Celebrating 65 Years of Manufacturing Excellence
America's Oldest. A History of Innovation.
Being in business for 65 years usually means that you were right a few more times than you were wrong. As I reflect on our 65th anniversary and our success, I am brought back to a saying from one of the founders of Western philosophy, Socrates. In essence, he said that the secret of change (or success in business), is being able to focus all of your energy, not on fighting to keep the old, but on building the new. No business ever lasted 65 years by building the same exact products, or going to market the same exact way, or by using the same exact business model. But there are plenty of examples of companies who didn't survive trying to keep things the same.
Today at Epec, the customer comes first, and everything we do must be put through that filter. Whether it is developing e-commerce platforms to make it easier to work with us, or creating a NPI (new product introduction) process that helps our customers get to market faster, or the other 10 new projects we have in process, we must focus on building the new. By doing that every day, and by always making the customer our top priority, we plan on being here for another 65 years and then some.
Our History Timeline
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Epec Founded
Epec, a pioneer in the electronics industry, is established. Electralab officially merged with Printed Electronics Corporation, to become Electralab Printed Electronic Corp (EPEC).
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IPC Founded
IPC, The Association of Connecting Electronic Industries, was founded by Richard Zens, Printed Electronics Corp; Al Hughes, Electralab; Robert Swiggett, Photocircuits; William McGinley, Methode; and Carl Clayton, Tingstol.
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Epec PCB in Apollo 11
Epec, a recognized technology innovator, delivers printed circuit boards for the Apollo 11 spaceflight, which landed the first humans, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr., on Earth's Moon.
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Acquisition by KleinPartners
KleinPartners Capital Corp acquires Epec and, under Ed McMahon's leadership, begins implementing the Company's transformation into global engineered products technology Company.
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Acquisition of Beaver Brook
Epec acquires Beaver Brook Circuits, a successful New England PCB manufacturer. Beaver Brook was the first of sixteen strategic acquisitions throughout North America.
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Epec China
Epec China was formed. Headquartered in Shenzhen and lead by Wellong Yu, Epec China, has pioneered the global supply chain for engineered products.
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Flex Circuits
Investment in flex and rigid flex manufacturing capabilities, to support our customers' demand for reliable and consistent designs in the medical, military and aerospace industries.
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Epec Engineered Technologies
Launch of Epec Engineered Technologies, after the significant investments in custom battery pack technology, graphic overlays, membrane switches, and rubber keypads.
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Battery Manufacturing Facility
Epec opens the state-of-the-art custom battery pack fabrication facility in New Bedford Massachusetts, which is ITAR registered and manufactures for medical and military applications.
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Battery Design Team
Launch of Epec's custom battery pack design group in Colorado, expanding the design and engineering resources for innovative rechargeable power systems.
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60 Year Anniversary
Epec is officially the oldest PCB Company in North America, perhaps in the world. Epec, led by President Kendall Paradise, celebrates its growth from $4M in annual revenues to an estimated $50M in 2012.
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EC Fans & Drives
Epec Engineered Technologies opens a new division called EC Fans & Drives, specializing in the design and manufacture of Electronically Commutated Motors and Fans to Original Equipment Manufacturers.
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Cable Assemblies
Epec's investment in cable and wire harness assemblies manufacturing, to meet industry and customers increasing demands for quality cable assembly product.
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Epec Build to Print
Epec Engineered Technologies releases a new logo and website, with the same great quality products. Now it's easier than ever to find information on the products and services Epec offers!
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Suncoast Digital Technologies Inc.
The acquisition of Suncoast Digital Technologies Inc. allowed Epec to increase their presence as a premier supplier of high reliability human-machine interface (HMI) assemblies to leading OEMs.
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Energy Efficient ECplus Motor
The new ECplus commercial refrigeration motor is a class leading electronically commutated refrigeration motor, with an energy efficiency that is better than anything else available in the market today.
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Heavy/Extreme Copper PCBs
The acquisition of Heavy/Extreme copper PCB manufacturer, UPE Inc. and "PowerLink" technology enables Epec the ability to manufacturing printed circuits boards with heavy copper from 5 ounces up to 200 ounces.
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EConomy & EXRi50 Motors
EConomy and EXRi50 were both developed to combat the highly competitive commercial refrigeration and HVAC markets to specifically address the need for lower cost and an increase of energy efficiency.
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SMART Human-Machine Interface
Epec incorporates several new human-machine interface (HMI) technologies into their product offering which are changing how companies think, design, and integrate user interface controls into their devices.
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Celebrating 65 Years
A major milestone for Epec, LLC as they celebrate 65 years of manufacturing excellence. As the oldest printed circuit board company in North America, Epec demonstrates why they are one of the top industry leaders in custom build to print electronics.
Our China Team Celebrating 65 Years With New Company Car
The new company car purchased was registered as number B2M58D, which is also a lucky number according to the Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui. This means Epec will be greater than before with more prosperity, more fortune and more luck in the future.
