About
Jon Eicher / Specialized Composites, Inc. makes unique products from composite materials. This website is my online store to purchase my Hard Packs and iPhone Cases. I design and make the products I use every day based on my years of outdoor experience.
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My products have been featured in British GQ, Gizmodo, Geeky Gadgets, Wall Street Journal, CNET Asia, among many others, and hundreds of blogs and websites around the world. I have sales to over 80 countries. Movies and TV shows have used my products too.
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I design, engineer, manufacture, assemble and ship my products and parts from the USA.
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Since 2010 I have designed and manufactured what many consider to be the best iPhone cases available. Originally used by the U.S. Army, they have been adopted all over the world as a durable protective case. My cases are officially approved by the U.S. Army Brigade Modernization Command.
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I currently make iPhone cases using custom water-cooled CNC 3D printers I designed, built and programmed. My nontoxic materials are future proofed for emerging technologies like satellite connectivity and AI. Ultra rugged, the cases have cellular signal invisibility and use nonmagnetic fasteners. My cases create no known interference and are 100% recyclable. The latest 2025 iPhone design engineering specifications are used.
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Jon Eicher is a professionally trained artist with over 25 years involved in fine art, design and manufacturing. 20 years OTJ trained Design Engineer. He has worked with composites since 1986. He worked for a National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Oceanographic Research facility in their composites shop. He started Specialized Composites in 2010.
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A lifelong hiker, backpacker and surfer. His longest trip was hiking the Appalachian Trail. He has extensive experience with winter hiking and some mountain climbing. Summer skiing on a glacier was a highlight. The Outer Banks is a favorite for surfing.
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Jon is a Certified Welder and Certified Power Plant Operator for Industrial Air Compressors. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Fine Art from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Fine Art from School of Visual Arts, New York, New York and is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Skowhegan, Maine.
Jon Eicher and Cricket at the Chesapeake Bay