1. Case Brief
The client is Saudi Arabia’s National Water Company, which provided design drawings for nameplates featuring Arabic/English text, serial numbers, and QR codes. They required production via the brushed & etched process, with precise replication of bilingual layout, 100% QR code scannability, and bulk production of 4,001 units—all tailored for identification and traceability of water utility equipment.
2. Custom Requirements
- Material & Process: Use 1.2mm-thick 304 stainless steel; adopt the brushed + chemical etching + paint filling process: the brushed surface has a matte metallic texture, and the etched text/QR codes are filled with dark blue ink to ensure wear resistance and corrosion resistance;
- Design & Details: Accurately replicate bilingual content (Arabic: شركة المياه الوطنية; English: National Water Company), serial numbers (e.g., 070000229065), and QR codes. The QR code must be 100% scannable; strictly follow the 100×150MM design dimensions, with hole positions compatible with equipment installation;
- Bulk & Delivery: Complete bulk production of 4,001 units; finalize sample confirmation within 5 days of receiving design drawings, and deliver all finished products within 15 days;
- Core Requirement: 100% consistency in brushed texture, etching depth, and paint color across bulk units—no defects like paint overflow or blurry QR codes.
3. Our Solution
Leveraging 20 years of stainless steel nameplate customization experience, we developed a "layered process control + precise layout + high-efficiency mass production" plan for the bilingual + QR code + bulk order:
- Material & Process Adaptation: Select 1.2mm 304 stainless steel sheets; first create a uniform straight brushed finish using mechanical brushing equipment; then use chemical etching (0.12mm depth) to engrave text, serial numbers, and QR codes for clear patterns; finally, manually fill dark blue ink, wipe off surface overflow, and cure at 120°C to ensure adhesion and durability;
- Design & Layout Calibration: Convert design drawings into etching templates, precisely align the layout spacing of Arabic and English text, and calibrate QR code module size (2mm per module) to guarantee scannability; simultaneously produce hole-positioning molds with ≤0.1mm hole tolerance;
- Sampling & Confirmation: Complete 2 samples within 3 days, test QR code scannability, brushed texture, and paint filling effect, and obtain client confirmation within 5 days;
- Bulk Production & Quality Control: Launch an automated etching production line, processing 500 units per batch with synchronized brushing, etching, and paint filling; inspect 15% of units per batch for QR code scannability, text clarity, and paint uniformity;
- Efficient Delivery: Finish production of 4,001 units within 15 days, package 50 units per carton (with scratch-resistant foam liners), and include a quality control report + QR code scan test records.
4. Customer Feedback
“These brushed & etched nameplates perfectly meet our water utility equipment identification needs: the bilingual layout is precise, QR codes scan smoothly, and the consistency of brushed texture and paint color across 4,001 units is excellent (no defects). The 15-day delivery cycle is 3 days faster than expected—your process control and mass production efficiency are highly professional, and we’ll continue collaborating on future water utility equipment nameplate orders.”
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