# Balford

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/balford-net/  
**Website:** https://balford.net/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Balford is a China‑based manufacturer specializing in deep‑drawn metal housings and solenoid valve housings. The company offers metal stamping, CNC machining, progressive die stamping, sheet metal processing, and related engineering services. Its capabilities include precision metal stamping, CNC turning, milling, wire EDM, and PPAP‑ready production for robotics, UAVs, and industrial parts. Balford serves supplier networks and provides technical resources such as calculators, whitepapers, and engineering guides.

## Kin Score — 10.1 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-11-06 under rubric 0.27.0. Trend: flat (-4.2 from 14.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 3.6 |
| Access Clarity | 10.5 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 25.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 2.5 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | na |
| MCP Tool Quality | na |

## Access

Open access — onboarding: open, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: low).

## Security (3)

- **Balford Net Authentication** — 0 schemes
- **Balford Net Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Balford Net Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Balford Net Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Manufacturing, Metal Stamping, CNC Machining, Solenoid Housings, China, Engineering

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/balford-net/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.