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Consumer Products

Manufacturing Progressive Stamping Dies and Metal Stamped Products

Razor blades. Batteries. Chain saw blades. Door locks. These are just a few of the everyday items we make better through our expertise in precision metal stamping, tooling, and machining. At Oberg, we excel at producing stamping dies, parts, and components for consumer products that demand tight tolerances at high volumes. Our proprietary grinding technologies and high-speed manufacturing solutions are ingenious at making sharper edges faster and shaping hard materials more efficiently. Partner with Oberg to discover how our engineering expertise can reduce costs, optimize manufacturability, and accelerate production times for your consumer product manufacturing.

Precision Manufacturing Capabilities

Oberg provides comprehensive, end-to-end manufacturing solutions to support the high-volume demands of the consumer goods sector:

• Tooling & Stamping: In-house engineering design (progressive dies and fixtures), 50+ hydraulic and mechanical presses ranging from 5 to 400 tons, and tooling rework programs.
• Machining, Turning & EDM: Multi-axis 3/4/5-axis milling, mill/turn, Swiss turning, hard turning lathes, and precision wire and sinker EDM.
• Precision Grinding: Surface and centerless grinding, multi-axis OD & ID grinding, and proprietary lapping and polishing techniques.
• Specialized Secondary Processes: Vacuum heat treating, cryogenics, laser and TIG welding, electropolishing, deburring, and validated special processes.
• Turnkey Assembly & Automation: Full automation assembly cells, kitting, packaging, labeling, and integration of vision systems and CMM inspection.

Consumer Product Parts We Manufacture

Below are examples of consumer product stamping dies, components, and assemblies we manufacture for our global customers:

• Razor Blade Tooling
• Electric Motor Rotor/Stator Laminations
• Cutting Blades
• Progressive Stamping Dies – Multiple Applications
• Fiber Optic Tooling
• Product Handling, Assembly, and Packaging Systems
• Door Lock Hardware
• Hand Tools
• Modular Stamping Dies
• Stamped Parts
• Precision Assemblies
• Laminations for Lighting and Electrical Components
• Coin Blanks

Materials Used in Manufacturing Consumer Product Components

We have decades of experience manufacturing consumer components from a wide variety of standard, specialty, and wear-resistant materials, including:

• Tungsten Carbide
• Stainless Steel
• Cold Rolled Steel
• Titanium
• Copper
• Brass
• Bronze
• Aluminum
• PEEK
• Thermoplastics

How Oberg Manufactures Consumer Product Components

High-volume consumer goods require more than just rapid production. They demand scalable, rigorously controlled processes built for absolute repeatability, cost-efficiency, and zero-defect conformance.
Oberg’s manufacturing approach for consumer products includes:

• Early Engineering Collaboration: Utilizing Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFM/DFA) to optimize part designs for high-speed production.
• Proprietary Sharpening & Grinding: Leveraging specialized grinding technologies to create sharper edges faster and better than traditional techniques.
• Tooling Optimization: Designing and building robust, high-precision progressive stamping dies capable of running millions of cycles with unwavering consistency.
• Automated Scalability: Utilizing robotic handling, in-line assembly cells, and over 50 automated presses to meet surging market demands efficiently.
• Rigorous Quality Control: Implementing automated vision systems, in-process CMM inspection, and continuous process validation from prototyping straight through to final packaging.

The Oberg Advantage

• A 78+ Year Track Record: Oberg has decades of experience designing and manufacturing high-precision, high-volume progressive stamping dies. We consistently deliver products of exceptional quality, meet tight lead times and seamlessly scale production volumes to meet your market demands.
• True Collaboration: Our project managers, tooling experts, and quality engineers partner directly with your team. We work as an extension of your business to creatively solve complex production bottlenecks or to optimize and increase your existing production output.
• Unwavering Attention to Detail: Whenever extreme precision is demanded, Oberg delivers. Whether it’s producing the minute gas holes in lighter mechanisms, stamping flawless coin blanks, or manufacturing highly precise plastic blanks for credit cards, our focus on precision is relentless.

Frequently Asked Questions: Consumer Products Manufacturing

What types of consumer product components and tooling does Oberg manufacture?
Oberg manufactures a wide variety of high-precision parts and tooling for everyday household and commercial items. Common applications include razor blade tooling, electric motor rotor/stator laminations, cutting and saw blades, door lock hardware, hand tools, coin blanks, and components for lighters and batteries. We also specialize in manufacturing progressive and modular stamping dies for these parts.
Is Oberg equipped to handle high-volume production for consumer goods?
Yes. We excel at manufacturing components that require extremely tight tolerances at high volumes. Our facilities feature over 50 mechanical and hydraulic presses ranging from 5 to 400 tons, along with fully automated assembly cells to easily scale production and meet surging market demand.
What materials do you commonly work with for consumer products?
We machine and stamp components from a broad spectrum of standard, specialty, and wear-resistant materials, including: Tungsten Carbide, Stainless Steel, Cold Rolled Steel, Titanium, Copper, Brass, Bronze, Aluminum, PEEK, and various Thermoplastics.
How can Oberg help lower our production costs and improve time-to-market?
We offer extensive Design for Manufacturing and Design for Assembly (DFM/DFA) services, as well as rapid prototyping. Our engineering teams collaborate directly with you or your engineers to optimize your designs, reduce unnecessary manufacturing steps, creatively solve production bottlenecks, and ensure your product transitions smoothly from prototype to high-volume production.
Does Oberg offer specialized sharpening or grinding for blades and cutting tools?
Yes. Oberg utilizes proprietary grinding technologies that are ingenious at making sharper edges faster and removing hard material more efficiently than traditional techniques. This makes us an ideal manufacturing partner for razor blades, cutting blades, chainsaws, and fiber optic tooling.
Do you provide turnkey assembly and packaging services?
Absolutely. Beyond stamping and machining, Oberg offers comprehensive value-added processes. Our assembly cells feature full automation capabilities, precision assemblies, kitting, labeling, and final packaging, allowing us to deliver ready-to-ship products.
Can you design and build custom progressive stamping dies?
Yes, this is one of our core specialties. With over 78 years of experience, Oberg has a proven track record of designing and manufacturing highly complex, high-precision progressive stamping dies in-house. We also offer tooling rework programs to maintain and optimize your existing dies for long-term production.