History
Elpakco Incorporated began in 1984 as a value-added distributor, specializing
in loose pins, receptacles, and machine contact type sockets. Shortly
after the company's inception, it became apparent that the most effective
way to develop and service customers was to sell directly under the
Elpakco name. Elpakco transitioned into manufacturing and we produced
our first catalog. With that change in direction, Elpakco developed
into a niche manufacturer with an excellent reputation for producing
a top quality product line with fast turn-around times.
As
Elpakco's product line and customer base developed, so did our ability
to change with the times. As the market brought closure to many competitors'
specialty divisions, Elpakco capitalized on the downsizing trend to
acquire the necessary machinery to fit Elpakco's manufacturing needs.
Specialty molds and equipment came from the biggest names in the industry;
Cambion, EMC, Key Precision, Precision Metal Products, Wells Electronics,
Bic and Augat's Swiss Turning Machines, for example. Elpakco currently
owns and operates over 150 Swiss turning machines with the necessary
backup for processing parts from raw materials to finished connectors.
Since
our inception the client base has reached global proportions and we
have established Far East sources for those standard cross-the-board
items to make our catalog one of the most complete of its kind in
the industry.
Current
Operations
Elpakco currently runs operations in Westford, Massachusetts, Ashland,
New Hampshire, Worcester, Massachusetts and Bangkok, Thailand. Elpakco
Incorporated is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, about 30
minutes outside of Boston. The Westford headquarters is where our
sales, accounting and assembly departments are located. The Ashford,
NH and Worcester, MA locations are machine shops that run most of
our custom jobs and many of our standard parts. The Bangkok facility
runs some of the most standard Elpakco parts and also performs some
assembly duties. Elpakco employs 25 people in the Westford, Worcester
and Ashland locations.
Quality
Elpakco Incorporated prides itself on its top quality products. Many
processes are in place to ensure customer satisfaction with every
order. While we are not an ISO certified company we have our own company
policies regarding our processes and quality control. We can supply
certification and test data when required and our quality control
department ensures that our customers receive only the highest quality
work.
Customers
Elpakco Incorporated services customers such as: Motorola, Nortel
Networks, Raytheon and Ironwood Electronics. Elpakco also services
numerous companies involved in medical equipment, networking, circuit
board designing and even aerospace and auto manufacturing. Elpakco
also has a network of distributors that sell various Elpakco product
lines. These distributors include Hardware Specialty, Century Fasteners
and PUI (Projections Unlimited).
The
Future
Elpakco Incorporated looks forward to the future. We are constantly
re-inventing our product line. As parts continue to become more intricate
in design and smaller in size, Elpakco is confident that companies
will turn to us to provide top quality products and engineering know-how
to get the job done.
