Company Profile
Industrial Molding Corp.
Company History
Industrial Molding Corporation has been serving customers for more than 60 years. Founded by Melvin Earsley in 1947 as Precision Products, Inc., the company served as a regional job-shop for agricultural and industrial customers in need of precision metal machining and forming services.
Precision Products became Industrial Molding Corporation in 1957 when the enterprise was expanded to include custom plastic injection molding services. As it launched the plastic injection molding portion of the business, the company leveraged its technical expertise to target technically challenging precision plastic molding projects. IMC, for example, was one of the first companies to assist OEM bearing manufacturers in the conversion of metal retainers to quieter, lighter, and less expensive plastic bearing retainers. Our knowledge of complex tooling concepts and highly engineered resins allowed IMC to develop a reputation as a technically driven organization that delivered result on-time and on-budget.
The founder’s sons, Jim and Steve Earsley, assumed leadership of the company from 1986 to mid 1999. During this period Industrial Molding Corp. remained a privately held corporation and experienced significant growth and expansion into a broader range of precision plastic injection molding applications serving the bearing, medical, automotive, consumer, industrial, electronics, and fiber optic markets.
In July 1999, IMC was purchased by NN, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of precision bearing components. Joining the NN organization provided IMC with access to a global footprint and the resources to invest in its customers’ businesses and expand its technical capabilities. Today, IMC serves a variety of global markets that require a broad range of technical and manufacturing expertise. We provide turnkey solutions to problems that other suppliers thought were insurmountable… from design, prototyping, ramp up, production and delivery.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Industrial Molding Corporation Awards
Industrial Molding Corporation has been recognized for excellence by a number of industry leaders.
•IMC was awarded Delphi's Pinnacle Award, which recognizes the highest level of achievement by a supplier. As an award recipient, IMC received recognition for superior performance in the areas of delivery, quality, lean initiatives, technology, competitive cost levels, service level metrics, management performance, and in our assistance to Delphi in cost reduction efforts.
•NN, Inc., also selected IMC as the recipient of the company’s Level 3 Project of the Year Award for all NN, Inc, manufacturing operations in the Americas, two years in a row.
•The Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc. (S.P.E.), presented IMC with a design award, recognizing our innovative contribution in the design of an all-plastic clutch release system. Industrial Molding Corp. shared the award with FTE Automotive of Auburn Hills, MI, which contributed the primary design for the program.
•NAVICO Inc. selected Industrial Molding Corp. as the recipient of the 2007 Heritage Award. This award is in recognition of our longstanding partnership, acknowledging our exemplary quality, delivery and design assistance.
Other Awards, Recognition, and Certifications include:
•1987 - Attained Ford Q-1 Rating
•1988 - 1991 Excel Industries Silent Supplier Award
•1993 - Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) Design Award for the assistance in the development of an all-plastic hydraulic clutch system
•1994 - 1998 American Axle Diamond Pull Award
•1999 - American Axle Platinum Pull Award
•1997 - QS-9000 and ISO-9002 Certification
•2000 - QS-9000 and ISO-9002 Re-Certification
•2003 - ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certification
•2005 - Delphi Pinnacle Award
•2006 - Remy Quality Improvement Award
•2006 - NSK Bearing - Quality Improvement Award
•2006 - ISO/TS 16949:2002 Re-Certification
•2006 - Lean Manufacturing "Project Of The Year" for all NN Inc. Factories in the Americas
•2007 - Remy Quality Improvement Award
•2007 - Lean Manufacturing "Project Of The Year" for all NN Inc. Factories in the Americas
•2007 - NAVICO Inc. - Heritage Award
•2009 - Remy Quality Supplier Award for Excellence
•2010 - Remy Quality Supplier Award for Excellence