EVCO Plastics Marks 200th Injection Machine, Expands Oshkosh Plant, Targets $200M in 2020

View of EVCO’s Oshkosh plant where space is being made (at top) for two more large Engel presses.

EVCO Plastics, a custom injection molding leader based in DeForest, Wisconsin, celebrated several milestones in 2019 and is poised for further expansion in 2020.

• In 2019, EVCO acquired its 200^th injection machine at the K 2019 trade show for its Mexican facility.
• Earlier this fall, the company broke ground on a 31,000 ft² addition to its Oshkosh, Wisconsin plant, creating room for new 2,500‑ and 3,500‑ton Engel presses slated to open in Q1.
• In late fall, EVCO launched a state‑of‑the‑art UV‑cured paint line in DeForest—a $600,000 investment that expands its contract‑manufacturing reach into power sports, electrical housings, and industrial parts.
• EVCO projects $200 million in sales across nine plants in three countries for 2020.

Last year the company boosted machine capacity by 10% and plans to maintain that growth rate. In addition to the two large Engel machines for Oshkosh, EVCO purchased nine JSW presses ranging from 200 to 250 tons for its Calhoun, Georgia packaging plant, alongside a 500‑ton Husky press and ten Sepro robots.

Current initiatives include expanding its 3D printer “farm,” now housing around a dozen units that produce fixtures for metrology, prototype molds, and robot grippers. The firm is also moving toward a semi‑“lights‑out” operation—effectively a “gray‑out”—that would reduce on‑floor staff to just a few key personnel.