Custom Nameplate and Label Kitting Services
Everything for one machine, in one kit
Control panels, decals, safety labels, and serial tags for a single machine delivered together as one pre-bundled kit. It saves time and money in the installation process and keeps the identification package on one revision.
About kitting
A kit is everything a single unit needs for identification, bundled and delivered together under one part number. Unlike a label set, a kit is not limited to decals — it can carry metal plates, panels, and flexible parts in the same package.
Because all of these are manufactured here, a kit does not require us to buy anything in. One purchase order covers the panels, the plates, and the decals.
Installation savings
The saving lands on your assembly floor. One kit per unit means the person building the machine picks one item, not eleven, and can see immediately whether anything is missing before the unit moves down the line.
One part number
Purchasing raises one line. Receiving checks one item in. Inventory carries one SKU instead of a dozen.
No picking errors
The kit is built to a unit, so there is no chance of the wrong panel going with the wrong model.
No partial shortages
A single missing decal cannot hold a finished machine. The kit ships complete or it does not ship.
Less handling
Parts are bundled once, here, instead of being picked from separate bins every time you build a unit.
Cleaner revisions
When something changes, the kit is revised as a unit. Old stock of one component does not quietly get built into a current machine.
Kits built to your models
We build the kit around your finished product. If you produce several models, or several configurations of one model, each gets its own kit and its own part number so the assembler never has to decide which parts belong to which build.
Kits can be packed in the order of assembly, labelled to your part numbering rather than ours, and bagged or boxed to suit how they are stored at your line. Tell us how the parts are consumed and we will pack to that.
Kitting, label sets, and stock and release
Three related services that solve different pieces of the same problem, and work best together.
Kitting
Everything for one unit — panels, plates, and decals — bundled under one part number. This page.
Label setsMultiple decals consolidated into one print or die operation and delivered as a sheet ready to apply. Often one component inside a kit. See
label sets.
Stock and releaseKits held in our inventory for just-in-time delivery. You order ahead, we hold them until you need them, and the order is invoiced upon delivery rather than upon ordering. See
stock and release programs.
Run together, you carry one part number, hold no inventory, and receive complete kits against your build schedule.
How a kitting program starts
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Tell us what goes on one unit. A bill of materials, a photo of a finished machine, or the parts themselves. Our seasoned art department turns any blueprint or artwork into a press-ready proof at no charge.
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We build and quote the kit. Component by component, with your part numbering, packing format, and models identified.
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You approve a first kit. Proof the contents and the packing before a production quantity is built.
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Production. Most jobs finish 7–10 days after the proof is approved, in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility. Rush work runs 3–5 business days for an additional fee.
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Delivery or release. Kits ship within a 10% over/under quantity standard, or go into a stocking program and release against your build schedule.
Kitting RFQ checklist
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A list of every identification part that goes on one unit, or a photo of a finished machine
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Artwork for each component, or the current parts if artwork is not available
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How many models or configurations need their own kit
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Your part numbers, if you want kits labelled to your system
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Annual volume, and how many units you build in a typical month
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How you want kits packed — bagged, boxed, or in assembly order
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Whether you want kits held in inventory and released against your schedule
If you do not have all of that yet, send what you have and call 319-895-8804. Customer service is open 8:00 AM–4:30 PM CST Monday through Thursday and 7:00 AM–3:30 PM CST Friday, and you will always reach someone in person.
Labelling, packing, and traceability
A kit is only as useful as the label on the outside of it. Kits can be bagged or boxed and marked with your part number, your model designation, and a revision reference, so the person at your line identifies the right kit without opening it.
Where a kit contains parts carrying serial numbers or other sequential data, the range in each kit can be recorded, which matters when a unit has to be traced back later. Tell us what your traceability process needs and we will pack and mark to it.
Kits are produced in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility, and our rejection rate over the past 50 years, across more than 440,000 orders processed, is under one quarter of one percent of annual sales in each of those years.
Since 1946
Family-owned and operated in Mount Vernon, Iowa
3,000+
OEMs supplied across the U.S. and abroad
25 years
Outdoor exposure, some products guaranteed longer
7–10 days
Typical production after proof approval
$0
Tooling fee on in-house equipment
Why U.S. Nameplate Co.
Why manufacturers bring kitting work to U.S. Nameplate Co.
One partner, one roof
Metal identification and flexible labels are produced under one roof in Mount Vernon, Iowa, so a single supplier covers plates, tags, overlays, decals, and safety labels instead of three.
No tooling fee on in-house equipment
U.S. Nameplate Co. does not charge a tooling fee for any in-house equipment. A one-time charge applies only when a tool has to be created for your order.
You reach a person
Customer service representatives are available 8:00 AM–4:30 PM CST Monday through Thursday and 7:00 AM–3:30 PM CST Friday. You will always reach someone in person.
Built to outlast the equipment
Metal nameplates are built to withstand up to 25 years of outdoor exposure, with some products guaranteed for 25 years or more. Safety labels are UL authorized and OSHA compliant, produced in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility.
Family-owned since 1946
Supplier of choice to more than 3,000 original equipment manufacturers in the U.S. and abroad, with team members averaging 10+ years of service.
One piece or one million
The 55,000 sq ft climate-controlled facility is equipped to handle orders from a single plate to production volumes, on repeat release schedules.
Request a quote for kitting
We offer free quotes on all kitting orders. Send the drawing, artwork, quantities, application, and timing you have today — our art department turns a blueprint into a press-ready proof, and we will tell you what is still open.
Most jobs finish 7–10 days after the proof is approved. Rush orders can be produced in 3–5 business days for an additional fee. Orders ship within a 10% over/under quantity standard.
Request a Quote or call 319-895-8804 and you will reach someone in person.
