Engrave Inc. was founded in 1976 by Robert E. Polewski. As Director of Research and
Development for a major toy company, Mr. Polewski was keenly aware of the lack of both
mold makers and molders willing to provide the short run services so critical to the development
process. He envisioned a small shop capable of producing high quality, short run tooling,
that could readily accept engineering changes. In addition, he needed very short lead
times, low cost, and a cooperative vendor willing to commit his equipment for hours as opposed
to weeks, or months.

At its inception, in 1976, the company’s primary focus was the manufacture of aluminum cores
and cavities to aid the R&D departments of plastics manufacturers in the development of new
products. These tools were produced on pantographs, employing a process referred to as
“Three Dimensional Copy Milling.” The company also produced very intricate embossing and
stamping dies, thus the name Engrave Incorporated was chosen.
Engrave Inc. entered the injection molding field in 1979
in an effort to offer its customers a sole source for their plastic
needs. The ensuing years provided a wealth of knowledge in
both tooling and molding in long and short run applications.
We began to experiment with aluminum molds to determine
their suitability for limited production runs. Convincing skeptical buyers that our product could
perform comparably with their hardened steel tooling in carefully selected areas, proved to be a challenge.

We worked closely with an aluminum supplier in testing its new materials for long run injection
molding. Our results proved so successful that we were invited to the National Plastics
Expo in 1990, where a number of our high volume aluminum molds were featured.

Today, Engrave Inc. is a full service plastic part supplier, offering design services, both steel
and aluminum molds, and injection molding capabilities for short and long run applications.
For 30 years, our highly capable staff has been providing high quality, on time delivery, competitively priced plastic products to a nationwide market.

Contact us today at info@engraveinc.com or (812)-537-8693