SAM James
The Goldsmiths Centre, 42 Britton Street, London, EC1M 5AD
About
Sam James Ltd, a UK-based contract manufacturer established in 2011 and operating from London's Goldsmiths' Centre, specialises in award-winning hand and machine engraving, offering detailed lettering, heraldic crests, portraiture, and landscapes, alongside computerised solutions for corporate orders. Their machine engraving, including diamond tipping and light CNC milling, enables high-detail reproduction for cost-effective, large-volume production on precious items like watchbacks and trophies. Beyond engraving, they provide a full design service and precision engineering capabilities, including CNC milling and turning, to produce custom-engineered parts for diverse industrial sectors, collaborating with silversmiths, designers, and jewellers.
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Sam James Ltd is a UK-based contract manufacturer established in 2011, operating from the Goldsmiths' Centre in Clerkenwell, London. The company specialises in award-winning hand and machine engraving services, offering detailed lettering, heraldic crests, fine portraiture, and landscapes through specialist gravers, alongside computerised solutions for corporate orders and gifts.
Their machine engraving capabilities include diamond tipping, light CNC milling, and cutting, enabling high-detail recreation of artwork for cost-effective, large-volume production on precious and semi-precious items like watchbacks, trophies, and gifts. Sam James Ltd also provides a full design service, managing projects from concept to completion and leveraging over 50 years of combined expertise from award-winning craftsmen.
The company's portfolio demonstrates capabilities in precision engineering and manufacturing, including CNC machining processes like milling and turning, to produce custom-engineered parts with a focus on precision and aesthetic quality. They cater to diverse industrial sectors, collaborating with silversmiths, designers, and jewellers to deliver high-quality components and assemblies.
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CNC capability2
- Sub-process
- Milling, Turning
- Specialist categories
- Mill-turn
Welding & fabrication1
- Welding automation
- Manual
Services & production1
- DFM support
- Yes
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CNC capability: Named machine brands · Tier-one builder presence · CAM software · Aerospace-grade CAM · CAD software · In-house design · Tolerance (typical) · Tolerance (tight) · Micro-machining · MOQ (minimum batch) · Lead time (weeks)
Materials & sectors: Materials · Industries served
Certifications & approvals: ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · AS9100 · ISO 13485 · IATF 16949 · NADCAP · Primes supplied · ITAR registered
Welding & fabrication: Welding materials · Coded welding (any) · Fabrication offered · Fabrication sub-categories · EN 1090 EXC level
Quality & traceability: NDT methods · Part marking · Process traceability · CofC offered · Cleanroom assembly · 3D scanning · Industrial CT · In-house toolroom · FAIR capability (AS9102)
Services & production: In-house finishing · Repeat orders (Kanban / VMI)