Design and Technical Support

Advance Project Team - Early in the process this team reviews your requirements and tooling options to achieve your project's time, cost and performance objectives. Empire Precision is strongly committed to "Early Supplier Involvement" (ESI) programs.

Engineering Support - Full service computer aided design and production engineering. Including DFMEA involvement and PFMEA creation and analysis.

Modern Design and Engineering Software - Capabilities to interpret and use STEP/DXF/Parasolid/IGES Files.

Rapid Prototyping - SLA models, Short run tools of P-20 construction or aluminum. Bridge tools for initial small production quantities. Production Intent Prototype tooling.

Confidentiality - Robust systems in place to ensure discretion of innovations developed and protection of intellectual property.

Process Prediction Tools - Mold Flow assessment, part shrinkage and warp analysis. Analytical software tools to provide superior results in tool design and part performance.

Tool Building and Support

In-House Tool Building - Using progressive mold building techniques such as high-speed machining and lights-out manufacturing and unattended machining.

Modern Machining Equipment - High speed mill with capabilities for accurate hardened steel machining. Modern and precise Wire EDM equipment for manufacturing of quality tooling components.

Strategic Tool Building Alliances - Alliances with local, regional and international tooling suppliers to ensure your tooling investments can be tailored to specific needs.

Tool Service Program - Preventive maintenance, repair and service programs. This program is staffed by a dedicated mold maintenance group including journeymen toolmakers.

Manufacturing Engineering Support - Experts in processing, and manufacturing are involved in tooling design Build and production implementation.

Dedicated Machines - Machines are dedicated to fine tune and statistically qualify new and transfer tools. This eliminates variables that can lead to inconsistencies.

Modern Facilities with Integrated Production Management

Worldwide Coverage - Customers are supported around the world from our single location. Single location assures optimal control over the entire production process. Empire supplies plastic components and assemblies to companies from North America, Europe and Asia.

Enterprise Resource Planning - Fully integrated (ERP) system for production planning and resource management. This ensures on time delivery and accurate inventory management.

Production Process Monitoring - Real-time systems for monitoring. Empire Precision uses IQMS, RJG and other specialized monitoring systems to ensure product quality.

Controlled Environment - Clean Room Molding and Assembly environments which are customized to specific project requirements.

Assembly - Customer specific automation under one roof. Control of quality from injection molding to final assembly in one location eliminating variables and chances for defect.

Robotic Automation - Automation systems in place for part and runner removal. This leads to lower manufacturing costs and higher profitability for your product.

40 injection molding machines - Hydraulic, advance hydraulic and electric, vertical and horizontal clamping, process control monitoring with diverter chute machinery.

Robotic Automation - Automation systems in place for part and runner removal. This leads to lower manufacturing costs and higher profitability for your product.

Specialized Advanced Molding Processes

Scientific Molding - Use of Scientific Molding principles to develop process. Empire utilizes a proprietary software to determine rheology, gate solidification, pack & hold, cavity to cavity balance, thermal equilibrium.

MuCell© - Micro Cellular Foam Technologies. Offering unique performance and processing characteristics for thick wall, sink free parts as well as optimal flow for thin wall long length.

High temperature - (melt up to 800° F) and Specialized engineered resins. Specialized annealing of parts is also in practice

Multi-Component - Insert molding, over molding. Including metal insert over molding and multi-material in mold assembly applications.

Close/Fine -Tolerance - Feature rich components and complex plastic components.

Micro Molding - Specialized tooling, metrology and molding equipment for the design and production of micro molded parts (less than a gram).

Progressive Quality Systems

Comprehensive Quality Management System - Fully integrated into the ERP software for record retention of quality and problem resolution.

Quality Certifications - ISO-9001:2008 (Standard) and ISO 13485:2003 (Medical Device, 2010) Registration, with TS 16949:2003 (Automotive) Compliance.

Complete Quality Laboratory - Fully programmable CMM and Vision measurement system, in-house fixture build capability, and Gage R&R.

Quality Training Programs - Continuous improvement through periodic training programs for all production and process development staff.

Six Sigma - Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt employed (Motorola), methodology driven throughout the company to strive for continuous improvement and zero variability.

DQ/IQ/OQ/PQ - Verification and Validation process to assure components perform through all stages of the product (Design, Installation, Operational, and Performance).

Statistics - Process Control, Design of Experiments, Process Capability Studies, as they relate to both Process Variables and Product Characteristics.

Process Monitoring - Real-time monitoring of Mold Cavity Pressure & Temperature, material viscosity, fill pressures, water temperatures, cushion, etc.

Customer Service

24/7 Operation - 24 hour / 7 days a week operations for around the clock support.

Vendor-Managed Inventory - Production planning capabilities with just-in-time and Kanban capability.

Customer Service - Responsive, dedicated staff with a can-do problem solving attitude.

After-sales support - Continuous improvement (Kaizen), problem solving, and root cause analysis. Active cost reduction and efficiency improvement programs.

Flexibility - Small precision part molding with a redundancy of similar dosage sizes for small and micro part molding for maximum possibilities for production of parts.