What Aranda Tooling manufactures

Aranda Tooling runs a metal stamping operation built around progressive die, transfer die, and deep drawn work, stamping material from 0.005 to 0.5 inches thick and up to 48 inches wide, at published tolerances down to +/- 0.001 in. The company says it produces more than one million precision parts per week, with individual lines running 750 to 60,000 pieces per hour. Tool and die design happens in-house, in a die shop the company says works to +/- 0.0001 in and builds dies up to 12,000 pounds, including fineblanking dies.

Electric-vehicle work is a stated specialty, not a keyword: the company lists battery pack cases, busbars, battery contacts, heat shields for battery thermal management, body-in-white stampings, and robotic-welded EV battery-housing assemblies among its EV offerings. A substantial fabrication side runs alongside the presses: laser cutting (up to 60 x 120 in sheets, 1 in thick, at +/- 0.005 in), 55,000-psi waterjet cutting, CNC machining, press-brake forming, and MIG, TIG, spot, resistance, and robotic welding into finished assemblies. Materials range from carbon and stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and brass to harder-to-run alloys including titanium, Inconel, Hastelloy, and Monel.

The customer mix leans automotive, OEMs and tier suppliers first, followed by EV, medical, appliance, construction, military, plumbing, and renewable-energy work. Named portfolio parts include a 4130 chrome moly automotive stamping, a radiator frame assembly, a zinc-plated diaphragm cover, and laser-cut steel plates for alternative-energy projects. Published lead times are 12 to 16 weeks to first article on new tooling, or 6 to 8 weeks on a tool transfer.

Equipment and automation

The press floor runs roughly 50 punch presses from 25 to 1,320 tons, each with a dedicated feed line. The company's itemized equipment list (a 2017 snapshot, since expanded) names the fleet in detail: the 1,320-ton SEYI straight-side installed in Q1 2017, which the company says is the only press of its size on the Pacific coast available for hire; an 880-ton Blow; a 660-ton SEYI; seven 400-ton straight-sides; a 220-ton SEYI servo press; a bank of Sutherland and Komatsu presses through the mid-tonnages; and two 25-ton Bruderer high-speed presses. Since that list was published, the company has added a 1,200-ton Stamtec transfer press with a 240 x 180 in bed and an 800-ton Stamtec, along with new blank-feeding capability.

Automation runs deep for a shop this size: roughly 30 integrated robots across press operations, assembly, MIG and resistance welding, and packaging, including 10 CNC-programmed robotic weld cells, plus in-die sensors and robotic transfer systems. The fabrication department fields four 4,000-watt Amada lasers (with in-house nitrogen generation), an Amada CNC press brake, a Flow waterjet, two Sodick wire EDMs, a sinker EDM, and four Haas machining centers. Inspection equipment includes CMMs, ROMER measurement arms, and air gauging.

Ownership and history

Pedro and Martha Aranda founded the company in Huntington Beach in 1975 and built it as a family-held California corporation for nearly five decades. The company doubled its Huntington Beach footprint to 120,000 square feet in July 2014, then made a bigger move: a roughly 248,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 13950 Yorba Ave. in Chino, an expansion a 2017 California state filing describes as "directly related to providing parts to Tesla Motors for the production of the Model 3 electric vehicle."

In 2023, Aranda joined DSBJ, a manufacturing group the company describes as Singapore-headquartered with more than 65 facilities across Asia, Europe, Africa, and North America. The deal, disclosed by the Shenzhen-listed parent in January 2023, packaged Aranda with two AutoTech production companies in the US and Mexico at a combined investment of up to $53 million. The acquisition is visible in the customs record as well: shipments from Suzhou Dongshan Precision, a DSBJ affiliate, begin in early 2024. Aranda states that it maintains local leadership and operational control; a company fact sheet also lists sister plants in Singapore (40,000 sq ft) and India (30,000 sq ft) under the Aranda name. Day-to-day leadership per the company's own materials: Gerrard Connolly, General Manager (a shareholder since before the acquisition, per the 2017 state filing); Rene Castro, Director of Operations; and Shwetal Shah, Manager of Quality Engineering, with Brett Klynn handling business development for North America.

Certifications and quality

Aranda holds ISO 9001:2015 certification with a scope covering manufacturing of metal stamped and fabricated metal parts; the certificate is dated June 2024 and posted on the company's own site, and its quality lineage on record runs back through ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 9002. The company describes APQP and PPAP as standard procedure across its stamping, welding, and laser work, and staffs a dedicated quality engineering function under a named manager. It is also registered under the Buy American Act and Made in the USA programs, both self-certified registrations.

Known customers

Aranda's customers are mostly unnamed, as is normal for a stamper serving OEM programs. One relationship is on the public record:

Beyond that documented relationship, the customs record places Aranda's supply base inside networks serving Tesla, Rivian, Gestamp, Jabil, and Garrett Motion (see Sourcing evidence below) — facts about its suppliers, not claims about its customer list.

Sourcing evidence

Aranda's US import record looks the way a stamper's should: 456 sea shipments since July 2015, dominated by stamping dies, checking fixtures, and press equipment rather than finished goods. That pattern, tooling in, parts out, is the signature of a manufacturer that builds overseas tooling for domestic production, not a reseller. Bills of lading name 46 foreign suppliers; the most active:

Eight shown of 46 recorded suppliers.

By HS chapter, the mix leads with automotive parts and accessories (98 shipments), plastics (65), iron and steel articles (57), and interchangeable press tooling, meaning stamping dies and die sets (50). Origin countries: China (191 shipments), South Korea (102), Singapore (78), and India (55). Customs-derived estimates put cumulative ocean shipping spend at roughly $1.4M since 2015, with cost data covering 86% of shipments, an order-of-magnitude figure rather than an audited one. Aranda also appears as a supplier in Mexico's import data with 345 shipments, a cross-border footprint relevant to buyers weighing nearshoring options and tariff exposure.

The supplier network overlaps with several demanding supply chains. Simwon Tech also ships to Tesla; Suzhou Dongshan Precision to Tesla and Jabil; Almac, another Aranda supplier, to Rivian and Linamar; Sika China to Gestamp West Virginia and Volvo; Tek Guthrie to Garrett Motion. Shared suppliers say nothing about who buys from Aranda, but they do indicate its tooling sources hold up inside proven automotive and EV programs.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements, including most US-Mexico flows, do not appear; some records name freight intermediaries rather than manufacturers; and product categories come from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does Aranda Tooling manufacture?

Aranda Tooling manufactures precision stamped and fabricated metal parts: progressive die, transfer die, and deep drawn stampings, plus laser and waterjet cutting, CNC machining, welding, and welded assemblies. EV work is a specialty, including battery pack cases, busbars, and battery-housing assemblies. It reports producing more than one million parts per week.

Who owns Aranda Tooling?

Aranda Tooling has been part of DSBJ, a Singapore-headquartered manufacturing group, since 2023. The company was founded by Pedro and Martha Aranda in 1975 and was family-held until the acquisition. It states it maintains local leadership and operational control at its Chino, California plant.

Who are Aranda Tooling's customers?

Most of Aranda's customers are unnamed, but a 2017 California state filing documents that its Chino expansion was directly related to producing Tesla Model 3 parts. The company serves automotive OEMs and tier suppliers, EV, medical, appliance, construction, military, and renewable-energy customers.

How many employees does Aranda Tooling have?

Aranda Tooling has roughly 200 to 500 employees in the US. The company itself says more than 300, its verified directory profile reports a 200 to 499 band, and a company fact sheet cites about 500 worldwide across its Chino, Singapore, and India plants. Databases that model headcount from LinkedIn profiles run far lower and undercount manufacturing workforces.

Where is Aranda Tooling located?

Aranda Tooling's plant and headquarters occupy roughly 248,000 square feet at 13950 Yorba Ave., Chino, California 91710. The company operated in Huntington Beach, California from its 1975 founding before relocating. Some data brokers list Chino Hills; that is incorrect.

What is Aranda Tooling's annual revenue?

Aranda Tooling's reported revenue band is $50 to 100 million, per the band it reports to verified industry directories. The company does not publish audited figures. Point estimates circulating in data brokers, some as low as $25M, are modeled guesses rather than reported numbers.

What certifications does Aranda Tooling hold?

Aranda Tooling holds ISO 9001:2015 certification covering manufacturing of metal stamped and fabricated metal parts, with a certificate dated June 2024 posted on its site. It runs APQP and PPAP as standard quality procedure and is registered under the Buy American Act and Made in the USA programs as self-certified registrations.

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