Colvin Friedman has supplied die-cut components to Bay Area electronics, medical device, and energy manufacturers for 80 years. Our Petaluma facility is 83 miles from San Jose via US-101. Bay Area customers receive freight overnight and schedule same-week site visits when prototype reviews require face-to-face meetings.
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We cut thin-gauge films, sheet plastics, foams, adhesive tapes, rubbers, and metals. Our rotary and flatbed presses handle prototype quantities and scale to multi-million-unit production with no vendor change.
Additional services include kiss cut die cutting, steel rule die cutting, precision die cutting, male-female stamping, and custom die cutting. Every order includes packaging, and we integrate directly with JIT, Kanban, and End-to-End inventory systems.
83 Miles from Silicon Valley:
Our Petaluma facility sits 83 miles from San Jose via US-101, a 90-minute drive. Bay Area customers receive freight overnight. Design changes that need in-person review happen the same week, not weeks later over a video call.
Thin-Film Expertise for the Bay Area’s Hardest Applications:
Bay Area electronics and semiconductor manufacturers demand die cutting on thin-gauge films, EMI/RFI shielding laminates, and thermal interface materials. These substrates require tight tolerances and precise registration at high volume. Our rotary presses hold ±0.005″ on these materials. Our QMS tracks CPK and PPK metrics on every production run to verify consistency, and we have zero recorded quality rejections across our high-volume production history.
No Overseas Supply Chain Risk:
Bay Area manufacturers sourcing die-cut parts from Asia face multi-week freight cycles, port disruption risk, and time-zone communication gaps. We manufacture domestically from Petaluma with a 3-week average lead time. Our stocking programs deliver same-day shipping on blanket orders and 99.99% stock-out avoidance through JIT and Kanban integration.
Direct Access to Technical Leadership:
Call Josh Rodman, our Vice President, at (707) 769-4488. He manages specifications, tolerance reviews, and production decisions himself. Bay Area customers work directly with the person running production, no account manager layer, no phone tree.
Proven at Scale:
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we cut 1 million face shields in three months. Our CPK and PPK documentation ships with every order as evidence of process control.
Or call Josh at (707) 769-4488
The Bay Area’s manufacturing corridor stretches from Petaluma and Novato in the North Bay down US-101 through San Francisco, the Peninsula, and into San Jose and Fremont. Each segment of this corridor demands precision die-cut components. Below is a breakdown of the industries we serve and the parts we produce for each.
San Jose and Fremont host one of the country’s densest concentrations of medical device OEMs, including Stryker and Becton Dickinson in San Jose, and a growing cluster of Class II and Class III device startups across Fremont. These companies need a die cutter that moves from prototype to full production during FDA submission windows. We prototype in days and reach full production in 3 weeks.
Silicon Valley’s electronics and semiconductor supply chains, anchored by companies in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, and San Jose, require precise die cutting on thin-gauge EMI shielding and thermal management films where tolerance failures translate directly into product failures. Our 80-year specialization in thin-gauge film and sheet plastics makes us the natural fit for this work.
Or call Josh at (707) 769-4488
Here are the most common die cutting challenges Bay Area manufacturers face, and how Colvin Friedman helps solve them.
Overseas freight cycles exceeding 6 weeks: 3-week domestic lead times and stocking programs help eliminate stock-outs.
Time-zone communication gaps with offshore suppliers: Josh Rodman, VP, takes calls during Pacific business hours for faster communication.
Thin-film tolerance failures at volume: ±0.005″ rotary tolerance with CPK/PPK tracking on every order.
High minimum orders that block prototype phases: Scales from first prototype runs to full production with one manufacturing partner.
Port closure disruptions to component supply: Fully domestic manufacturing eliminates dependence on overseas ports.
Colvin Friedman has served Bay Area manufacturers for 80 years from our Petaluma facility, 83 miles from San Jose. Contact Josh to discuss your project specifications.
Or call Josh at (707) 769-4488
