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F a l l 2 0 1 7 • S T U F F 8 1 C O M P A N Y P R O F I L E S WEPCO PLASTICS, INC. When Wepco customers have big ideas, the company has the resources to help turn those ideas into reality — with quality plastic parts. And its team members understand big ideas: Wepco started in a basement before it moved to its current 10,000-square-foot location. The family-owned company focuses on rapid tooling and short- to medium-run plastic injection molding with 4-axis precision machining, fixturing and secondaries. www. WepcoPlastics.com Address: 27 Industrial Park Access Rd., Middlefield, CT 06455 Phone: 860-349-3407 Full-time employees: 24 Year founded: 1985 Owner & Founder: Waldo Parmelee President: David Parmelee C O M PA N Y P R O F I L E Wepco's Tool Room has four vertical milling centers and CNC sinker EDM, allowing it to build and maintain molds with quick turnaround. With 10 state-of-the-art molding machines ranging from 28 to 275 tons, Wepco has the flexibility to meet all of its customers' needs. The company also offers machined metal parts, assemblies and other services. Wepco's customers range from Fortune 100 companies to inventors and first-time entrepreneurs. It builds aluminum molds and produces parts for several industries, including consumer goods, aerospace, medical, marine, defense and automotive companies. Wepco is proud to have apprentices in the mold design, mold maker and mold setup fields. The company is always looking to add hard-working individuals its team, who value a family atmosphere and want to develop in their career field. Positions range from molding machine setup and machine operator to sales and marketing coordinator and CNC Programmer. Wepco works with local high schools to employ summer graduates who are either seeking to pursue a career in business and marketing or manufacturing. Wepco participates with organizations whose missions are to help train, educate and employ the next generation of manufacturers. The company is a member of the Eastern Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (EAMA), and the Advanced Manufacturing Employer Partnership (AMEP), as well as part of the steering committee for Goodwin College's Manufacturing Program. P R O D U C T S "Family Owned Company, American Made Parts" I N T E R N S H I P P R O G R A M C A R E E R / J O B O P P O R T U N I T I E S M A R K E T S / C U S TO M E R S C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T "A misconception about working in manufacturing is that the industry is dying, but in actuality it is evolving and growing into a new form of design and engineering." Steve Kronenberger POSITION: Mold Design Apprentice AGE: 24 SCHOOL: Philadelphia University YEARS AT COMPANY: < 1