Material Handling Industry Applications

Echo Engineering designs, manufactures, and supplies rubber, plastic, hanging, and adhesive solutions to material handling manufacturers. Material handling is a broad term, so to be more specific, the majority of Echo's products made for this industry are used by manufacturers that produce forklifts, cranes, scissor lifts, boom lifts, conveyors, elevators, and storage racks. Our products range from OEM direct components, such as clips and grommets, to MRO products used to mask off critical surfaces during pretreatment, powder coat, E-Coat, and wet paint processes.

Echo Engineering specializes in masking solutions used by the world's largest material handling OEMs, Tier 1 manufacturers, and metal coating facilities. Echo has over 50 years of experience in masking during their most common metal finishing processes, including Blasting, Powder Coating, Wet Paint, and E-Coating.

Our design engineers specialize in custom masking solutions used on frames, arms, attachments, engine components, wheels, brake calipers, and a variety of other components that need some form of masking.  Below are a few examples that highlight what we do.

We engineer and manufacture solutions for the biggest names within the heavy machinery / agricultural industries. This means we've seen the countless problems that you've likely run into! If you are dealing with any of these issues below, it's time to reach out to Echo and let our team of engineers solve your headache!

• Shot Blasting Issues: You need a way of masking off areas that are being blasted. This is a common issue in this industry. If your application requires a custom solution, we will likely go with a molded natural rubber part (due to the material's mechanical property's ability to withstand blasting better). Or, if you plan to keep the part on during the coating process as well, we will either go with EPDM or Silicone due to its temperature resistance.
• Caps or Plugs Blowing Out: High temps result in a lot of pressure buildup that may be causing you issues with masking parts popping out. We've designed and developed various masking options, including our favorite cross-vent plug that releases pressure while also preventing blast and paint from covering up or entering the vent.
• Nothing to Cap Onto or Plug Into: For areas such as mating surfaces, you can either go with custom die-cut masking tapes or magnetic masking, which has become extremely popular over the past several years.
• Issues Hanging Parts: Conductive silicone is a go-to option for metal finishing processes that want to hang parts while maintaining conductivity.
• Time Constraints: Masking is typically one of the last things considered. When timing is a big deal, your main options will be custom die-cutting and one-week rapid prototyping to speed up the validation process.

Echo Engineering also specializes in designing and manufacturing rubber and plastic OEM direct components. Our core tech expertise centers around Fastening, Connecting, NVH, and Sealing components.

• Design Engineering - In-house team of engineers that develop new designs and optimize existing ones to ensure products meet your requirements.
• Prototyping & Validation - Innovations in our prototyping and validation process are used to bring new products to life faster than ever.
• Tooling - Our engineers are experienced in choosing and optimizing tooling options for tight-tolerance requirements, both internationally and domestically.
• Manufacturing - We have over 50+ years of manufacturing experience, converting, die-cutting, and molding industrial automotive components throughout the vehicle.

There are a variety of direct rubber and plastic componets that you'll find for material handling applications.  Below are a list of parts we are experienced in manufacturing for our customers' specific needs. If you're looking to develop a rubber or plastic components, be sure to reach out to us below.