the premier provider of precision : stampings washers, spacers, and shims since 1919

The premier provider of precision :StampingsWashers, Spacers, and ShimsSince 1919

A proud history of quality• V. A. Boker & Sons founded in 1919• An industry pioneer of high-quality, short-run

stamped metal parts• By 1942, expanded to a 50,000 sq.ft.

operation in Minneapolis, MN• Purchased from the Boker family in 1968 by four

employees, including the current Chairman of the Board • One of the world’s premier providers of

made-to-order short-, medium- and long-run washers, spacers and shims

• Global fabricator of precision metal stampings• Remains owner operated to this day

Boker’s today• Over 90,000 sq ft production campus in Minneapolis, MN• The industry’s most experienced workforce • Global organization exporting to numerous countries• Manufacturer of precision parts for the OEM Industries

including but not limited to: Aerospace, Appliances, Industrial and Office Machines, Electronic Measurement and Testing Devices, Telecommunications, Hydraulics, Renewable Energy Products, Automotive, Motorcycles, Bicycles, Power Sports, Medical, HVAC, Cutlery, Photographic Equipment, and Consumer Products…

• ISO 9001:2008 registered• Certified as a Women Owned Business

Quality stampings

• Flat blanking and piercing up to 12" x 12"• Complex metal forming • Draws up to 3" deep and 8" in diameter • Thicknesses from 0.005“ to 0.134"• CAD designed tooling produced with CNC,

VMC, and EDM machines for maximum precision

• Secondary operations including deburring, tapping, reaming, counterboring, spotfacing, heat treating and more

Progressive tooling

• Progressive tooling accomplishes multiple operations - blanking, piercing and forming - in a single process

• Reduces secondary operations and production lead times

• Improves productivity and offers increased capacity for long production runs

• High-speed 60 to 150-ton presses • Fulfills complex, high volume stamping

orders

• Over 25,000 non-standard flat washer sizes available with NO TOOLING CHARGES• Immediate access to over 2,000 materials • Endless possibilities

Washers made to order

Washer production

• Short, medium, and long runs• Sizes ranging from 0.080" to 12" O.D. and a

large choice of inside diameters• Thicknesses from 0.005" to 0.134“ • Metallic and non-metallic materials • Metric sizes available to your requirements• Economical custom shapes and profiles

including:– “C”, “D” shapes, flanges, hex, square and

off-center, star, tab, bevel, countersunk, spring, finishing, etc.

Over 2,000 materials• Immediate access to common and

hard-to-find materials• Metallic and non-metallic fabrication:

– Low carbon, cold rolled strip and sheet steel– Annealed and tempered spring steels, low alloy

sheet steel– Stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, nickel

silver, beryllium copper, phosphor bronze– Wrought cobalt, iron and nickel-base superalloys– Acetal, nylon, PTFE, polyethylene, polypropylene,

polycarbonate, polyester, PVC, various NEMA grade phenolics

Superior service

• “Dock to stock” capability with available J.I.T. programs

• Complete in house tooling • Free technical assistance• High volume production capabilities • Most washer orders shipped in five days

or less• Leader in the industry for on-time

delivery

Program management

• Convenient online washer tooling search• Online quotation tool with fast response• Complete Statistical Process Control

(SPC) available• Customer part drawings

– For quotation purposes Boker’s prefers Adobe PDF format (.pdf)

– For production Boker’s accepts all major CAD files formats

Quality and certifications• C of C• PPAP• DFARS• RoHS• S.P.C.• F.A.I.• AS9102 • Dock-to-Stock• Reach• IMDS• ISO 9001:2008 Registered

Why choose Boker’s?

• Comprehensive stamping capabilities including complex forms and deep draws

• Over 25,000 non-standard flat washer sizeswith NO TOOLING CHARGES

• Immediate access to over 2,000 common and hard-to-find metallic and non-metallic materials

• Most washer orders shipped in five days or less• Precision fabrication to the highest standards;

ISO 9001:2008• Decades of knowledge and practical advice• A proud history of superior service;

Owner-operated since 1919

Thank you.

Can we earn your business?

www.bokers.com | sales@bokers.com3104 Snelling Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55406

Toll free phone: (800) 927-4377 | Fax: (800) 321-3462Local phone: (612) 729-9365 | Fax: (612) 729-8910