Colvin-Friedman has served Los Angeles manufacturers since 1946. Our California-based facility delivers precision die-cut components to LA’s most demanding sectors, from the aerospace corridor in El Segundo to the Fashion District on South Broadway. You get 80 years of expertise, same-time-zone communication, and no cross-border supply chain risk.
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We specialize in thin-gauge film and sheet plastics and cut across a full material range: foams, rubbers, tapes, leathers, thin metals, and specialty films. Every production run runs through our Quality Management System (QMS), with direct oversight from VP Josh Rodman.
Average lead time: 3 weeks. Same-day shipping available on blanket purchase orders.
LA’s industrial mix drives demand for a wide range of substrates. We cut all of the following.
Electronics insulation, medical device membranes, barrier films
Aerospace acoustic insulation, protective packaging inserts
Gaskets and seals for aerospace and defense components
Assembly tapes, peel-and-apply labels, EMI gaskets
Fashion District apparel trims, luxury retail packaging
EMI/RFI shielding foils, conductive components
Post-production services include retail packaging, inventory stocking, and direct integration with Kanban, JIT, and end-to-end inventory management systems.
Los Angeles County employs more than 300,000 private-sector manufacturing workers, the most of any county in the United States. Defense manufacturing alone accounts for 83,232 jobs and $41.9 billion in economic activity. The county added 11,000 new aerospace and defense jobs between 2022 and 2024.
Each of LA’s core sectors requires die-cut components with specific tolerances, materials, and turnaround requirements.
Hawthorne’s role as SpaceX’s global headquarters has seeded more than 60 aerospace and technology companies across the South Bay, with 20 focused specifically on aerospace. This new generation of space and defense manufacturers in Hawthorne, El Segundo, and Torrance demands die-cut components for thermal management, EMI shielding, and structural assemblies built to aerospace-grade tolerances. Defense prime contractors in the South Bay carry supplier qualification requirements that demand documented precision records. Colvin-Friedman produces repeatable CPK and PPK quality metrics to meet those standards, and delivers them on a 3-week lead time from our California facility.
Many SoCal die cutters run production through maquiladora operations in Baja California under USMCA trade structures. Colvin-Friedman operates entirely within California. For LA-area customers, the difference is operational.
Or call Josh at (707) 769-4488
Tens of thousands of production runs with nearly zero reworks; during COVID-19, we cut 1 million face shields in three months.
Specialized expertise in thin-gauge films and sheet plastics that many generalist shops decline.
Rotary presses reach 40,000 units/hour, while flatbeds handle formats up to 40" wide.
VP Josh Rodman manages your account directly—no ticketing system or queue.
Supports JIT, Kanban, and automatic stock replenishment through QMS integration.
Meets California environmental and manufacturing standards with full documentation.
Yes. Our process moves from design consultation to first article in 3–10 days. Once you approve the sample, we scale to full production in the same facility with the same team, no handoffs, no re-quoting.
We ship same-day within California for clients with blanket purchase orders. Standard orders ship from our Petaluma, California facility on a 3-week lead time. No cross-border transit, no customs exposure.
Our rotary die-cutting process reaches tolerances as tight as ±0.005 inches. Flatbed die cutting holds ±0.010 inches, material dependent. For applications with tighter specs, contact VP Josh Rodman directly at (707) 769-4488 before requesting a quote, he will tell you exactly what we can hold for your material and design.
If you have a design ready, submit it through our quote form and we will get back to you with specs, timeline, and pricing. If you are still in the early stages, call VP Josh Rodman directly. He will tell you whether die cutting is the right process, which method fits your material, and what a realistic production timeline looks like for your volume, before you commit to anything.
Los Angeles manufacturers choose Colvin-Friedman because we have been doing this for 80 years and we answer the phone.
Call Josh directly: (707) 769-4488
