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In 1990 in a small industrial building in Cleveland, Ohio, Polycase recognized a need for off-the-shelf electronics housing solutions. We began manufacturing plastic enclosures and selling them direct to end users through a catalog. We had one mission in mind as we churned out our small selection of plastic cases – to be your trusted and valued partner for enclosure solutions. Now, 30 years later, our mission remains unchanged.
We have grown from a simple manufacturer to a turnkey enclosure solution provider. Over the years we have focused on innovation to ensure working with us is convenient and stress free.
Early on, recognizing we could add value and save our customers time and money, we began offering secondary services of CNC machining and then printing, eliminating the need for multiple vendors. Driven by feedback, insight, and suggestions from our valued customers, we continued to add new sizes, styles, and options to our growing selection of cases and added necessary accessories, to ensure we could truly be your one-stop-shop for enclosure solutions.
Innovation has always been our priority. We were one of the first in the industry to release an eCommerce website and have continued to upgrade our website to make it a better tool and resource for customers. From providing product drawings and material details to a dynamic instant quote tool that provides instant pricing for customized enclosures. Now with the ability to order and manage custom parts online, it is more advanced than ever before.
While our website is a great tool for customers, it does not change our focus on customer service and our availability to answer questions and help in any way we can. Polycase was built around great customer service and that will always be our focus. Contact us, we are happy to help.
As we celebrate our 30th anniversary, we cannot help but reminisce on a few important milestones along the way. Thank you for being apart of the last 30 years, we are looking forward to the next 30!
1951 – ECP Corporation is founded
ECP Corporation (electronic control panel) manufactured WireWay, a line of control panel products.
1990 – Polycase is established
ECP Corporation begins doing business as Polycase and starts manufacturing plastic enclosures.
1991 – The LP series is introduced
The LP Series of ABS plastic electronic enclosures is introduced. The LP Series is a range of small to medium sized flame-retardant ABS plastic boxes, available in black, bone and gray with screw-on covers.
1992 – Enclosures with Cutouts
With the use of a single drill press, Polycase starts offering cutouts on enclosures to satisfy the growing need for enclosure modifications.
1993 – The DC Series is released
Another ABS plastic enclosure line, the DC Series, is launched. The DC Series are considered heavy-duty plastic enclosures, available in larger sizes than the LP Series and includes brass inserts in the screw towers. The LP Series and DC Series remain two of Polycase’s flagship product lines.
1994 – CNC Machines expand machining capabilities
As the demand for cutouts and modifications increase, Polycase purchases the first CNC machine to expand machining capabilities and better serve customers.
1995 – New building is built in Avon, OH
Space is limited in the Cleveland building, so Polycase builds brand new manufacturing facilities in Avon, OH.
1996 – The start of Printing Services
Polycase realizes many customers need to apply labels for instructions and logos on the enclosures, so customization services are expanded by adding silk printing services to print directly on the enclosures.
1997 – Building Addition to Add Space
Polycase starts to quickly outgrow the new Avon location so an addition is added to the building, doubling the square footage.
1998 – Expanding enclosure style offerings – Desktop & Handheld
Enclosure styles and variety starts to increase as two more series are added to the product line. The first handheld enclosure, the KT Series, and the first desktop enclosure, the JB Series, are launched.
2001 – First eCommerce website
In 2001, we released our first eCommerce website to give customers another option to purchase enclosures outside of our catalogs.
2005 – Stack-able desktop enclosures
With new product sizes being released consistently, we also continued expanding the range of enclosures styles, in 2005 it was a stackable box - the ZN Series.
2009 – Releases first line of NEMA rated enclosures
Polycase breaks into an entirely new market with the addition of NEMA rated enclosures.
2010 – New Logo designed and released
Polycase decides it is time for a new look and rebrands the company logo.
2011 – New website released
Realizing customers like having information available on the internet, we released a new website that was easier to navigate and had more product information available for everyone to access.
2012 – Online Quoting tool
Continuing our focus on innovation, we released the first version of our online quoting tool that provides instant pricing for customized enclosures.
2013 – Digital Printing expands printing capabilities
The introduction of digital printing allows us to expand our printing services to full-color, high resolution graphics.
2016 – Another New Website
With our focus on keeping websites up to date, we release another website with more filtering and shopping abilities.
2017 – First metal enclosure offering
Polycase releases its first metal enclosure selection with the introduction of the AN Series of diecast aluminum enclosures.
2020 – The most innovative website yet
The brand new Polycase.com launches allowing customers to place and manage their own stock and custom orders, have multi-user company accounts, and more.
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