Nameplate Manufacturers of America

What Nameplate Manufacturers of America does

Nameplate Manufacturers of America is a privately held, founder/owner-operated custom manufacturer founded in 1968 and headquartered in Farmingdale, New York. The company produces nameplates, labels, and barcoded identification products primarily for the aerospace and defense market, which it entered as a focus area in 2001. Its output supports military and commercial aviation platforms, with publicly named customers including Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Gulfstream, Bombardier, and Textron.

The company's product line spans metal and printed-film nameplates, durable labels, and barcode/UID plates produced from materials sourced from suppliers such as 3M, Horizons, and Flexcon, with metal finishing subcontracted to Hixson Metal Finishing, Nassau Chromium, and North East Finishing. Manufacturing is conducted under AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 quality systems and to military and aerospace specifications. A distinguishing service capability is expedited production, including same-day and next-day turnaround for aircraft-on-ground (AOG) and urgent replacement orders.

The business operates as a quote-based, build-to-print contract manufacturer serving prime contractors, tier-1 suppliers, and a long tail of smaller aerospace and defense customers. Revenue is generated per order rather than through subscription or licensing models, with growth historically driven by customer accumulation (a stated objective to reach 2,000 customers by 2021) rather than by programmatic scale wins. The company is exclusively US-domestic and has no disclosed subsidiaries, international operations, or external capital raises.

Name

Nameplate Manufacturers of America

Legal name

Nameplate Manufacturers of America, Inc.

Website

https://nameplateamerica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1968

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nameplate Manufacturers of America is a Farmingdale, NY-based custom manufacturer founded in 1968 that produces nameplates, labels, and barcodes for aerospace and defense primes under AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 quality systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Identification Manufacturing

NAICS

Sign Manufacturing (339950)

SIC

Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Functional Labels (Linerless, RFID/NFC, Braille, Smart) (IMALAKAK)

Keywords

• Custom nameplates
• Industrial labels
• UID barcodes
• Aerospace identification
• Military specification tags

Headquarters

HQ city

Farmingdale

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Nameplates: Manufacturing and sale of custom nameplates for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications including barcode serialized tags, metallic nameplates, and aerospace identification parts.
2. Custom Labels: Production of custom labels including serialized labels, caution/warning labels, ESD logos, military labels, data/electronic labels, and industrial labels.
3. Barcode/UID Products: Barcode nameplates and labels including linear barcodes (code 39 and code 128), 2D barcodes, and UID data matrix products per military specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Nameplate Manufacturers of America is a custom contract manufacturer of industrial nameplates (industrial, engraved, warning/caution, property identification, transportation, and barcode variants), custom labels (industrial, warning/caution, data/electronic, military-specification, and UID barcode labels). Products are produced for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers and are built to AS9100D/ISO 9001:2015 quality standards with MIL-SPEC compliance and expedited delivery support.

Product overview

Nameplate Manufacturers of America is a manufacturer of custom nameplates, labels, and barcodes for aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The company's product portfolio consists of three core product lines: (1) Nameplates including Industrial Nameplates, Engraved Nameplates, Warning/Caution Nameplates, Property Nameplates, and Transportation Nameplates; (2) Labels including Warning/Caution Labels, Industrial Labels, Data/Electronic Labels, and Military Labels; and (3) Barcodes-UID including 2D Barcode Nameplates/Labels, Barcode Labels, and Barcode Nameplates. Products are available in various materials (Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Brass, Metalphoto, Mylar, Vinyl, Lexan/Polycarbonate) and processes (Silk-screening, Anodizing, Etching, Engraving, Photo Etching, Thermal transfer, Laser-etching) to meet military, aerospace, and government specifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Nameplates Custom-fabricated nameplates (industrial, engraved, warning/caution, property identification, transportation, and barcode variants) produced via silk screening, anodizing, etching, engraving, photo etching, thermal transfer, and laser etching for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.
• Custom Labels Custom durable labels covering industrial, warning/caution, data/electronic, and military specification formats for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers.
• UID Barcode Labels UID barcode labels produced to MIL-SPEC requirements for aerospace and defense hardware traceability and asset identification.
• Military Specification Labels Labels manufactured to military specifications for defense and aerospace programs requiring compliance-grade identification marking.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• 3MminorOthersPrimary material supplier for nameplate manufacturing operations
• HorizonsminorOthersPrimary material supplier for nameplate manufacturing operations
• FlexconminorOthersPrimary material supplier for nameplate manufacturing operations
• Hixson Metal FinishingminorOthersSpecial approved metal finishing processor for aerospace-grade finishing requirements
• Nassau ChromiumminorOthersSpecial approved metal finishing processor for chromium plating and finishing
• North East FinishingminorOthersSpecial approved metal finishing processor for finishing operations

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metalcraft Inc. Manufacturer of metal nameplates, barcode/UID tags, and serialized asset labels with a dedicated aerospace and defense product line. Closest direct competitor to NMA in metal nameplates, photo-etched barcode tags, and MIL-spec UID compliance.
• Horizons Incorporated: Specialty manufacturer of labels, decals, and nameplates for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers, including military-spec products. Listed in NMA's own data as a material supplier, but the product portfolios directly overlap with NMA's identification offerings.
• ID Label Inc. Manufacturer of custom industrial barcode labels, asset tags, and durable identification products for manufacturing, aerospace, and military customers. Comparable niche player focused on serialized labels and barcode identification.
• Brady Corporation: Diversified identification-solutions manufacturer producing labels, signs, tags, and barcode products for industrial, aerospace, and defense customers. Highly comparable to NMA across both nameplates and serialized identification, though Brady operates at significantly greater scale and product breadth.

Broad incumbents

• Multi-Color Corporation: Large global label converter serving consumer and industrial end markets including durable goods labeling. Operates as a broad incumbent with overlapping durable/industrial label capabilities but no defense-UID specialization.
• Avery Dennison: Global materials science and labeling company with industrial identification, asset tracking, and durable label offerings serving aerospace, automotive, and industrial verticals. Significantly larger and broader than NMA, but competes in overlapping specialty label and UID categories.
• CCL Industries: World's largest label converter with healthcare, industrial, and specialty identification segments. Touches NMA's industrial/aerospace labeling space as part of a much wider portfolio rather than specializing in defense UID.
• Markem-Imaje: Industrial marking and coding systems provider, including inkjet, laser, and label applicators used in manufacturing traceability. Adjacent competitor on the equipment/integration side of UID marking rather than producing finished plates and labels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nameplate-manufacturers-of-america-inc

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Nameplate Manufacturers of America