ECS was founded in 1954 as Crate-Rite based in Oakland, California. In the early years we manufactured wooden case solutions and as the business grew rapidly to included customers such as Hewlett Packard, we moved the headquarters to Grants Pass, Oregon to be closer to lumber supply as the business was growing. 

In 1965, ECS invented and patented the 19" rackmount case concept revolutionizing electronic systems deployment and operation. The original FRP composite rackmount cases began ECS' march toward dominance of the military rackmount case market.

In 1985, ECS introduced its

"Thermo Stamped Composite" transit case material molded on hydraulic presses up to 1,200 tons in capacity. TSC provides an unsurpassed combination of low weight and high strength/impact resistance. TSC transit

cases and rackmount cases perform at extreme temperatures, making ECS cases the preferred solution for worldwide military applications.

In 2000, ECS raised the bar again with the development of shock isolated "Slide-Out-Rack" rackmount cases, offering major labor savings during equipment installation, cable routing and maintenance. ECS also developed "Stacking-Rack" electronic rackmount cases with removable, sealed TSC panels on all six faces of the rackmount frames. These extremely compact rackmount cases stack and lock together when the TSC panels are removed and are fully transportable and waterproof with TSC panels installed.

In 2004, ECS developed its Loadmaster™ modular cases, Loadmaster™ TSC rackmount cases and Loadmaster™ rotationally molded transit cases, all of which are dimensionally integrated and employ identical molded-in stacking features.

Cases of different sizes interlock when stacked together, making transportation and tactical operation of military electronic systems safe and space efficient.

New in 2007, "Flip-Rack" TSC rackmount cases allow full rack width electronic equipment to be slide-mounted in TSC rackmount cases, with rotating vertical EIA rackmount rails which allow equipment slides to be recessed. Also new in 2007, "Slide-Out-Platform" shock mounted cases allow low-cost protection for individual electronic devices that don't require a full rackmount frame for attachment into the case.