What D&H Industries does

D&H Industries is a US precision metal stamping and fabrication company headquartered in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, operating two ISO 9001:2015 certified factories across roughly 152,000 square feet of combined manufacturing and warehouse space. The company traces its origins to 1937 (as LaBelle, an early producer of M-16 magazines) and took its current form in 1997 when Quest acquired General Stamping; since 2007 it has been privately held by a local group of business partners. Its core capability set spans progressive stamping (100 to 2,000-ton mechanical presses with coil feed up to 38" wide and material up to 0.500" thick), deep draw stamping (drawing depths to 11 inches using 1,000 to 2,000-ton hydraulic presses), in-house tool and die making, 6,000W Bystronic laser cutting of sheets up to 157" x 78", CNC machining, and welding services including robotic, MIG, laser, and resistance welding with ABB weld cells equipped with vision systems.

The company serves OEM customers across ten verticals — aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, furniture, heavy equipment, industrial, lawn and garden, railway, and transportation — with defense positioned as the primary segment and the Israeli Defense Forces relationship for M-16 magazines as the most prominent customer anchor. D&H processes aluminum, brass, copper, cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, and high-strength alloys including Haynes HR-235, Inconel, and titanium in thicknesses from 0.005" to 0.551", supported by an in-house quality lab with multiple CMMs and a FaroArm. The tooling operation is staffed by two designers and 14 tool makers, enabling rapid tooling development and efficient transfers from competing shops.

Revenue is generated through quote-based contract manufacturing under a direct enterprise sales motion; customers submit RFQs with detailed drawings via the website or phone, and customer specialists follow up. D&H is part of a four-company metalworking family alongside Trace-A-Matic, American Friction Welding, Cutting Edge Fabrication, and Machining Concepts, which together provide cross-referral capacity and integrated machining, friction welding, fabrication, and assembly capabilities. The company is ITAR-registered, enabling defense work, and serves both US and international customers; it does not disclose revenue publicly.

Name

D&H Industries

Legal name

D&H Industries, Inc.

Website

https://dhmetalstamping.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

D&H Industries is a US precision metal stamping and fabrication company operating two ISO 9001:2015 certified factories in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, serving OEMs across aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, heavy equipment, and other industrial verticals. It specializes in progressive and deep draw stamping, in-house tool and die making, laser cutting, and robotic welding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Stamping and Fabrication Services

NAICS

Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive) (332119), Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing (333514)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Precision metal stamping
• Deep draw stamping
• Progressive die stamping
• Tool and die making
• Metal fabrication services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oconomowoc

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Precision Metal Stamping and Fabrication: B2B contract manufacturing providing custom metal stamping, deep draw stamping, progressive stamping, and fabrication services to OEM customers. Revenue generated through project-based quotes for custom manufacturing runs, with both short-run and high-volume production capabilities.
2. Tool and Die Making Services: In-house tool and die design, construction, and maintenance services. Also includes tooling transfer services for existing customer tooling.
3. Value-Added Assembly: Post-stamping assembly services including welding, hardware insertion, and multi-level assemblies for completed metal products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

D&H Industries provides precision metal stamping and fabrication contract-manufacturing services to OEM customers across defense, aerospace, transportation, energy, electronics, heavy equipment, industrial, lawn and garden, railway, and furniture industries. Core offerings include custom metal stamping, progressive stamping, deep draw stamping up to 11 inches, in-house tool and die making and tooling transfer, robotic/MIG/laser/resistance welding, CNC machining, 6,000W laser cutting, automated manufacturing with ABB weld cells, and multi-level mechanical and welded assembly. Operations run from two ISO 9001:2015 certified focused factories totaling 130,000 sq ft of manufacturing space in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

Product overview

D&H Industries is a precision metal stamping and fabrication company offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing services. The company operates two ISO 9001:2015 certified focused factories in Oconomowoc, WI, with a company history dating back to 1937. Their core offerings include progressive stamping, deep draw stamping, custom metal stamping, tool and die making, tooling transfer, welding services, fabrication services, automated manufacturing, assembly services, small parts manufacturing, supply chain manufacturing, laser cutting, stamping engineering, large part stamping, and samples/prototypes. The company serves aerospace, defense, energy, electronics, furniture, heavy equipment, industrial, lawn and garden, railway, and transportation industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Metal Stamping Precision custom metal stamping service for OEM customers, producing components from aluminum, brass, copper, cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, and high-strength alloys with material thickness from 0.005" to 0.551" and simple to complex design configurations.
• Progressive Stamping High-volume metal stamping using 100 to 2,000-ton mechanical presses with continuous coil feed lines; coils up to 38 inches wide and material up to 0.500 inches thick, suitable for high-volume production runs.
• Deep Draw Stamping Deep draw metal stamping for cylindrical or rectangular parts with drawn depths up to 11 inches, using multiple hydraulic presses between 1,000 and 2,000 tons and specialized processes for challenging materials such as Haynes HR-235, Inconel, and titanium.
• Tool and Die Making In-house tooling design and build service staffed with two designers and 14 tool makers, providing a complete tool room for die production, maintenance, and new tooling development.
• Tooling Transfer Service to quickly and efficiently transfer existing tooling from other manufacturing facilities into D&H Industries' production operations, enabling customers to consolidate stamping with an alternate supplier.
• Welding Services Supporting fabrication welding services including robotic welding, MIG welding, laser welding, and resistance welding, with state-of-the-art laser welding and single and dual-head robotic weld cells with turntables.
• Fabrication Services Metal fabrication services including CNC machining, countersinking, drilling, deburring, hardware insertion, and assembly support for precision metal products.
• Automated Manufacturing High-volume automated manufacturing leveraging large robotic transfer systems, medium collaborative robotics transfer, and ABB weld cells with vision systems.
• Assembly Services Sheet metal and precision assembly services ranging from simple two-piece assemblies to complex multi-level assemblies with both mechanical and welded assembly capabilities.
• Stamping Engineering Engineering service providing quoting, part and process evaluation, product development and launch, product validation, and continuous manufacturing process improvements using 3D CAD Solidworks 2021 software, including FEA and mechanical testing.
• Laser Cutting Laser cutting service using 6,000W Bystronic systems to process material up to 1 inch thick with capacity for oversize sheets up to 157" x 78".
• Supply Chain Manufacturing End-to-end supply chain management services supporting OEM customers with integrated manufacturing solutions spanning stamping, fabrication, assembly, and logistics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tripled sales of metal stamped and fabricated products by 2008
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Trace-A-MaticcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrecision machine shop serving aerospace, defense, food processing, forging, foundry, heavy equipment, infrastructure, marine, medical equipment, military, mining, oil and gas, power generation, space, and transportation markets. Part of the D&H Industries family of companies with eight climate-controlled ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing locations in Brookfield, WI and Houston, TX.
• American Friction WeldingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBi-metallic friction welder of dissimilar metals and near-net-shape parts using direct-drive rotary friction welding. Operates 24/7 in a 63,000 square foot climate-controlled ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in Waukesha, WI, providing subcontract welding services since 1986.
• Cutting Edge FabricationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISO 9001:2015 certified metal fabrication company specializing in welding medium to large metal structures and components. Services include welding, metal forming, metal bending, plate cutting, laser cutting, plasma cutting, shearing, production sawing, CNC machining, and final assembly. Located in Milwaukee, WI since 1990.
• Machining ConceptscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduces high precision medium to small machined parts and mechanical assemblies as a contract manufacturer to aerospace, automotive, electrical component, medical device, military, off-road vehicle, and general industrial markets. Operates in AS9100D / ISO 9001:2015 certified facility in Germantown, WI since 1995.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Heico Companies: Diversified industrial holding company with a portfolio of metalworking, precision manufacturing, and engineered component businesses serving aerospace, defense, and industrial OEMs. Comparable as a larger portfolio operator in adjacent metal stamping/fabrication end markets.
• PCC Structurals (Precision Castparts): Large Berkshire Hathaway-owned investment casting, forging, and metalforming business with deep aerospace and defense exposure. Comparable as a much broader incumbent supplying similar forged/stamped metal components into aerospace and defense OEMs that D&H serves.

Direct peers

• Clips & Clamps Industries: ISO 9001:2015 certified metal stamping and fabrication shop in Bensenville, IL serving aerospace, military, automotive, and industrial OEMs with progressive die stamping, CNC machining, and welding. Comparable as a mid-sized US stamping fabricator with overlapping defense/industrial customers.
• Waukesha Metal Products: Privately held precision sheet metal fabricator and metal stamper based in Waukesha, WI with laser cutting, welding, machining, and assembly serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial OEMs. Comparable due to geographic proximity, similar service mix, and shared Wisconsin contract-manufacturing ecosystem.
• Machining Concepts: AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 certified precision machining and mechanical assemblies serving aerospace, automotive, medical, military, and industrial OEMs from Germantown, WI. Comparable as a fellow Wisconsin metalworking sister company in the same D&H family-of-companies network.
• Cutting Edge Fabrication: Sister company in the D&H family of companies, ISO 9001:2015 certified, offering welding, metal forming, laser/plasma cutting, CNC machining, and final assembly out of Milwaukee, WI. Comparable because the service portfolio, customer verticals, and Wisconsin-based contract manufacturing model closely mirror D&H's.
• Boker's Inc: Family-owned precision metal stamper in Minneapolis, MN producing washers, spacers, shims, and small stampings across aerospace, defense, electronics, and industrial. Comparable as a US Midwestern, privately held precision stamping shop serving defense-adjacent OEMs with multi-press capability.
• Trace-A-Matic: Sister company in the D&H metalworking family; precision CNC machining and screw machine products across aerospace, defense, and industrial. Directly comparable because it shares ownership, customers, and the Wisconsin operating footprint, and offers overlapping services to the same OEM base.
• Manor Tool & Die Company: Family-owned precision metal stamper and tooling manufacturer in West Chicago, IL serving aerospace, medical, defense, and industrial OEMs. Comparable as a privately held, multi-press stamping house with in-house tooling and similar customer verticals to D&H.
• American Friction Welding: ISO 9001:2015 certified friction welding specialist and D&H sister company in Waukesha, WI serving aerospace, defense, oil and gas, and industrial OEMs. Comparable due to shared ownership, complementary welding capabilities, and overlapping defense/aerospace customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/dhmetalstamping
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dhindustries

Compliance2 records

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