About Keats - Custom Small Metal Stampings, Wire and Assemblies Keats Manufacturing Co. produces the most intricate custom small metal stampings, wire and assemblies in the world. The Company was founded in 1958 and now has 3 locations that house more than 142 metal stamping and wire forming machines using four slide/multi slide and stamping press technologies that operate 5 days a week, 24 hours a day. This means that Keats can handle virtually any size order from prototypes to over 500 million pieces. Customers served include automotive, appliance, medical, aerospace, communications, electronics, military, construction, furniture and others who are looking high quality metal parts at a fair and economical price. Keats engineers all its own dies and tools from inception to first piece sampling, ensuring that the most exacting tolerances are maintained from the very first to very last production run. Keats combines technological innovation including CAD/CAM, 8 EDM and CNC machines with 25 of the industries most experienced die makers to create tools of uncompromising quality Quality control and quality enhancement are an important of the Keats Companies. A 12 person team reports directly to CEO Wade Keats. All of the locations are ISO 9001:2000 compliant and in addition, the Illinois and Texas facilities are TS 16949 compliant. Strict adherence to the quality control system results in customer satisfaction and, more importantly, customer confidence. Testimonials: “My business relationship and dealings with Keats Manufacturing is a great experience. They are very responsive, pay attention to detail and are very conscious on building a long term relationship. You will find them cost competitive and the quality to be at a high level. If an issue does arise they are quick to get it resolved and in a very timely manner. They will also work with you on expedites and do everything possible to take care of your needs. I encourage you to visit their facility in Wheeling as I know you will be impressed with the operation and the people you meet.” -Buyer, Grote Industries “Keats Manufacturing and Keats Southwest are trusted vendors to Delphi. Their responsiveness, attention to detail, and technical abilities make them my preferred “go to” metal stamper, and they have been an integral part to many key platform launches. They are a vendor I can count on and trust them to get the job done on time.” - Product Engineering Supervisor, Delphi