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Engineered Plastic Components (EPC), an ISO9001, QS9000 and VDA 6.1 Registered Firm, was formed in 1986, beginning operation in November of that year. EPC is an injection molding company employing over 900 people worldwide.
As of March 1, 2002, Alcoa Fujikura Ltd. (AFL), an Alcoa business, acquired 100% ownership of EPC. This acquisition will make EPC the centerpiece of AFL's growing automotive components business and will provide EPC with the means for continued growth as an automotive components supplier.
Facilities
EPC North America is situated on a 46 acre site located in Mattawan, Michigan, along the Interstate 94 corridor linking Detroit and Chicago, virtually half way between these two major cities. This site is eight miles west of Kalamazoo, Michigan at exit 66.
The over 206,000 square foot complex housing EPC is specifically designed to function as a custom injection molding facility. This facility provides for manufacturing a wide range of products for the automotive, telecommunications, and medical markets.
In 1995, EPC Europe began operation in Dundalk, Ireland (approximately 1 1/2 hours North of Dublin).
This 30,000 square foot facility currently operates 15 injection molding machines with sizes ranging from 5 oz. 110 ton clamping force to 45 oz. 500 ton clamp. The operation is supported by a fully equipped in-house tooling department. Included in the 15 machines are two (2) 80 ton tiebarless Engel Machines equipped with a second injection unit and a rotating movable platten providing the capability to produce two shot molding of dissimilar materials.
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