The Eck family, including (from left to right) Manufacturing Engineer Tyler Eck, Chairman of the Board Robert Eck, President and CEO Phil Eck and Administrative Manager Kiley Eck Hayon, owns and operates Eck Industries.
margin parts, Eck Industries is able to provide a full service shop to its customers, even if that means sacrific- ing some efficiency. In addition to pouring 15 alloys, the company offers five processes: green sand, nobake, tilt- pour permanent mold, low pressure permanent mold and shell molding. “Te conversation doesn’t end if the
“Sometimes you don’t get it the
first go around because you are a little expensive, but you know you will see it again,” Eck said. Te defense and aerospace mar-
kets have traditionally been the sweet spot for Eck Industries; it’s where the customers that don’t mind paying
for elevated properties generally can be found. Today, those markets have leveled off, leaving capacity for the company to grow its business in the heavy duty hybrid markets (engines for electric diesels, hybrid buses and medium to heavy-truck hybrids). Because it focuses on higher
customer wants to go to permanent mold,” Eck said. “We try to offer all those opportunities to keep the cus- tomer in-house.”
Ecks of All Trades
Eck admits balancing efficiency with the company’s desire to be all things to all people can be tricky. Modern enterprise resource plan- ning and solidification software have
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