Custom Nameplates and Labels for Original Equipment Manufacturers
Supplier of choice to 3,000+ OEMs
Custom nameplates, labels, and overlays for original equipment manufacturers managing platforms, models, and repeat production. U.S. Nameplate Co. has been the supplier of choice to more than 3,000 OEMs in the U.S. and abroad since 1946.
U.S. Nameplate Co. has been the supplier of choice to more than 3,000 original equipment manufacturers throughout the U.S. and abroad since 1946. We perform every step of the manufacturing process under one roof in a 55,000 square foot climate-controlled facility in Mount Vernon, Iowa, family-owned and operated, from orders of one to millions. Quotes are free.
Identification products for OEMs
An original equipment manufacturer does not buy a nameplate. It buys the identification package for a machine — the brand plate, the rating plate, the serial plate, the safety labelling, the control panel, and everything that has to agree with all of it.
Buying that from one supplier is the point. One purchase order, one drawing, one revision history, and one company accountable when something has to change.
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Metal nameplates and brand identification
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Rating and data plates carrying capacities and approvals
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Durable decals and equipment graphics
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Gaskets and converted components that ship with the identification
In-house manufacturing
We offer start-to-finish, in-house capabilities — tooling, artwork, printing, fabrication, and inspection — and we strive to give our customers the widest array of options the industry has to offer.
For an OEM this matters most where a printed legend has to line up with a machined feature: a hole pattern clearing a switch, a bend missing a legend, an embossed serial field beside screen-printed text. Those get resolved in one building against one drawing, rather than across two vendors and two revision histories.
It also changes what happens when something moves. A single supplier who prints, cuts, and forms the part can turn a revision around without renegotiating it across a supply chain — which is why production teams tend to judge an identification supplier less on the first order than on how reliable the tenth one is.
Customer commitments
To be the supplier of choice to more than 3,000 original equipment manufacturers, you have to offer the products and services today’s OEMs actually need.
No tooling fee
There is no tooling fee for any of our in-house equipment. A one-time charge applies only when a tool must be created for an order.
You reach a person
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.
Free quotes and free proofs
Quotes are free on every order, and our seasoned art department turns a blueprint or artwork into a press-ready proof at no charge.
Quick turnaround
Most jobs finish 7–10 days after proof approval, with expedited orders in 3–5 business days for an additional fee.
Scheduled delivery
Your choice of shipping vendor, scheduled delivery, and a 10% over/under shipping standard.
Any quantity
Orders from one to millions, with no minimum order quantity on prototypes.
Quality and consistency
Our rejection rate over the past 50 years, across more than 440,000 orders processed, is less than one quarter of one percent of annual sales in each of those years.
We are ISO 9001:2015 certified and a UL authorized label supplier, as well as a recognized supplier for UL system I and II labeling and marking systems. Our staff average an impressive 10 plus years of service, which is most of why a part ordered today is built the same way in five years. See our ISO 9001:2015 certification.
Supply programs
The larger the OEM, the more the real cost sits in handling rather than in the parts themselves.
Label setsMultiple decals consolidated into one print or die operation, delivered as a sheet ready to apply. One part number instead of nine. See
label sets.
KittingPanels, plates, and decals for one unit bundled under one part number. See
kitting.
Stock and releaseProduction quantities held here and released against your build schedule, invoiced upon delivery rather than upon ordering. See
stock and release programs.
Rush servicesExpedited production in 3–5 business days when a date moves. See
rush services.
Trade shows and memberships
To better understand our customers’ needs we participate in tradeshows throughout the year, exhibiting at and attending CONEXPO-CON/AGG, IMTS, GIE+Expo, the PEI Show, and the Global Gaming Expo. We are members of AEM, FEMA, and NTEA.
How an OEM program starts
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Send one machine’s worth of identification. A bill of materials, a photo of a finished unit, or the current parts. Quotes are free on every order.
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We review the whole package. Materials and processes recommended per part, against where each one mounts and what it has to survive.
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Proof and first article. A press-ready proof at no charge, and a first article where fit matters.
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Production. 7–10 days after proof approval in an ISO 9001:2015 certified facility, shipping within a 10% over/under standard.
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Consolidate. Once proven, the package can collapse into a label set or kit held on a stocking program and released against your build schedule.
OEM RFQ checklist
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A list of the identification on one machine, or a photo of a finished unit
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Artwork or drawings for each part, or the current parts themselves
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How many models or configurations need their own version
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Where each part mounts, and what it is exposed to in service
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Annual volume, and how many units you build in a typical month
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Whether you want parts consolidated into sets or kits, and held for release
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Your timing, including the date the line actually needs parts
If you do not have all of that yet, send what you have and call 319-895-8804.
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 original equipment manufacturers manufacturers choose 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 original equipment manufacturers nameplates and labels
We offer free quotes on all original equipment manufacturers identification 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.
