Engel e-speed series expanded
Powerful, dynamic, sustainable: Designed for continuous high performance in the packaging industry, Engel e-speed injection moulding machines are the most energy efficient and clean hybrid machines in the market.
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Engel one of the most sustainable companies
In cooperation with TBD Media Group, the Bloomberg media corporation analysed and evaluated the commitment of industrial companies from a wide range of sectors and defined the 50 most sustainable and climate-aware companies worldwide.
Barrier screw condition monitoring
On the occasion of Engel live e-xperience from 13th to 16th October 2020, Engel is expanding the application spectrum of its Condition Monitoring solution.
KraussMaffei delivers 100th injection molding machine to Polycom
With the 100th injection molding machine, KraussMaffei is delivering a special machine to a special customer – Polycom, a family-run company founded 35 years ago by two brothers, which has established itself as a leading plastic processor for the automotive component supplier industry.
BOY presents Fakuma-highlights in its Technical Center
Right in the middle of the exhibit preparations for the Fakuma 2020, the organiser P. E. Schall GmbH & Co. KG announced the postponing of the event to next year.
The Wittmann novelties in 2020
Since the Fakuma 2020 has been postponed to next year, Wittmann has now decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma together with some other interesting applications by way of product videos, and to upload them on “Virtual Fakuma”.
Maximum precision for lowest shot weights
For the market launch of its new micro-injection unit for liquid silicone rubber at Engel live e-xperience from 13th to 16th October 2020, Engel is producing the smallest precision components for the field of ophthalmology with an individual part weight of 0.0013 grams.
Welcome to the Engel live e-xperience 2020
True passion, real innovation, virtual experience – this is the message from Engel at the first Engel live e-xperience from 13 to 16 October 2020.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag reports machine order increase during corona crisis
Compared with the first half of 2019, injection moulding machine manufacturer Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is ending the first half of 2020 with a healthy order book. During the first six months, the value of incoming orders for machines produced in Germany rose by almost 25 percent.
Digitalisation increases production efficiency
As an industry pioneer, Arburg works intensively and practically with the question of how to use digitalisation to increase production efficiency when processing plastics.
Wittmann Battenfeld presents its highlights digitally
Since Fakuma 2020 has been postponed to next year, Wittmann Battenfeld has decided to present the exhibits originally planned for the Fakuma and several other interesting applications in the form of product videos, and post them on a “Virtual Fakuma” portal.
Compact, flexible, cost-effective
Engel presents next generation all-electric e-mac injection moulding machines.
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag modernises production logistics and training centre
Since 2016, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery has invested almost EUR 20 million in modernising facilities and equipment at its two German sites in Schwaig and Wiehe.
Engel speaks out against participation in Fakuma 2020
Engel will not actively participate in the Fakuma in the usual manner this year. The board of management made this decision considering the unforeseeable further development of the Corona pandemic.
Management change at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Italia
With effect from 1 June 2020 Paolo Zirondoli has taken the position of Managing Director at Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery (Italia) S.r.l. He succeeds Roberto Sallemi, who headed the company since its foundation in 2018.
No familiar and usual active participation of KraussMaffei in Fakuma
Due to the ongoing situation surrounding the new Corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) and its adverse effects on daily life and business, KraussMaffei does opt against the familiar and usual active participation in Fakuma 2020 trade fair – should the event take place.
Community masks from Fröbel manufactured with WiBA injection molding technology
Fröbel, domiciled in Blaufelden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, has developed a high-quality community mask for the fight against COVID-19 together with its partner company AKO Kunststoffe Alfred Kolb GmbH in Hoffenheim.
Engel and Hack Formenbau together against Covid-19
The demand for test swabs for nasal and throat swab tests will continue to grow strongly due to Covid 19. Injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel Austria and Hack Formenbau are jointly committed to ensuring the global supply of test swabs.
New FLEXflow Evo facilitates use of servo-controlled valve gate systems
Introduced in early 2020, FLEXflow Evo is an advancement of the FLEXflow technology for servo-electrically driven valve gate systems from HRSflow, which had revolutionized sequential injection molding.
Stork Plastics Machinery BV has chosen Chudleigh Sutch as distributor for North and South America
Stork Plastics Machinery BV (Stork IMM) has signed an agreement with Chudleigh Sutch to distribute their range of injection moulding machines in North and South America.
Faceshields fasteners from FT-TEC manufactured with technology from Wittmann Battenfeld
FT-TEC, domiciled in Neutal, specializes in the development and production of high-tech solutions for the automotive industry, railway engineering and the security sector.
Packaging with a Future: Engel is a founding member
Engel is committed to greater sustainability of plastic packaging. In collaboration with six other companies from the Austrian packaging industry, the injection moulding machine manufacturer founded the "Verpackung mit Zukunft” (Packaging with a Future) platform.
Valves for respiratory masks produced on a machine from Wittmann Battenfeld
Oldrati, based in Villongo, Italy, uses its expertise in manufacturing full-face snorkeling masks for the fight against COVID-19. For several weeks now, this company has been producing high-quality respiratory masks for use in hospitals.
Face masks in record time
Together with business partner Haidlmair, Engel is committed to improving the supply of face masks worldwide.
Long-standing industry partners establish joint venture PlastiKCs
As of 1 April 2020, PlastiKCs is nowactively selling Sumitomo (SHI) Demag injection moulding machines, as well as robotic systems and peripheral equipment for plastics processing companies in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Smart injection molding through flexible linking of injection molding machines
Happ is a well-known manufacturer of parts and assemblies for the automotive industry based in Ruppichteroth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Engel France and Engel Benelux with new managing directors
Romain Reyre and Arthur van Dijk are the new managing directors in injection moulding machine manufacturer Engel’s international sales network. Romain Reyre will be in charge of the sales and service subsidiary in France, while Arthur van Dijk is joining Engel Benelux.
Face shield from MACK manufactured on machines from Wittmann Battenfeld
bv, based in Altenmarkt on the river Triesting, Lower Austria, has been supplying high-grade plastic parts and assemblies to a wide range of different industries for decades.
Arburg and Ems-Chemie provide help
The Swiss specialty chemicals group Ems-Chemie, the German safety eyewear manufacturer Uvex and plastics machinery manufacturer Arburg have been thinking about how they can provide quick help to rescue services, hospitals and medical personnel in the current situation.
Pragmatic solutions for fight against COVID-19
In a recent roundtable, Nanofabrica invited interested parties to discuss ways in which its one-micron resolution additive manufacturing technology (with a 5 x 5 x 10 cm build volume) could be harnessed to create speedy, innovative devices to work against COVID 19.
Design for success in micro molding
Micro molding projects are by their very nature complicated, and the fact that many require the repeatable attainment of extremely high tolerances demands that there is a collective focus on accuracy when looking at micro tool fabrication, molding, validation, and automation processes.
Wittmann Group largely keeps up production
Like most of the businesses worldwide today, also the Wittmann Group companies have to face special challenges due to the corona virus crisis.
New Arburg Training Center - More space, more digitalisation
Friday, 6 March 2020 marked the opening ceremony of Arburg’s new Training Center at the company’s headquarters in Lossburg.
Engel presents the next generation e-cap
Even faster, even more stable, even more efficient: Engel presents the next generation of the all-electric e-cap injection moulding machine series for beverage caps.
Arburg Technology Days 2020 cancelled
In view of current developments regarding the Coronavirus, Arburg management decided on February 26th to cancel the International Technology Days from March 11th to 14th, 2020, in Lossburg.
Engel medical engineering conference med.con in Stuttgart
Leveraging the opportunities offered by big data and artificial intelligence to greater effect