Services

From Design to Beautiful Anodised Components

SACO provides end-to-end manufacturing for premium aluminium components, offering aluminium anodising, aluminium pressing, in-house tooling and precision assembly. Our UK-based production ensures reliable turnaround and consistent quality, delivering bespoke aluminium components tailored to brand requirements.

Design

  • Early-stage feasibility support
  • Artwork interpretation for embossed/debossed features
  • Safe-edge design for consumer protection
  • Knurling, ribs, flutes and visual detailing
  • Dimensional optimisation
  • Technical drawings and prototyping

Tooling

  • In-house toolroom
  • Custom tooling for bespoke components
  • Multi-stage deep draw tooling
  • Bruderer progression tooling
  • Tool trials, adjustments and optimisation
  • Known for rapid tool turnaround and precision

Pressing

Deep Draw Transfer Pressing (10–12 stage)

  • For collars, caps, lipstick sleeves, actuators, jar caps, diffuser collars
  • Sizes from 10mm-60mm diameter and 10mm-80mm height

Bruderer Progression Pressing

  • Rapid precision pressing for high-tolerance parts

Embossing & Debossing

  • Top-face artwork and radial debossing

Decorative Mechanical Finishes

  • Diamond rolling, satin bands, knurling, fluting

Material Gauge

  • 0.3mm to 0.8mm standard aluminium gauge
  • Bespoke gauges available

Anodising

  • Rack anodising, each part held individually for highest consistency
  • Belt-driven universal holding method, equal timing and controlled exposure
  • Single-product processing, prevents cross contamination
  • Bright, satin, matt and custom finishes
  • Batch colour consistency
    Pharmaceutical-grade anodising for cans and ferrules
  • Traceable chemistry and controlled dosing

Assembly

  • Automated and semi-automated assembly
  • Multi-part component alignment
  • Plastic inserts, fit-control and force testing
  • Clean, controlled assembly environments

Project Management

  • Dedicated account manager for every customer
  • 24-48 hour order acknowledgement
  • Strong OTDIF performance
  • Project planning updates throughout development
  • Fast-track industrialisation: tooling held in press awaiting customer approval
  • Reserved capacity for rapid production once samples are approved

Responsibility

  • Responsible anodising chemistry management
  • Efficient pressing processes to minimise waste
  • Recycling of all aluminium scrap
  • Compliance with UK and EU regulations
  • EcoVadis Bronze certified business

Contact Us

Launching a New Product or Need Help Developing a Bespoke Aluminium Component?

We support brands from concept through to final assembly — offering innovative design, bespoke aluminium components and reliable UK manufacturing. If you have a specific enquiry please use our contact page.