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At All Metals Fabricating, we offer a variety of custom metal finishing options through our in-house partner, All Powder Coat & Screen, a top-notch finisher we acquired over 20 years ago. Located in the same facility in Allen, TX, our teams all work side by side, creating seamless collaboration. Their finishing services complement our metal fabrication and precision machining to create a true one-stop shop for our customers.
Through this partnership, we provide two of the most effective methods for durable part marking: pad printing and silk screening. While they might seem similar at first glance, each method offers distinct advantages. And they can easily be combined with powder coating, fabrication, and more to maximize the efficiency of your next project.
Commonly used for logos, serial numbers, and identification marks, pad printing uses a soft silicone pad to transfer images onto parts. The process begins when ink first fills an etched image on a metal plate. The silicone pad then presses down, picking up the inked image and transferring it directly onto your part’s surface.
The pad itself is what makes this technique versatile. Unlike rigid printing methods, the soft silicone can conform to many parts that have an intricate design or do not lie flat. The technique is also ideal for high-volume production because of its speed and repeatability.
Color options are virtually unlimited, and All Powder Coat & Screen can handle designs with multiple colors, as well.
Silk screening is a fundamentally different approach. Rather than using a transfer pad, this technique pushes ink directly through a fine mesh screen onto the part’s surface. A stencil blocks certain areas of the screen, so ink can only pass through where the design should appear. The process can be repeated for multiple colors.
All Powder Coat & Screen performs silk screening manually to maximize control and precision. That leads to better accuracy, but it can take a bit more time. As a result, it’s typically best for low- to medium-volume projects.
All Powder Coat often handles standalone silk screening or pad printing projects, but it’s very common to combine the techniques with other capabilities in our facility. Most parts, for instance, are powder coated before pad printing or silk screening, which creates a quality base that improves adhesion and durability.
In many cases, we manage projects that start at All Metals and move through fabrication, machining, and into custom metal finishing, all under the same roof.
That integration simplifies your process, because coordinating multiple vendors will add complications. Parts ship between facilities, adding time and risk of damage. Communication chains get longer. Quality control becomes fragmented.
Our partnership eliminates these hassles. Parts can move from fabrication to finishing in the same production space as our teams collaborate in real time.
At All Metals Fabricating, our combination of precision fabrication and finishing allows for faster turnaround, consistent quality, and simplified vendor management. If you need part marking, we’re ready to handle your project from start to finish in our Texas manufacturing facility.
And if you’re looking for guidance on which technique is best for your requirements, we’re ready to help! Request a quote or contact us today to get started!
