Born in 1980 in Meadville’s tool-and-die community, Chipsco builds plastic injection molds and provides precision machining for manufacturers. The family-founded company is now under third-generation leadership, carrying its work from a barn-based tool shop into a 40,000-square-foot operation that once employed nearly 100 team members. Its in-house quality lab and nearby sister company Phoenix Laser support mold building, tooling repair, and exacting production work.
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Quality Mold, IncFounded in an Erie garage in 1985, family-owned Quality Mold designs, builds and tests plastic injection molds for medical, automotive and consumer applications. The Hakel family operates from a 16,000-square-foot facility, taking projects from in-house design through inspection and optional sampling at its Erie affiliate, Quality Plastics. Its work ranges from prototype tooling to high-cavitation production molds, with each mold inspected by hand and with a Zeiss Contura G2 coordinate measuring machine.ERIE, PA
WEMCO Precision ToolFounded by William Miller in 1977, family-owned WEMCO Precision Tool makes contract precision tooling in Meadville, Pennsylvania, including plastic injection molds, dies and prototype components. The company draws on Bill Miller’s lifelong toolmaking background and Ronald Miller’s more than 45 years in the trade, giving its work a distinctly hands-on, family-run character. WEMCO serves manufacturers across fields such as automotive, electronics and medical products.MEADVILLE, PA
JATCO Machine & Tool Co. IncFamily-owned and operated in Pittsburgh since 1978, JATCO Machine & Tool makes precision injection molds and machined components, with engineering, repair, and specialty laser services kept under one roof. Its tool-and-die heritage shows in work routinely held to tolerances of one thousandth of an inch or less, while the company’s proprietary RCO test-specimen mold system—developed in 1989—can change inserts in as little as eight seconds. JATCO also manages offshore tooling through international partners while providing local oversight and its own warranty and support.PITTSBURGH, PA
Eagle Mold Co., IncFounded by Wilbur Wisecup in his home garage in 1984, family-owned Eagle Mold Co., Inc. designs and builds precision plastic injection molds and supplies close-tolerance machining and EDM work from Carlisle, Ohio. The company has grown into two facilities totaling 58,500 square feet while continuing to serve demanding automotive, aerospace, and medical applications nationwide. Eagle Mold has maintained ISO 9001:2015 certification and has supplied tooling for 40 years.CARLISLE, OH