By 1979 we added a 35,000 square foot plastics injection molding facility enabling us to manufacture all of our plastic products and components for our diverse product line.
Today, PERKO is truly an intergrated manufacturer, almost completely independent of outside vendors, with the exception of a few basic items such as light bulbs, electric wire, etc. A whole range of complete in-house capabilities, from product design through manufacturing and assembly of finished products, enable us to eliminate most subcontractors and obtain better control of our product quality and delivery.
Over the years, PERKO has grown and is now housed in a modern facility, spanning 440,000 square feet on 16 acres in North Miami, Florida. Even now, with 5th generation family control, our business philosophy continues to emphasize long term commitment to quality leadership in the marine industry.
Our employees are an integral part of our business family. They take personal pride in providing individual attention to what they do and how they do it. Their positive attitude insures that each worker properly inspects or products as they are being made, and everyone concentrates on customer satisfaction.
Throughout all of our operations, steps have been taken to efficiently assure production of the highest quality products. PERKO Inc. has been an ISO registered company since 1994. Our products are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed various standards including ISO 9001:2000, USCG, UL, NMMA and other industry standards, as well as our own quality specifications. Quality control is consistently maintained, and every step forward (from our founding to the present day) has been undertaken with our customer in mind. Each PERKO product is thoroughly evaluated for safety, appearance and function.
Our sand casting foundries help us control the production of our high quality brass, bronze and aluminum castings, and offers assurance that the proper alloy is used for each job.
Our press department utilizes a variety of forming tools, including multi-stage progressive tooling dies, which we produce in our own toolroom. Our large, conventional machine shop includes many secondary operations such as drilling, tapping and assembly. A separate machine shop houses a number of modern, high speed chuckers for high volume items and our three separate polishing divisions assure the correct finishing procedure for each product.
Our plating operation was completely redesigned and rebuilt into a state-of-the-are facility. Special automated controls insure uniformity throughout the complete seven strike chromium plating process. In 2003 a Gold Plating Line was added in order to supply the best electrical contacts in the industry.
In 2005 our facility was rewired for a state-of-the-art computer network and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) operation, which will carry us well into this new century. We are expanding our foundry into Investment Casting. Our in-housing printing, graphics and pre-press department produces almost all of our printed materials from packaging materials, box labels and instructions to full color catalogs and marketing materials. In total, careful planning over the years has enabled us to become virtually self sufficient in every department.
Our current day manufacturing capabilities include:
● An automated Foundry, pouring Aluminum, Bronze and Stainless Steel
● Decorative Chrome Plating and electrical contact Gold Plating
● Computerized CNC Machining and Robotic grinding
● Zinc Alloy, Bronze and Aluminum Die Casting
● Plastic Injection Molding
● Mechanical Power Press forming operation
● In house Tool & Die design and production
It has always been our objective to provide our customers with the very best in marine lights, hardware and accessories at competitive prices. Designed and built in America to the highest specifications - "We Make it Right ...Right Here!!" All PERKO products are backed with outstanding warranties and our commitment to excellence.
If it's "PERKO, it's Proven"! That you can count on!