With a client-forward philosophy, as well as a diverse product base that places it in the pantheon of power companies in the plastic commodity and molding industry, Elkhart Plastics Inc. is an unrivaled manufacturer of plastic-based materials. With internationally recognized brands such as Gatorade, Kong, and TUFF in their merchandise repertoire, EPI has stamped a resonating footprint on the plastics industry.
When it comes to their holding and fresh water tanks, this is no exception. Through their rotational molding process and exceptional standards and materials, EPI creates quality tanks at low prices. Creating unique one-piece designs that enhance structure and durability, their tanks are known for lasting long and working hard. Not only are their products amazing, but their customer service is amazing as well. Taking pride in their products and their customers, EPI works to provide exceptional service to its customers, willing to assist and walk you through their products. With their client-first, hands-on mentality, EPI makes sure you get all the information you need for your products and purchases.
UNIQUE SOLUTIONS, QUALITY PRODUCT, AND EPI INTEGRITY
The Elkhart Plastics story beings in 1988 with the founding of the company that is located in the RV capital of the world, Elkhart, Indiana. EPI’s inception was a culmination of ideas that led to the creation of a plastics company that could provide industry-best options while maintaining static price points, excellent quality, and top-tier service levels. The founders saw a gap in the industry and they were determined to fill it, with quality plastic. Today the company is helmed by Jack Welter, who has maintained his position with the company for almost 30 years as CEO, and continues to lead EPI solidly into the coming years of business.
When the company began, EPI started by providing the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) in the recreational vehicle industry with high-quality water (fresh and gray) and holding (black) tanks. Their products were considered to be some of the best in the market. This attention to product detail and quality turned into a company that now supplies more that 30 different industries across a variety of market platforms. Yearly EPI manufactures more than 250,000 units of marine-based furniture, 250,000 recreational vehicle tank products, and almost 200,000 diesel and DEF tanks that are products of their Rotomolding process. All feature the storied EPI levels of product design and engineering, mold-making, manufacturing, secondary assembly, and storage & shipping.
Maintaining a deep connection to the RV and marine industries, Elkhart Plastic Inc’s expansion maintained a foothold in the Midwest by holding three concerns of five in Indiana alone (the others existing in the states of Washington and Colorado.) By keeping such close proximity to the heart of manufacturing located in the Midwest (particularly the recreational vehicle and marine industries) EPI is able to maintain close shipping services, communication, and relationships with major manufacturers and distributors. These relationships also help EPI to keep their finger on the pulse of the industry so that they can maintain a presence at the front of technology shifts in plastic molding, production, and new product creation.
For thirty years Elkhart Plastics, Inc. has been a major provider of rotational molded products for companies all over the U.S. Their hands-on capabilities with this specific type of process allows them to have an open engineering platform that their customers can treat as an alchemist’s creation lab. If you have an idea, EPI excels at creating unique solutions for you. Their creation and design team understand that application drives design. Problems to you, aren’t problems to Elkhart Plastics, Inc. They’re challenges. Challenges that lead to opportunities that eventually lead to solutions. EPI isn’t just a company that you contract to create…they become an extension of your organization that will provide top-of-mind solutions for your proprietary applications and parts.
The research and development department at EPI work diligently, delving into new technologies and product frames to stay on the cutting edge of material, merchandise, and product advancements. EPI continually integrates process technologies to stand at the forefront of market growth capability.
Elkhart Plastics, Inc. takes pride in their work, product, and customer service. Their stalwart adherence to quality in rotational molding (Rotomolding) processes have produced a quality product that has quickly become the industry standard for excellence.
RV Water Tanks
EPI creates their RV water tanks through rotomolding, the cornerstone process involved in many of EPI’s manufacturing models. Rotomolding is a many-tiered procedure that takes great attention to detail and process technique. This manufacturing technology was first utilized in the 1950s and has been tweaked over the decades until it was finally perfected and enhanced to allow for larger molds and many different types of materials for various specific applications. EPI uses the most advanced rotation molding equipment in the industry. By employing an independent arm carousel, they can produce custom plastic parts in an endless variety of shapes and thickness.
Elkhart Plastics, Inc. has a long history in the Rotomolding and plastics manufacturing world. Over 30 years of experience of trial and error coupled with victory and copious amounts of success, have led to an ability to create any unique part that is presented to them. Their strength is in their service and their production methods. With multiple locations across the country EPI has the ability to function quickly and react with positive results and shipping times because of locations functionality. With multiple locations, and larger manufacturing capacity, EPI can facilitate a larger product order than many competitors in the market.
EPI values their customer interfaces in this process and take a “hands on” approach to orders large and small. They, their customer service, and engineering team will walk through the interaction with you so that there’s nothing “left on the table” at the end of the transaction process. They make sure that their customers, and quote seekers, have every piece of information possible so that seamless operation functionality occurs as they and their clients move forward. This is a plastics company that will mold itself to fit your needs.