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ENGEL at Interplastica 2011 in Moscow
At the trade fair stand of injection moulding machine and automation expert ENGEL at Interplastica 2011 from 25 to 28 January in Moscow the focus will be placed on innovative technologies for higher productivity. Pipe fittings will be produced by a electrical and automatic process on an ENGEL e-victory.
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ENGEL meets with great success in India
ENGEL INDIA records exceptionally high level of orders in the financial year 2009/2010. "Investments in high-quality machines are constantly increasing in India," reports Jitendra Devlia, Manager of ENGEL Machinery INDIA Pvt. Ltd.
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ENGEL training: Over 90 participants at 1st MuCell seminar
A seminar held at ENGEL Austria at the beginning of December had the purpose of communicating the opportunities and potential of MuCell® technology. For the first time the injection moulding machine manufacturer's training division dedicated itself to the subject of structural foam moulding – with considerable success. Over 90 participants came to Schwertberg from all over Europe. The seminar was organised together with Trexel GmbH, developer of MuCell® technology.
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Fit for a new efficiency league
With 25 percent more output and 65 percent less energy consumption, ENGEL medical is setting new standards for Petri dish production. A fully electric, automated ENGEL e-motion 1340/280 T will put this to the proof at the Medtec Europe from 22 to 24 March in Stuttgart. For the first time ever, the Schwertberg injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL will be demonstrating its excellent system competence in medical technology at the Medtec fair.
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Prof. Georg Steinbichler recipient of the Dr Richard Escales Prize 2010
Prof. Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Georg Steinbichler, Head of Research & Development at ENGEL Austria, was awarded the Dr Richard Escales Prize 2010 at the K-Fair in Düsseldorf for his outstanding contribution to the dialogue between research and industrial practice in plastics technology.
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ENGEL ignites the innovation fireworks
Schwertberg/Austria– November 2010. "This year's K Fair was a great success for us. We ignited a firework display of innovative exhibits, unparalleled anywhere in the world. Our efforts have again been remunerated by a multitude of enquiries from new customers. Innovative strength will ensure the competitiveness of our customers." This conclusion was drawn by Dr Peter Neumann, CEO of ENGEL Holding on the last day of the K 2010 in Düsseldorf. System solutions – tailored to the specific requirements of the automotive, technical moulding, packaging, teletronics and medical business lines – took centre stage at the trade fair stand of the Schwertberg-based injection moulding machine manufacturer and automation specialist.
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10,000th tie-bar-less customer honoured
Schwertberg/Austria, November 2010. A special anniversary has been celebrated at the K Fair 2010 in Düsseldorf, in which the 10,000th customer of a tie-bar-less ENGEL victory was honoured. With far over 50,000 tie-bar-less machines in use worldwide, the community of tie-bar-less customers has reached a respectable size. ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH has been building injection moulding machines for more than 60 years. The company has since grown to become one of the leading manufacturers of injection moulding machines with production facilities on all continents and a worldwide sales and service network.
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ENGEL Innovations at the K Fair
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2010. In line with our slogan, "Inject the Future - efficient. reliable. innovative." ENGEL will be exhibiting seminal technologies and innovations from industry-specific applications at the K trade fair 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 27th October and 3rd November 2010. On a floor space of 1,272 qm², ENGEL is showing eleven exhibits that clearly demonstrate its industry competence in the Automotive, Technical Moulding, Packaging, Teletronics and Medical fields.
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Lower energy consumption or money back
Schwertberg/Austria, October 2010. According to the motto "Facts not promises" ENGEL has invited customers to participate in a spectacular energy bet with a "money back guarantee". Each customer who purchases a suitable energy package with a tie-bar-less ENGEL victory or ENGEL duo large-scale machine receives a guarantee that energy consumption will be lower than for a comparable hydraulic machine from the competition. ENGEL's wager: the cost of an energy package. Proof will be provided by way of energy measurement. In the event that the measurements at the customer's premises show a higher energy consumption for the ENGEL machine with energy package than for the competitor's machine, ENGEL will refund the costs of the energy package. The promotion is scheduled to run from the K 2010 fair until 31 December 2010.
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ENGEL opens new facility in Mexico
Schwertberg / Austria, October 2010 – ENGEL inaugurated its new sales and service centre in Queretaro/ Mexico on 6 October 2010. The new facility will enable ENGEL to offer its customers in Mexico faster project planning and application technology consultancy, as well as comprehensive service. A total of 200 Mexican customers and partners attended the opening ceremony together with the ENGEL management.
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Production capacities for large-scale machines considerably expanded
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2010. ENGEL capacities for the production of duo two-platen injection moulding machines with between 350 and 5500 tonnes clamping force are to be further augmented. Following the 6,000 qm extension to the St Valentin plant to a total of 68,000 qm in June 2009, production capacities in Shanghai are now being expanded.
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Quality in training
Schwertberg/Österreich – October 2010. In addition to convincing products, anyone who wants to be successful on the international injection moulding markets must also offer services which assist the customer in configuring his machines for maximum productivity. The transfer of knowledge and effective operation of the machine at the customer`s premises play a key role here. For decades ENGEL has founded its market success on innovative applications and system competence, while pursuing a consistent strategy of knowledge transfer.
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Capture the productivity
Schwertberg/Österreich – October 2010. With the e-cap ENGEL is setting completely new standards in the production of closure caps. The newly developed machine is positively geared to peak performance and maximum output, although it is extremely economical in terms of energy and cooling water. It adeptly bridges this gap thanks to fully electric drive technology combined with a series of sophisticated features, such as the latest powerful, premium quality injection unit and fast closing dive.
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Three fully electric world firsts
Schwertberg/Austria, October 2010. Fully electric machines mean high energy savings and highest precision. Whereas ten years ago two thirds of the electric machines in Europe were still being used in standard applications, this share has since fallen significantly to 20 %. The reason is the increasing availability of hydraulic machines with servo hydraulics which enable comparable energy savings. Fully electric machines are becoming increasingly dominant in the demanding medical technology and packaging market segments – industries in which great emphasis is placed on the highest level of productivity, competent system integration capabilities and maximum energy savings. In this market segment electric machines are ousting hydraulic machines with a memory. At the K Fair ENGEL is exhibiting fully electric e-motion machines with a high level of productivity hitherto unachieved by electric machines.
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Over 60% growth for ENGEL in 2010
Schwertberg/Austria, October 2010. With a 60% growth in sales this financial year the ENGEL-Group will almost match the record level of the boom year 2008/2009. This year the facilities in Dietach/Austria, China and Korea have achieved the highest capacity utilisation in their history. Meanwhile the plants at Schwertberg and St Valentin are also working again to capacity. The continuous growth of market shares in all clamping force classes is based on the launch of new products and product lines, together with the continued expansion and reinforcement of the sales network.
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Three in one
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2010. Not only since the economic crisis has there been a trend towards increased productivity and reduced costs in modern production facilities. More and more companies are rethinking their concepts and investing in new, more efficient systems. For example, animal ear-tag manufacturer Hauptner Herberholz in Solingen. A new machine and automation concept offering clear advantages in terms of efficiency and costs was developed together with ENGEL.
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Economical processing of solid silicone
Schwertberg/Austria – September 2010. Progress in plastics technology is marked by new applications and innovations to ensure constantly new or expanded fields of application for injection moulding. With the development of the ENGEL roto feeder – a new rotary conveyor for continuous feeding of the solid silicone to the plasticising unit, avoiding inclusions and maintaining constant pressure – solid silicone processing, for example, could become significantly easier and more economical. Some of the first fifty units sold are in use at Delphi Germany in Wuppertal.
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Intelligent quality in production
Injection moulding production that combines quality with beneficial energy conservation: that was the message of the ENGEL iQ.tour 2010, which visited 10 European countries between April and July. Also on tour were the new ENGEL e-motion 100 T and the e-victory 120 with energy-saving servohydraulic ecodrive.
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World Champion in Silicon
Schwertberg/Austria – September 2010. starlim//sterner in Marchtrenk/Austria, a producer of solid and liquid silicon parts took delivery of its 250th ENGEL injection moulding machine. The machine was handed over to the Managing Director of starlim//sterner, Thomas Bründl, by ENGEL Managing Director Christian Pum. Dummies, mobile phone keypads, car seals, shower heads – these and similar items are produced by family-owned starlim//sterner, which has been on a steady course of expansion for many years. The owners' confidence is clearly reflected by their current investments. Intensive expansion of the facilities in Germany and Italy is in progress with double-figure million Euro investments.
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ENGEL Innovations at the K Fair
In line with our slogan, "Inject the Future - efficient. reliable. innovative." ENGEL will be exhibiting seminal technologies and innovations from industry-specific applications at the K trade fair 2010 in Düsseldorf, Germany, between 27th October and 3rd November 2010. As automation solutions are increasingly in the injection moulder's focus, ENGEL has also integrated an automation booth in its main stand. On a floor space of 1,272 qm², ENGEL is showing eleven exhibits that clearly demonstrate its industry competence in the Automotive, Technical Moulding, Packaging, Teletronics and Medical fields.
» moreExtending market leadership worldwide
In line with our slogan of "Inject the Future" ENGEL will once again exhibit to an international audience at this year's K trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany. Dependable, efficient and innovative. These are the attributes that helped ENGEL to weather the economic crisis and meant that ENGEL was able to extend its market leadership once again, despite the difficult framework conditions last year.
» moreENGEL grows by 35 percent worldwide
The economic crisis visibly impacted 2009 and also hit ENGEL hard in the fiscal year 2010. However, targeted measures helped us absorb most of the impact. New products and services, financing concepts and investment support for customers, accompanied by innovative sales activities and strategies are already driving an upswing at ENGEL that will lead to growth of more than 35 percent in the new fiscal year.
» moreENGEL Nr. 1 in Energy Saving
Competitive performance and innovation are major criteria for success, especially in difficult economic times. Despite the crisis in the past months, ENGEL has continued to invest in research and development and can thus offer its customers the best conditions for succeeding on today's markets. Numerous innovations and ongoing developments – especially in the area of energy efficiency and process technology - once again demonstrate ENGEL's innovative drive.
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The ENGEL tibarless machine series now with 160 tonnes clamping force
The tie-bar-less ENGEL machine series now offer a new size with a maximum clamping force of 1600 kN. These machines replace the current ENGEL victory and e-victory 150 and represent a further milestone in the development of tie-bar-less ENGEL machines with their improved technical specifications and modern design.
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New injection unit for ENGEL machines
A new technology has entered the world of ENGEL injection moulding machines for elastomer processing. The patented EF-E injection unit series by German elastomer machine builders LWB Steinl is now optionally available for ENGEL machines for immediately delivery. Your benefits: Up to 50 percent heating time reduction and improved ergonomics due to the lower operating height.
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ENGEL Management Streamlined
Hans Wobbe (57) will be leaving the management of ENGEL Holding on 31st July 2010 for personal reasons.
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This was ENGEL med.con 2010
What are the current trends in medical technology? How can intelligent cleanroom logistics make quality into a decisive competitive factor, and which innovative injection moulding solutions can help this happen? These were the focal questions at the ENGEL medical conference, med.con 2010, March 17 and 18 in Schwertberg. More than 500 visitors from famous-name medical corporations from all over Europe took this opportunity to discuss the medical technology challenges of the future.
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EXJECTION® Technology Wins Austrian State Prize
EXJECTION® technology supports the production of long sections and rails with integrated fitting, closure, reinforcing and decor elements via a single injection point in a single production cycle. We chose a fully electrical ENGEL e-motion injection moulding machine for this process as it guarantees the required level of process integration. IB STEINER has now been awarded the 2009 State Prize for consulting / engineering consulting for the development of the EXJECTION® process.
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Mitsubishi cooperates with ENGEL
ENGEL and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Plastic Technology Co., Ldt. (MHI-PT) have made a cooperation agreement concerning the marketing of large-scale ENGEL multi-component injection moulding machines for Japanese customers. The purpose is to distribute ENGEL duo combi-machines with clamping forces 1.000 tons and lower in Japan jointly under the brand name “Mitsubishi-ENGEL”.
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New CEO for ENGEL North America
Beginning in April 2010 Mark Sankovitch (53) will be appointed CEO of ENGEL North America. He follows Steve Braig, who will leave the company until the end of March 2010. Mark Sankovitch has a 20-year experience with ENGEL and recently he was Regional Sales Manager in Chicago.
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ENGEL e-motion at the SCHÖTTLI Technology Centre
Swiss mould maker SCHÖTTLI is focusing on the precision, quality and durability of its injection moulds. The company once more fulfilled this market requirement with the acquisition of a tiebar-less, all-electric injection moulding machine for its Customer Technology Centre.
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Irene Schwarz turned 80
Since the founding the injection moulding manufacturer ENGEL 65 years ago Irene Schwarz characterises the company. 65 years in which her personal dedication and entrepreneurial foresight leaded ENGEL to the top of the world market. Irene Schwarz is celebrating her 80th birthday with her family and staff at this time.
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Driving you eco – Focus on energy efficiency
This year's FAKUMA trade fair, from 13 to 17 October in Friedrichshafen, once again proved that energy efficiency is a buzz topic more than ever before. In keeping with the theme of "Driving you eco", ENGEL exhibited its latest state-of-art energy-saving and performance concepts. And was highly successful in doing so. The highlights included the presentation of the new ENGEL viper robot series, the new ENGEL victory 160 series with ecodrive and the "small" ENGEL duo pico large-scale machine series – also featuring ecodrive.
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Driving you eco: ENGEL at the FAKUMA 2009
The use of energy-saving machines and energy saving systems is still in the injection moulder's focus. And this makes it all the more important for the machine manufacturer to face these challenges and offer innovative and sustainable energy-efficient solutions for injection moulders. With a motto of "Driving you eco" ENGEL is exhibiting at FAKUMA 2009 in Friedrichshafen from 13th to 17th October.
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ENGEL bolsters market presence with new office in former Yugoslavia
ENGEL is reinforcing its market presence in Serbia and Croatia with a new dealership. In addition to the sales network that already exists in Eastern Europe, ENGEL has now entered into a cooperation with Serbia's Neofyton to redefine its market presence in the states of former Yugoslavia. ENGEL is the undisputed market leader in Eastern Europe with a market share of nearly 40%.
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Georg Schwarz in the Plastics Hall of Fame
Georg Schwarz – the owner of ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH received a very special accolade on 22nd June 2009. On the occasion of the NPE in Chicago, his name was added to the "Plastics Hall of Fame". The implementation of visionary ideas and internationalisation of ENGEL Austria GmbH characterised Georg Schwarz’s career. In recognition of his service to the company and the plastics industry as a whole, he has now received the highest award the plastics industry can give.
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ENGEL closes gaps in financing
Thanks to a comprehensive portfolio of financing instruments, ENGEL can now help potential customers to implement planned investments. Various financing models are available. The package includes financing and leasing offers in cooperation with Deutsche Leasing AG and supplier loans which the family business is offering to its customers.
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close to the customer. open to innovation.
How can you achieve maximum economy in injection moulding, while at the same time minimising energy consumption? Which mega trends will the future bring to the plastics industry? Answers to these and other questions are the focus of the ENGEL Symposium 09 – on 27th and 28th May 2009 in St. Valentin and Linz. In keeping with the catch phrase "close to the customer. open to innovation" ENGEL will be presenting 17 innovative exhibits that focus on high productivity and low energy consumption..
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The ENGEL Scrapping Premium
In times like these in particular, a machine's economy and energy efficiency play an extremely important role. Old machines that have seen many years of service can quickly become "energy hogs". And new investments typically pay their way in a very short time. For this reason, ENGEL is now offering a scrapping premium of 3,010 Euros! The "From Old to New" offer applies to the ENGEL victory, e-victory, e-max, e-motion and duo pico models and is available until July 31st 2009.
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Successful ENGEL duo pico Series Extended
Maximum power on a small footprint. This is what ENGEL duo machines have represented for years. Following the successful introduction of the new ENGEL duo 500 pico, ENGEL recently extended the tried-and-trusted strengths of its large-scale machine series to the 500 tonne clamping force class. As of now, the ENGEL duo pico is available in no less than 6 clamping force sizes from 450 to 700 tonnes, while at the same time offering the tried-and-trusted benefits of this successful series: economy, a small footprint, and ultra-short cycle times.
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ENGEL at the Fakuma - Energise Your Future
Energy costs in particular have increasingly become a factor of competition in recent years. ENGEL investigated to what extent injection moulders are feeling the effects in the scope of a survey. Energy-optimised, powerful products are in demand. ENGEL has offered a wide range of matching solutions for around 10 years. At this year's Fakuma in Friedrichshafen the latest developments were exhibited under the motto of "Energise your Future".
» moreENGEL at the Fakuma - One Step Ahead
The current economic situation sees the industry facing major challenges. This makes it all the more important to achieve a sustainable position today, and to invest in the future. At Fakuma 2008, ENGEL is presenting its latest developments and milestones by the entire group. A very positive résumé, which again goes to prove that ENGEL is a guarantor of long-term success.
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ENGEL at the Fakuma - Product Innovations 2008
The new, small-scale ENGEL duo pico, the ENGEL e-victory with servo hydraulics and the additions to the robot series - these are ENGEL's latest developments. Sustainable energy efficiency, best performance and a favourable cost-performance ratio are the features that characterise the new machines. In line with our motto of "Energise your Future" - ENGEL is presenting its new designs at Fakuma 2008.
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Handover of the 70,000th ENGEL machine
ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH has been manufacturing injection moulding machines for about 50 years. The company has since become one of the world's largest manufacturers in this sector. An important milestone has now been achieved with the delivery of the machine bearing the production No. 70,000. It was an ENGEL victory 4550/600 tech which was handed over to representatives of Rosti Technical Plastics UK Ltd. in St. Valentin recently.
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2000th ENGEL duo-Maschine handed over to BMW
Maximum power on a minimal footprint – this is what ENGEL duo machines have represented for years. And very successfully. A very special anniversary provided the perfect backdrop to underline this success story: the delivery of the 2000th ENGEL duo machine to the BMW Landshut plant. On the occasion of an official visit, the machine – an ENGEL duo 23050/4000 for manufacturing dashboards with an integrated safety net to cover the airbag – was officially handed over at the end of July.
» moreEnergise your Future – ENGEL at FAKUMA 2008
With a motto of “Energise your future” the Austrian manufacturer of injection moulding machines, ENGEL, is exhibiting at FAKUMA Friedrichshafen from 14 to 18 October. Energy optimised, powerful machine designs are the focus of this year’s trade fair presentation: the highlight is the new ENGEL duo 500 pico – a compact variant of the tried-and-trusted ENGEL duo large scale machine series. Besides this ENGEL will be presenting three fully electric machines and the ENGEL e-victory hybrid machine.
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ENGEL in the 2007/08 Fiscal Year
ENGEL was able to significantly extend its market proportion in the 2007/08 fiscal year, once again confirming its global market leadership. With factories in Austria, Korea, China, USA and the Czech Republic, ENGEL is the only injection moulding machine manufacturer to have globally integrated production; with the modular platform of injection moulding machines and systems, ENGEL can plan in a customer-oriented manner and provide fast delivery, thus ensuring a crucial competitive advantage.
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Record year for ENGEL Deutschland
With 150 million Euro, the three ENGEL Deutschland sites have booked their highest turnover of all ages. This actually means an increase of 70% over a period of five years. The market share is approx. 20 percent. In addition to the general market trend towards system suppliers, the three managing directors Ralf Christofori (Nürnberg), Rolf Saß (Hagen) and Christopher Vitz (Hannover) see the specific reasons for success in the increasing concentration on customer-specific and demanding solutions in application technology.
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ENGEL establishes sales subsidiary in Turkey
In order to strengthen the market performance of ENGEL in Turkey, ENGEL established a sales subsidiary in Istanbul on 1 May 2008, thus taking into account the tremendous potential of the Turkish market. In addition to its great market importance, Turkey plays a key role in the regional environment for neighbouring countries. The well-experienced Turkish commercial agency EN-KO Makine Servis has been integrated in the new enterprise.
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ENGEL wins Go International Award 2008
ENGEL Austria received the Go International Award as part of the Austrian Export Day on 24th April 2008 in Vienna. With this award, the jury honours internationally active companies that set an example for other companies through their internationalisation strategy. The award was issued by the Außenwirtschaft Österreich (AWO) and presented to the ENGEL representatives by the Minister for Economic Affairs Dr. Martin Bartenstein and the president of the Economic Chamber Dr. Christoph Leitl.
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The World’s Biggest Injection Moulding Machine by ENGEL
Plastics processors GRAF from Teningen recently commissioned a two platen ENGEL machine with a clamping force of 55,000 kN and three injection units for the production of underground tanks and logistics containers. ENGEL has broken all previous records with this development. The duo 5500 not only supports shot weights of up to 140 kg with its three injection units, but is also very economical with its extremely low energy consumption.
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ENGEL e-max on Tour
Maximum precision and economy in a compact package. This is the new, fully-electric ENGEL e-max injection moulding machine. And this machine is touring through Europe from 15th April to 3rd July 2008. At 11 locations, visitors can look forward to a multi-faceted programme under the banner of “europe-max 2008”. Besides demonstrations of ENGEL e-max machines and talks by experts for experts, there will be opportunities for networking with other experts.
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ENGEL at the CHINAPLAS
Innovative and economical injection moulding system solutions have made ENGEL the global market leader in this sector. ENGEL will once again be proving its system competence at the CHINAPLAS in Shanghai/China from the 17th to 20th April 2008 (Hall W1 / Booth W1D31). In addition to presenting one of the fastest In-Mould-Labelling systems on the market on a speed 180/55, ENGEL will also be displaying an e-motion 310/180 T with a 256-cavity LIM mould from Elmet. Further exhibitions at the CHINAPLAS will include a duo 3550/650 with an ENGEL ERC 63 robot and the new ENGEL e-max 100.
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Georg Schwarz turns 80
The implementation of visionary ideas and internationalisation of ENGEL Austria GmbH characterise Georg Schwarz’s career. He has been part of the company for over 55 years. Now Georg Schwarz is celebrating his 80th birthday. Together with his staff, he looks back at this time on an eventful life under the auspices of injection moulding machine manufacturing.
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New Internet Presence for ENGEL
ENGEL has a new Website. Since mid-November, information about the broad range of ENGEL products is provided even more quickly, clearly and extensively. www.engelglobal.com contains not only current product and application details, but also the latest information about ENGEL’s target markets, current press releases and event information and an online registration form for seminars.
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Visitor record at the ENGEL booth
Schwertberg/Austria - October 2007. With the motto „Engineering the future” injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL presented itself on the K-fair in Düsseldorf. With great success.
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Manufacturing capacity strongly expanded
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2007. With the expansion of their works for large-scale machines in St. Valentin, the Austrian manufacturer of injection moulding machines ENGEL are continuing to invest in the central location of Austria.
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ENGEL builds 2-colour injection-moulding compounder
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2007. Improved mechanical properties of the final product as well as significant savings in material costs and energy. These are just a few of the advantages of injection-moulding compounding. ENGEL, in co-operation with the Nuremberg-based extrusion specialist Leistritz, have now developed a 2-colour injection-moulding compounder.
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ENGEL establishes subsidiary in Romania
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2007. ENGEL INJECTIE SRL, which was founded by experienced sales and services experts, have now started work in Bucharest, Romania.
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ENGEL: 3000th multiple component machine handed over
Radevormwald/Germany – September 2007. Manufacturing of multiple component injection moulding machines has been part of ENGEL’s core business since the 1960s. A very special event was celebrated just recently: the delivery of the 3000th multiple component machine to Gira Giersiepen GmbH & Co. KG. in Radevormwald, Germany.
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ENGEL financial solutions
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2007. Innovative and economic injection moulding system solutions have made ENGEL the global market leader in the injection moulding machine sector. The Schwertberg, Austria, based company is now extending its portfolio to include ENGEL financial solutions and thus adding value to its turnkey solution competency.
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ENGEL strengthen market appearance in Brasil
Schwertberg/Austria – October 2007. In order to strengthen its market appearance in Brazil, ENGEL founded their own sales office in Sao Paulo on 17 October 2007. Starting on 1 January 2008, this will be managed by a new manager from the plastics industry who also has market experience.
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Dolphin Process: Serial Production as of 2010
The patented Dolphin Process, which was introduced at the Schwertberg, Austria-based injection moulding machine manufacturer's Spring Symposium 2006 is approaching maturity for serial production. Dolphin was demonstrated to the experts by automotive supplier Johnson Controls at this year’s IAA in Frankfurt, Germany, within the scope of a feasibility study.
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ENGEL HL-Award 2007
On 25 October, the 2007 ENGEL HL Awards were presented within the framework of the K 2007 in Düsseldorf. Companies that use ENGEL injection moulding machines with tie bar-less clamping units and that apply the concept in an especially innovative and economic manner were honoured. Gold, silver and bronze went to Hirtenberger Automotive Safety AG in Hirtenberg (Austria), ZKW Slovakia s.r.o. in Krusovce (Slovakia) and plastic concept GmbH in Neusalza-Spremberg (Germany).
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ENGEL Subsidiary Opens New Facility in Poland
Schwertberg / Austria, September 2007 – ENGEL inaugurated its new Sales and Service Centre in Warsaw 11 September 2007. The new facility will help ENGEL to offer its customers in Poland faster project planning and application technology consultancy, as well as comprehensive service. 200 Polish customers and partners, the owning family and Engel's executive board all took part in the inauguration ceremony.
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ENGEL at K 2007
Schwertberg / Austria: September 2007 – "Engineering the Future" will be injectionmoulding machine manufacturer ENGEL's motto at the world's leading plastics tradefair, K 2007, from 24th to 31st October in Düsseldorf, Germany. As the world's biggestselling single brand ENGEL will again be exhibiting numerous machines, and processand application technology innovations from our injection moulding range.
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ENGEL at K 2007- Technological Versatility and Precision for Teletronics
ENGEL has bundled its activities for the electrical industry (low voltage), electronics and communications in its Teletronics Division. At the world's leading plastics fair, K 2007, from 24th to 31st October in Düsseldorf, Germany, ENGEL will be showing a representative cross-section of mod-ern production technology for plugs, mobile phones, and precision micro-parts.
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ENGEL at K 2007 - World Innovation for Injection Mould-ing of Technical Parts:
ENGEL's full portfolio of machines and process technologies is represented in ENGEL's Technical Moulding division. Within this framework ENGEL will be demonstrating its new Exjection® technology at the world's leading plastics fair, K 2007, from 24th to 31st October in Düsseldorf, Germany, manufacturing long, thin-walled plastic sections on a fully-electric ENGEL e-motion machine, and seals on an ENGEL elast as demonstrations.
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ENGEL at K 2007 - Injection Moulding of Packaging with Improved Clamping Forces
Iinjection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL will be demonstrating newly dimensioned ENGEL speed high-performance machines for injection moulding of plastic packaging at K 2007. One new addition to the product range is the ENGEL speed 500 with a clamping force of 5,000 kN which will be demonstrating the production of a 1 litre container using a 4+4 cavity stack mould. The fastest IML system on the market, a model with a clamping force of 1,800 kN will be producing decorated, round cups with an original product seal.
» moreENGEL at K 2007 - A Comprehensive Product Portfolio forthe Automotive Industry
ENGEL opens injection moulding plasticsapplications to the automobile and automotive supplies industries with numerous newprocesses and combinations of processes. At the K 2007, ENGEL will be demonstrating the production of armrests using the Dolphin technology approach on an ENGEL duolarge-scale machine, along with a combination of ENGEL fluidmelt and ENGEL combimelttechnologies for manufacturing of multiple-branch media lines on a tiebar-lessENGEL victory machine.
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ENGEL at K 2007 - GMP-Qualified Injection Moulding of Medical Products
Injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL will be presenting a turnkey solution for the production of medical technology components and medical mass products at the K 2007. The fully electric ENGEL e-victory injection moulding machine is GMP-qualified for use in clean rooms. The ma-chine with a clamping force of 500 KN produces micro-fluid test elements, under strictest clean room conditions; these "labs on a chip" (LOC) are sealed in plastic bags in the clean room.
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ENGEL at Plast 09
Innovative and economical injection moulding system solutions have made ENGEL the global market leader in this sector. Combined with specific industry know-how, this guarantees 100 percent customer orientation - around the globe. ENGEL is once again set to demonstrate its competence at Plast Milano 2009, 24 to 28 March, in Milan. ENGEL will be showing five exhibits from its Automotive, Packaging, Teletronics, Medical and Technical Moulding divisions to cover all relevant industries.
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