heat Treating Enhance the hardness, strength, and durability of materials. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Additional-Processes-Black-Oxide.jpg) ##### Black Oxide Provide a dark finish while improving corrosion resistance. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Additional-Processes-E-Coat-scaled.jpg) ##### E-Coat High performance coating with exceptional corrosion resistance ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Outside-Process-Thumbnail-Deburring.jpg) ##### Deburring Remove sharp burrs to increase product lifespan and improve appearance and performance. ![Cleaning](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cleaning-img.jpg) ##### Cleaning Remove oil, grease, and chemical residue as well as fine dust and debris for a clean finish. #### From prototyping through stamping, assembly, and additional processes, we’ve got you covered. Our aim is to be a one-stop shop for our customers. Whether you need high-volume progressive die stamping, engineering support as you prototype your design, or secondary processing services to refine the final parts, it’s our job to make yours easier. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Your schedule may change, but our on-time delivery rate doesn’t. Our efficient changeover management practices allow us flexibility in responding to customer needs, while our longstanding supplier relationships ensure a steady supply of raw materials. [Source Your Supply](/capabilities/stamping/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Experience the efficiencies of joining your stamping and welding needs. We offer welding capabilities that include multi-gun spot welding, projection welding, and MIG welding, many powered by fully automated, robotic systems. [Simplify Your Supply Chain](/capabilities/welding/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Improve your development cycle with detailed production feedback. Ideas that look good on paper don’t always translate to manufacturable designs. Collaborate with our prototyping team to prepare your parts for production. [Refine Your Design](/capabilities/prototyping/) --- ### Assembly - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/assembly/ - **Description:** Simplify your procurement with a reliable partner that brings stampings and assemblies under one roof. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![automated-assembly](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/automated-assembly-sec-img.jpg) Assembly ### Looking beyond the individual stampings? Let us handle your next steps in the process. #### Simplify your procurement with a reliable partner that brings stampings and assemblies under one roof. While we are best known for our expertise in progressive metal stampings, our capabilities extend well beyond. With manual and advanced automated assembly capabilities, we help our customers go beyond individual parts to fully assembled components—efficiently and reliably. For high volume projects, we join state of the art robotics to robust joining techniques to ensure process consistency and efficiency. For assemblies requiring manual assembly due to lower volumes or an emphasis on minimizing capital investment, we design work centers with tooling optimized for our skilled and dedicated operators without any sacrifice in quality and precision. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-295-1.svg) ##### Flexible Approach Assembly cells are designed and built with a modular approach allowing multiple variants to be run on the same machine with minor tooling changes. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-293-1.svg) ##### Balanced Philosophy We find the right balance of labor and automation to deliver the best solution for your project’s unique characteristics. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-291-1.svg) ##### Future Proof We discuss and anticipate potential future design changes with our customers to ensure that our processes are capable of evolving with your product. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/er-support-icon.svg) ##### Engineering Support Our exports work with your team to ensure that critical characteristics are addressed in the assembly process design. ![Quality Assurance](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/quality-icon.svg) ##### Quality Assurance Machine vision, Sensors, and Poka-Yokes are utilized to error proof the process. ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Group-286.svg) ##### Quick Change Over Assembly process design with quick changeover in mind to respond to constantly changing demands. ![Automated Assembly](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/automated-assembly-sec-img-1.jpg) #### Automated Assembly Leveraging advanced robotics, our automated assembly capabilities are at the forefront of manufacturing innovation. Designed with flexibility in mind, our solutions seamlessly adapt to design changes while minimizing tooling modification costs. This ensures smooth integration with our customers’ evolving products and the dynamic markets they serve. ##### Capabilities - Multi-Axis Robotics - Machine Vision - Integration with other Processes ##### Advantages - Flexible design philosophy to enable multiple product variants from the same automation investment. - Ability to support high volume production of assembly intensive products at low unit costs. - Error proofing built in to the design of the automation. - High levels of repeatability achieved ensuring reliable quality performance. ![Manual Assembly](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/manual-assembly-sec-img.jpg) #### Manual Assembly In certain cases, manual assembly remains the most effective—if not the only—solution, particularly for lower-volume projects where minimizing capital investment is a priority. Our manual workstations are designed with ergonomic principles and equipped with top-of-the-line tools to ensure efficiency, precision, and worker comfort. This hands-on approach allows us to uphold our strict quality standards while offering a cost-effective solution for projects that don’t justify the expense of full automation. ##### Advantages - Lower up front capital investment. - Higher flexibility for handling larges numbers of low volume product variants - Skilled workforce with decades of experience and an eye for quality - Suitable for both low and high volume products ![Balancing](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/balancing-sec-img.jpg) #### Balancing Mechanical balancing is a critical process for components operating at high rotational speeds. By minimizing vibration and reducing rotor noise, proper balancing not only extends bearing life but also enhances overall product durability. Our advanced balancing machines ensure that every stamped component used in rotational systems meets stringent performance thresholds. ##### Capabilities - Custom solutions specific to your part design and performance requirements - Low capital manual and high capital automated solutions available - Flexible solutions to accommodate multiple part variants ##### Advantages - Adjust for imbalances caused by variations in the raw material - Adjust for imbalances caused by coating weight distribution differences - Increased efficiency and extended product life ![Sorting](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/sorting-sec-img.jpg) #### Gaging and Sorting Certain products require 100% gaging due to their critical nature. To meet these demanding standards, we employ a range of inspection methods governed by strict parameters, ensuring that no defects slip through. Our engineering and tooling departments further enhance this effort by developing custom gaging and sorting solutions tailored to each part’s specific requirements. ##### Capabilities - Custom gaging - Manual sorting - Machine vision inspection solutions - Bowl fed sorting solutions ##### Advantages - Solutions designed specific to your part’s critical characteristics - Ability to target a goal of zero defects #### Streamline your supply chain with a single, trusted partner for precision assembly. Our comprehensive assembly capabilities bring multiple processes under one roof, reducing complexity and eliminating the need for multiple suppliers. By integrating automated and manual assembly, testing, and quality control, we deliver complete, ready-to-use assemblies—minimizing costs, improving efficiency, and accelerating time to market. ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Your schedule may change, but our on-time delivery rate doesn’t. Our efficient changeover management practices allow us flexibility in responding to customer needs, while our longstanding supplier relationships ensure a steady supply of raw materials. [Source Your Supply](/capabilities/stamping/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth.png) ##### Experience the efficiencies of joining your stamping and welding needs. We offer welding capabilities that include multi-gun spot welding, projection welding, and MIG welding, many powered by fully automated, robotic systems. [Simplify Your Supply Chain](/capabilities/welding/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Consolidate your manufacturing needs through our partner network. The relationships we’ve developed over the decades allow us to be the single point of contact for our customers while providing access to a range of secondary processing services. [Streamline Your Suppliers](/capabilities/additional-processes/) --- ### Capabilities Overview - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/capabilities/ - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 ![Factory worker operating machinery.](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/picks-denoise-sharpen-faceai.jpg) Capabilities Overview ### We are an elite team of engineers, toolmakers, operators, and inspectors with in-depth experience in metal stampings and assemblies. See what we can do for your project. #### From high volume metal stampings to precision assemblies to our vast network of supplier partners, we’re here to simplify your procurement process. We’ve built our business around the principal of bringing together a broad range of additional value added processes around our core competency of metal stampings so that our customers can streamline their supply chains for stamped components and assemblies to a single point of contact. ##### Capabilities at a glance - Tooling Design and Manufacturing - Prototyping Services - Progressive Die Stamping - Projection and Spot Welding - Manual and Automated Assembly - Large Network of Component and Parts Finishing Suppliers - **Press Tonnage from 100 to 330 Tons** - **Press Speeds up to 250 Strokes per Minute** - **Bed Lengths from 1200 mm to 2400mm** - **Material Thickness from 0.2mm to 5.0mm** - **Welding:** Robotic, Pneumatic, and Projection - **Prototyping** (production quality and concept) ![Stamping](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/stamping_bg.png) ##### Stamping - [Progressive Stamping](/capabilities/stamping/#prog_stamping) - [Our Press Room](/capabilities/stamping/#press_room) - [Materials](/capabilities/stamping/#materials_sec) ![Assembly](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/assembly_bg.png) ##### Assembly - [Automated Assembly](/capabilities/assembly/#auto_assembly) - [Manual Assembly](/capabilities/assembly/#manual_assembly) - [Balancing](/capabilities/assembly/#balancing_sec) - [Sorting](/capabilities/assembly/#sorting_sec) ![Welding](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/welding_bg.png) ##### Welding - [Multi-Gun Spot Welding](/capabilities/welding/#multi_gunwelding) - [Robotic Spot Welding](/capabilities/welding/#robotic_spot) - [Projection Welding](/capabilities/welding/#projection_welding) - [MIG Welding](/capabilities/welding/#mig_welding) ![Tooling](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/tooling_bg.png) ##### Tooling - [Tooling Department](/capabilities/tooling/#tooling_depart) - [Progressive Dies](/capabilities/tooling/#progressive_dies) - [CNC Machining](/capabilities/tooling/#cnc_machining) - [Wire EDM](/capabilities/tooling/#wire_edmsec) ![Prototyping](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/prototyping_bg.png) ##### Prototyping - [Production Quality](/capabilities/prototyping/#production_quality) - [Rapid Turnaround](/capabilities/prototyping/#rapid_turnaround) ![Additional Processes](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/additional_processes_bg.png) ##### Additional Processes - [Plating](/capabilities/additional-processes/#plating_card) - [Painting](/capabilities/additional-processes/#painting_card) - [Brazing](/capabilities/additional-processes/#brazing_card) - [Heat Treating](/capabilities/additional-processes/#heat_card) - [Black Oxide](/capabilities/additional-processes/#blackoxide_card) - [E-Coat](/capabilities/additional-processes/#ecoat_card) - [Deburring](/capabilities/additional-processes/#deburring_card) - [Cleaning](/capabilities/additional-processes/#cleaning_card) --- ### Home - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/ - **Description:** Progressive die stamping, engineered by experts. On budget, and according to your specifications. Exceeding requirements since 1954. - **Modified:** 2025-09-25 Home ### Progressive die stamping, engineered by experts. Exceeding requirements since 1954. [See Our Capabilities](/capabilities/) ![Advanced Capabilities](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/picksV_die_and_stamping-sharpen.jpg) ![Advanced Capabilities Icon](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/advanced-capabilities.svg) #### Robust Capabilities From progressive die stamping to robotic assembly, we bring an array of manufacturing solutions under one roof. ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/picksV_die_and_stamping-denoise-1.jpg) ![Engineering Support](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/support-icon-1.svg) #### Engineering Support We ensure customer success through an expert team with decades of experience of tooling design utilizing modern CAD and Forming FEA Software. ![On-time Delivery](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/picksV_die_and_stamping-denoise-sharpen-1.jpg) ![On-time Delivery](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/delivery-icon-2.svg) #### Supplier Network Our efficiency is the result of years of cultivating trusted relationships with suppliers and vendor partners. ![Variety Die & Stamping Co. Office](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/why-brand-bg.png) #### Three generations of family ownership, seven decades of manufacturing experience. Put our deep institutional knowledge to work for you. [Our Company](/company/) ##### Our customer-centric focus provides an unmatched level of engagement across all levels of our business We communicate proactively with our customers and are always accessible when they need us. Our team leaders will pick up the phone when you call and be ready with a detailed, knowledgeable response to all your questions. ##### American made: a history of reinforcing the manufacturing supply chain in the Midwest. Based in Dexter, MI since 1954, we’ve employed families for generations, and are proud to be an economic mainstay in our community. Stabilize your supply chain and support American business in one fell swoop. ##### We’re not just a step on the ladder—we’re a whole career. Talk to the people on our shop floor, and you’re more likely to hear that they’ve been with us for over a decade than only a few years. When we talk about staying loyal to our employees, we’re serious—and that loyalty is repaid in a durable workforce with deep knowledge of our processes and our customers. [Careers at Variety](/careers/) ##### We don’t need advance notice to prep our shop floor for visitors. We’re ready for a walkthrough any day. Organization and cleanliness are the first steps toward quality output. We welcome our customers to drop in at any time and see for themselves the level of care we put into our environment. [See Our Shop](/company#our-shop) ![Denoise sharpen](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/denoise-sharpen.png) ##### Elite engineering support, from our team to yours. From initial concept to series production, our collaborative engineering approach gets us involved early in the project to ensure performance is achieved, deadlines are met, and costs are optimized. [Expand Your Expertise](/engineering/) ![mazk smooth](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/mazk-smooth-1.png) ##### We haven’t met a standard higher than our own. From our due diligence during PPAP through our 8D problem solving approach, we follow the industry’s best quality control practices. We’ve even worked with our suppliers to help them bring their quality control up to our standards. [Enhance Your Quality](/quality/) ![Our shop is always ready for a walk through](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/our-shop-bg.png) ##### Our network is your network. Many of our customers have additional process needs, such as plating, painting, brazing, heat treating, and more. We’ve developed relationships with local suppliers to handle these processes and work closely with them on production and quality control, making us your one-stop-shop for progressive metal stamping. [Power Your Production](/capabilities/additional-processes/) ![](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/variety-home-capabilities.png) #### Your needs met here. All of them. We’re not just another metal stamper.  We offer a host of solutions to provide your finished product on time, on budget, and according to your specifications.  We’re the essential partner who can bring together stamping, assembly, and parts finishing solutions together under one roof to streamline your procurement.  **What can we take off your plate?** [Explore our Capabilities](/capabilities/) --- ### Contact Us - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/contact/ - **Modified:** 2024-10-22 ![Variety Die & Stamping Co Office](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/contact-us-bg.jpg) ### Contact Us - Phone [(734) 426-4488](tel:7344264488) Fax [(734) 426-2697](fax:7344262697) - Sales [sales@varietydie.com](mailto:sales@varietydie.com) Purchasing [purchasing@varietydie.com](mailto:purchasing@varietydie.com) General Contact [info@varietydie.com](mailto:info@varietydie.com) - [2221 Bishop Circle East, Dexter, MI 48130](https://maps.app.goo.gl/u3MJ8qLZp6aLSwgDA) --- ### Careers - **URL:** http://varietydie.com/careers/ - **Modified:** 2024-10-22 ![Careers](http://varietydie.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/careers-banner.jpg) Careers ### Headline H1 lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod. #### Our people, our purpose. 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