Expert Composites Engineering Support
Engineering and Design for Manufacturing
At Engineered Composites Inc. (ECI), manufacturing excellence begins with smart, strategic product engineering. Our engineering and design services deliver optimized, cost-effective composite manufacturing solutions to our customers, backed by decades of hands-on expertise in tooling, materials, and state-of-the-art compression molding technologies.
Whether you’re refining an existing part or developing a new concept from scratch, our engineering team partners with you from day one to ensure your designs are not only functionally reliable but manufacturable, scalable, and ready for real-world production.
Integrated Design and Manufacturing at ECI
Using advanced CAD platforms and modeling software, ECI’s engineers can analyze critical design factors, such as wall thickness, draft angles, rib placement, and load distribution, to ensure parts mold cleanly and function as intended. Our engineering process includes advanced 3D scanning and modeling for quality verification and design comparison.
A Collaborative Approach to Product Engineering and Design Optimization
ECI’s approach to engineering is rooted in collaboration with each customer. We work closely with your product development team to align all aspects of product design with functional performance requirements and future production processes.
With ECI, every detail from part geometry and material selection to tooling strategy and secondary operations is optimized in accordance with real-world manufacturing parameters.
Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
ECI’s design experts often collaborate with customers to help simplify complex designs, thus improving both the reliability and cost efficiency of manufacturing. For example, we may be able to reduce part count, optimize tolerances, and align design features with the capabilities of our compression molding, insert molding, and overmolding processes.
Material Selection Guidance
Backed by more than three decades of experience, ECI offers invaluable expertise in materials science. We have extensive real-world knowledge in working with the most common thermoset and thermoplastic composites. We can thus recommend materials optimized for your end product’s strength and structural requirements, along with optimized mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties.
In-House Tooling Design and Review
Our in-house tooling experts evaluate mold design, part ejection, and parting line locations to ensure tool performance and part quality over your designated part volume and production cycle requirements. For components requiring trimming, assembly, or bonding, we can likewise design custom fixtures that ensure consistent alignment, dimensional control, and production efficiency.
Rapid Prototyping and Design Validation
ECI offers end-to-end manufacturing solutions, from prototype to production. We support rapid iteration with prototype tooling, along with the capability to produce 3D printed samples or CNC-machined samples to validate part fit and function before committing to full-scale production.
Design-Optimized Molded Product Solutions Since 1994
ECI’s engineering and design services are built seamlessly into our manufacturing processes. We keep your project lean and quality-focused while maximizing product performance, efficiency, and manufacturability from the start. Whether you’re in the early stages of concept development or refining a final design, ECI is your trusted partner in developing composite solutions that meet your exact requirements.