COMPETENCIES

American Trim supplied components appear in a wide range of products from highly decorated control panels for the appliance industry, structural and cosmetic parts for the heavy-duty truck industry, and unique finishes for automotive trim.

TOOLING AND ENGINEERING

Expertise

American Trim has a long history in the forming of metal and composite substrates. In fact, many of our capabilities extend beyond 50 years and many of our employees have tenure in excess of 20 years. Our tooling and engineering resources know forming and know how to deliver the quality you need at the best possible value.

Experience in multiple design programs
Product and process development
Die design: progressive, tandem, transfer
Class A surface finish stamping dies
Raw material selection and utilization
Inspection gages and fixtures
Project management for Tier 2 suppliers including plastic, painting, and chrome

Manufacturability

The Tool and Design group takes great care to allow the processing of very high-quality finishes. Precise fit and finish along with complete control of graphic registration are critical to our manufacturing processes.

Pictured here is a close up look at tooling used to produce parts at American Trim

Pictured here is a check fixture used to make sure parts meet customer specifications

Pictured here is an employee moving/loading bumpers with an ergonomic hoist.

Pictured here transfer press tools used for control panels

Pictured here is an air intake prior to being glued to a reinforcement subassembly

Pictured here is a control panel used on oven ranges

METAL STAMPING

American Trim provides structural components as well as decorated aesthetic items. We offer a broad spectrum of press sizes and auxiliary equipment to form complex shapes using materials from light aluminum to heavy gauge steel.

Large bed, high tonnage stamping presses
Coil or blank-fed presses
Deep draw capabilities
Stretch forming
Progressive dies
Transfer dies
Class A surface finish
Light to heavy gauge materials
Structural and cosmetic components
Pre-treated aluminum, steel, or stainless steel

ROLL FORMING

American Trim has multiple roll forming lines with four to thirty stands capable of handling metal thicknesses from .005″ to .250″, and with spindle diameters from 1″ to 3″. Presses incorporated into the roll form lines can have in-line pre-pierce operations. We also offer lock seam, lance and tab, glue, and in-line welding.

Roll Form line uncoiler, feeding into flattener/straightener

Picture of a different style of fabrication by shows holes that can be made, Under fabrication

FABRICATION

Laser weld, cut, and etch
- 2D and 3D
- Stainless steel, aluminum, steel, and galvanized
Shear
Bend
Mechanical and brake presses
Plasma cutter
Stainless steel polish
- Automated and manual
- Class A finish
- Brushed or bright mirror finish
Stainless steel fabrication
- Fingerprint resistant coating
- High-quality welding
- Brushed finish
Stainless steel bonding
- SS to SS bonding
- SS to plastic bonding
- Dual cure adhesive system to withstand severe stress/strain

ASSEMBLIES AND INTEGRATION

Multiple joining and assembly operations provide completed assemblies for installation at OEMs.

Joining:

Robotic welding systems for stainless steel, high-strength aluminum, and other substrates
Welding
Joining with adhesives, tapes, and specialty fasteners

Modular assembly with in-house manufactured and purchased components utilizing robotics systems:

Laser cutting
Glue joining
Pick and place
Injection molding

Electronics integration
Weldments
Assembly

Employee fastening brackets to a Sunvisor

Washing Machine panel for commercial use

Backside of laundry panel with bracket and control board mounted

Employee loading blank into screen printer

Backside of drawn console panel prior to final trim

METAL DECORATING

Metal decorating creates the ultimate branding opportunity for your products. Our in-house coating development provides custom color matching in batch sizes from 1 quart to 300 gallons. We validate these coatings and processes at scale in our fully equipped analytical lab and plant environments.