Eck Plastic Arts

What Eck Plastic Arts does

Eck Plastic Arts is a custom plastic parts manufacturer founded in 1949 in Binghamton, New York, operating as Eck Plastic Holdings, LLC. The company produces made-to-order plastic components for original equipment manufacturers across defense, aerospace, industrial, and consumer sectors, with primary services spanning injection molding (with no minimum quantities), thermoforming including vacuum forming, plastic fabrication, and secondary product finishing operations such as machining, painting, pad printing, hot stamping, plating, sonic welding, and assembly. The company holds Mil-I-45208 quality certification and reports a 99.98% quality and delivery rate validated by customer scorecards.

Underlying capabilities include a proprietary tool-less curved windows process for sheet plastic and in-house design-for-manufacturability engineering with over 30 years of staff experience. The business operates on a project-based quoting model where customers submit specifications through the website for engineering review, with typical quote turnaround of 2-7 business days and unit-level pricing determined per project. Distribution is direct, primarily domestic, supplemented by an event-driven GTM motion involving industry tradeshows and community engagement. The Pennefeather family acquired the company in 2016 from founder Robert Eck Jr.'s family, retaining existing management; under President Brett Pennefeather, the company has doubled in headcount to over 20 employees, grown revenue 36% over three years, increased workforce 50% during COVID, and earned back-to-back BAE Systems Partner 2 Win Supplier of the Year awards in 2023 and 2024.

Name

Eck Plastic Arts

Legal name

Eck Plastic Holdings, LLC

Website

https://eckplastics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eck Plastic Arts is a custom plastic parts manufacturer founded in 1949 in Binghamton, NY, producing injection molded, thermoformed, and fabricated components for OEM customers across defense, aerospace, industrial, and consumer sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Plastic Parts Manufacturing

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMANAFAJ

Custom Injection Molding & Contract Manufacturing (Job Shops/CMs)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Plastics & Rubber Manufacturing/Injection-Molded Plastics Manufacturing

Keywords

• Custom plastic parts
• Injection molding services
• Thermoforming vacuum forming
• Plastic fabrication manufacturing
• Product finishing assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Binghamton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Plastic Parts Manufacturing: Make-to-order manufacturing of custom plastic parts for OEMs. Services include injection molding, thermoforming, plastic fabrication, and product finishing operations. No minimum quantities for injection molding and fabrication; thermoforming offers low tooling costs. Project-based pricing with quotes reviewed by engineering team.
2. Product Finishing Services: Secondary operations including CNC machining, manual machining, painting, pad printing, hot stamping, plating, sonic welding, wire assemblies, soldering, multi-component assemblies, engraving, and customer packaging.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eck Plastic Arts is a make-to-order contract manufacturer of custom plastic parts for original equipment manufacturers, offering injection molding, thermoforming (including vacuum forming and a proprietary tool-less curved windows process), plastic fabrication (CNC cutting, bending, forming, machining, and assembly), and secondary product finishing operations such as painting, pad printing, hot stamping, plating, sonic welding, and custom packaging. Services span both prototype and production volumes with no minimum quantity requirements on injection molding and fabrication, and quote turnaround typically ranges from 2 to 7 business days.

Product overview

Eck Plastic Arts is a custom plastic parts manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of production services: Injection Molding (precision manufacturing with no minimum quantities), Thermoforming (including vacuum forming and proprietary curved windows with low tooling costs), Plastic Fabrication (CNC cutting, bending, forming, machining, and assembly), and Product Finishing Operations (painting, pad printing, hot stamping, plating, sonic welding, and assembly). The company provides end-to-end manufacturing from prototype to production, supported by design guidelines, material selection resources, and comprehensive engineering capabilities. Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Binghamton, NY, they serve original equipment manufacturers across multiple industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Injection Molding Precision custom injection molding of plastic parts with detailed features and complex geometry for OEMs. Supports both prototype and production volumes with no minimum quantities and offers insert molding, over molding, custom colors, fine tolerances, and internal/external threads.
• Thermoforming Thermoforming (heating a thermoplastic sheet and forming it over or into a mold using force) for larger thin-wall parts such as covers, guards, windows, and trays, with low tooling costs and fast turnaround. Vacuum forming is the primary method used for non-critical appearance covers, dunnage trays, and internal covers.
• Plastic Fabrication CNC cutting, bending, forming, machining, and assembly of sheet plastic, supported by design-for-manufacturability advice. Capabilities include profile cutting, forming, bending, static dissipative materials, paint, screen printing, and pad printing.
• Product Finishing Operations Secondary finishing and assembly services that complete a custom plastic part, including CNC and manual machining, painting, pad printing, hot stamping, plating, sonic welding, wire assemblies, soldering, multi-component assemblies, engraving, and custom packaging.
• Curved Windows Proprietary tool-less process for creating curved (radiused) windows in sheet plastic, removing tooling cost and tooling lead time while delivering improved aesthetics compared with traditional tooling-marked parts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.98% quality and delivery rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Greater Binghamton Chamber of CommerceminorOthers · 1 January 2025Active community partner. Hosted ribbon-cutting ceremony for 75th anniversary in cooperation with Chamber. Participated in Chamber lunch series events including meeting with Lt Governor.
• Koffman Southern Tier IncubatorminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Presented at the Koffman Southern Tier Incubator to support fellow small-business owners with manufacturing needs.
• FuzehubminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020New York State manufacturing resource network. Provides manufacturers with guided access to industry experts, programs and assets. Brett Pennefeather was interviewed for Fuzehub podcast to discuss company capabilities and growth.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rodon Group: Rodon Group is a high-volume custom injection molder and contract manufacturer serving consumer, medical, and industrial OEMs, comparable to Eck in offering full-service custom molding, assembly, and finishing for OEM customers.
• Mack Molding: Mack Molding is a custom injection molder and contract manufacturer serving medical, industrial, and defense customers from multiple US facilities, comparable to Eck's make-to-order plastic parts model for OEM customers across regulated end markets.
• Tessy Plastics: Tessy Plastics is a custom injection molder focused on medical, defense, and industrial applications, providing molding, assembly, and finishing services similar to Eck's full-service plastics manufacturing offering.
• Xometry: Xometry is an on-demand manufacturing marketplace that aggregates injection molding, CNC, and sheet-cutting jobs across a network of suppliers, directly competing for Eck's prototype and short-run injection molding customers.
• Evco Plastics: Evco Plastics is a custom injection molding and contract manufacturing company with multiple US and international facilities, serving consumer, industrial, and medical OEMs - a scaled peer operating the same custom plastics manufacturing business model as Eck.
• HQC Incorporated: HQC is a custom plastics manufacturer offering injection molding, thermoforming, and assembly services to industrial and consumer OEMs, directly comparable to Eck's combined injection molding + thermoforming + finishing portfolio.
• Protolabs: Protolabs is a digital-native on-demand manufacturer offering injection molding, CNC machining, and 3D printing with low-quantity runs and quick turnaround - directly overlapping Eck's no-MOQ prototype injection molding and quick-turn value proposition for OEM customers.
• Fictiv: Fictiv is a digital manufacturing platform providing instant quotes and on-demand injection molding, CNC, and 3D printing services - a direct competitor for Eck's quick-turn custom plastic parts work with OEM engineering teams.
• Beaumont Custom Plastics: Beaumont Custom Plastics is a New England-based custom plastic parts manufacturer offering injection molding and related services, comparable to Eck in scale, geography, and make-to-order job shop model serving regional OEMs.

Regional players

• Plastics International: Plastics International is a plastic materials distributor and custom machining/fabrication house serving industrial customers - adjacent to Eck's fabrication services and overlapping in engineering thermoplastics specifications and OEM buyer relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eck-plastic-arts
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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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