Empire Precision Plastics specializes in insert molding services of close-tolerance optical and precision plastic parts using a broad selection of engineering resins. Our facility contains modern molding equipment as well as white room capability and all the metrology expertise necessary to produce highly sophisticated optics and optical systems. We use robotics to produce high volumes at reasonable prices for automation-friendly assemblies. Low volume to high volume, our people and equipment stand ready to design, manufacture, and test optics in record time.

With Technology to the Point and our comprehensive service we create significant competitive advantages in manufacturing for our customers. We are continuously developing new standards and solutions that bring more efficiency, flexibility, and more productivity. Our primary objective is your satisfaction and your sustained entrepreneurial success.

Empire's automation, 100% created and programmed in-house. Verifying & inserting a metal stamping before loading it into a hot tool, verifying it's location, then removing the finished part.

Controlled environment molding has been particularly effective for one customer, whose medical fluid control valves must be protected from particulates in the factory environment due to direct patient contact. By enclosing the automated molding system in a cleanroom, dust and surface contaminants are removed.

Modern industrial engineers typically use predetermined motion time system, computer simulation, along with extensive mathematical tools for modeling, such as mathematical optimization and queueing theory, and computational methods for system analysis, evaluation, and optimization.

Our current equipment includes 40 microprocessor-controlled, injection molding machines, with over 80% automation. Empire’s automation systems include servo-driven, multi-axis robotics, streamline part handling, and secondary operations.

As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of injection molding machines we deliver highly efficient application solutions in all core markets of modern plastics processing. Across all industries we stand ready as a flexible and high-performance partner to help you with any questions you may have.

Empire Precision is certified to ISO 9001:2015 quality management standards. This certification offers our customers a globally recognized standard of quality assurance and underscores our commitment to continual improvement.

Your program success depends on assemblies and sub-assemblies that are well-aligned, on time, and at the right total cost. Our in-house secondary and assembly services improve your total program cost by improving quality and production time. From the simple assembly of mating components to turn-key electro-optical system assembly of a finished product, Empire provides injection molding contract assemblies that save you time and money.

Empire Precision works hard to ensure that our certifications make your medical device supply chain management and audit process easier.

Empire Precision currently holds a federal firearms license, FFL #6-16-055-07-5H-05634, from the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives for the manufacture of firearms. Our high standards ensure the best appearance, performance, and quality for polymer firearm parts.

Our quality policy for injection molding is to develop, produce and deliver on-time products that meet or exceed your expectations.

Empire Precision’s reputation for quality and service is the result of success in all of these areas. Every employee’s actions have implications that reflect on the perceived quality of the entire organization. Each and every employee is responsible for that quality.

Empire’s SPDT boasts a Moore Nano 350; with a resolution of 0.4µ” (10nm) coupled with onboard profilometry, Empire Precision’s technicians can generate and verify optical surfaces in real-time, with surface and form accuracies to the sub-micron level and surface roughness measured down to the angstrom level.

Integrated, in-house capabilities, extensive automation, and white room assembly result in better quality. Our facility contains a modern white room environment as well as state-of-the-art molding equipment and all the metrology expertise necessary to produce highly sophisticated optics and optical systems. We use robotics to produce high volumes at reasonable prices for automation-friendly assemblies. Whatever your needs, our people and equipment stand ready to design, manufacture, and test optics in record time.

Empire Precision continues to expand its robotics, offering automated injection molding technology for high-volume plastic parts. Empire’s automation is an ideal fit for medical devices and other products that demand tightly controlled scientific molding processes and precise quality.

Some customers prefer a rapid tooling option in which they own the tool. Considered a prototype tool, aluminum tooling allows customers to easily move into full-volume production. Rapid tooling allows for easier design and mold changes, more resin choices, and higher-volume runs. Parts can also be grouped in a family tool for greater cost savings.

Industrial engineers also use the tools of data science and machine learning in their work owing to the strong relatedness of these disciplines with the field and the similar technical background required of industrial engineers.

Single Point Diamond Turning is a fantastic choice for a customer looking for faster production/delivery, reduced tooling costs, with high quality at lower volumes. Reach out to us and see how Empire can make your next project take shape

As a provider of injection molded optics, opaque parts, and assemblies for firearms, heads-up displays, night vision systems, and other applications, we can now save our defense customers time during their qualification and audit processes.

Whether you require small volumes or a quick ramp-up to full production, Empire will work with you to determine the best approach for your plastic prototype parts services.

Empire is ISO 13485:2016 certified for the manufacture of medical devices. This ISO certification covers contract manufacturing of custom injection molded plastic parts, polymer optics, and single-point diamond turning. The certification has been updated to match that of the European Commission, and Empire is already in compliance with the new standards.

Integrated, in-house capabilities, automation, and white room assembly results in better quality at a lower cost. Our facility contains a modern white room environment as well as molding equipment and all the metrology expertise necessary to produce highly sophisticated optics and optical systems. We use robotics to produce high volumes at reasonable prices for automation-friendly assemblies. Low volume to high volume, our people and equipment stand ready to design, manufacture, and test optics in record time.

Empire Precision Optics is a single-source solution to your most complex and innovative projects. We manufacture and assemble systems that combine electronics and plastic optics, and we work with your engineering staff or our engineers to develop certified, cost-effective electro-optical subsystems for your products. Your volumes and quality standards demand dedicated custom setups. We have the facilities, processes, and capital to accommodate these needs. In most cases, we will specifically design a strategic center within our plant to produce your electro-optical system assemblies. This center offers the specific, highly specialized manufacturing methods and meticulous handling required to ensure the highest quality and most cost-effective product output.

Engineers and program managers value us for our knowledge, trusting Empire to improve system manufacturability and ensure total program success. Buyers appreciate the range of in-house services and our tool storage and in-house mold maintenance service.

To do this, Empire Precision Plastics has implemented quality systems, business practices, and manufacturing processes that we continually improve to satisfy our customers’ evolving needs. The quality and continuous improvement guidelines for every employee are as follows:

Empire Precision Plastics maintains world-class quality by beginning with DOE/Taguchi Techniques to design our processes and solutions, and then using Statistical Process Control (SPC) and process capability (CP/CPK) to maintain our standards. Our technology allows us to monitor process control during production and reject substandard components prior to inspection, thus accelerating our throughput.

Empire Precision Plastics specializes in precision injection molding of close-tolerance optical and precision plastic parts using a broad selection of engineering resins.

Empire Precision is now registered in compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) for the manufacture and export of products used in industrial applications.

Choosing the right plastic optical prototype manufacturer and method can help cut time and costs for your injection molding program. Empire offers several options for prototyping both precision plastic parts and plastic optics, each with its own benefits. Often a combination of these methods is used leading up to full-volume production.

Empire offers full automation within a cleanroom-controlled environment. Parts enter the cleanroom on a conveyor from the injection molding machine. Fixed, portable, and micro-cleanrooms are available for effective precision molding workflows.

Often, following one of the other prototyping methods, prototype tooling involves the same gating, ejection, and cooling procedures as will be applied in full production. Once the final design is established, production-intent prototypes are created using rigorous Scientific Molding processes. This type of tooling is necessary for high-volume injection molding programs.

Precision machining is a subtractive method of prototyping that uses CNC mills and lathes to shape stock materials. This option is useful for low-volume runs and is typically low cost and high quality.

Empire is constantly investing in advanced metrology equipment to measure ever-tighter tolerances for opaque and optical parts. Our metrology department currently includes:

Along with the ability for rapid prototyping, SPDT allows for plastic optical designs to be created without the added first step of building an expensive injection mold. This can also be useful in helping our customers meet early demands before moving to full-scale production. 2-4 week turnaround times are completely achievable with this process.

Single Point Diamond Turning (SPDT) is an optical manufacturing process that is useful for producing low to moderate volumes of high-quality plastic optics, most commonly used for prototyping and R&D projects. This is accomplished by utilizing a precision CNC lathe with a diamond cutting tool specifically designed to cut the surface geometry of the lens. Using a CNC lathe makes the process consistently repeatable to create uniform parts ready for coatings. SPDT can be used for aspheric lenses as well as optics with more complex features.