2018 was a good year for Engel: The Engel Group saw out the 2018/19 fiscal year, which closed at the end of March, with a turnover of EUR 1.6 billion. 

Fiscal Year Ends with Growth 

Spritzgießmaschinen

Spritzgießen

Engel Group Once Again Raised Sales 

Arburg expands further into Southeast Asia. On 17 May 2019, Andrea Carta, Arburg Director of Overseas Sales, together with Ratree Boonsay, Managing Director Arburg Thailand and Dr. Alexander Raubold, Counsellor Economic and Commercial Affairs of the German embassy in Bangkok, officially opened the new subsidiary building in Samutprakarn, one of Thailand's leading industrial regions. 

Largest Arburg Showroom in Southeast Asia 

Kunststoffverarbeitung: Maschinen und Komponenten

Arburg Expansion in Thailand 

On the last day of the Rapid + TCT, the leading trade fair for additive manufacturing in the USA, the German machine manufacturer Arburg was honoured with the People¿s Choice Award.  

Rapid + TCT 2019: Great Success for German Machine Manufacturer 

Additive Fertigung

Arburg Wins People¿s Choice Award 

As reported by the Plastics Industry Association¿s Committee on Equipment Statistics (CES), which collects monthly data from manufacturers of plastic injection molding, extrusion, blow molding, hot runners and auxiliary equipment, the shipments value of primary plastics machinery in North America declined in the first quarter of 2019.  

Decline of Plastics Machinery Shipments in the First Quarter 

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Report from the Plastics Industry Association¿s Committee on Equipment Statistics 

KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH, Munich, Germany, is concentrating on the topic of digitalization. Its focus is on the question of how production that has grown organically, with older legacy machinery from different manufacturers, can be integrated into a networked manufacturing environment. A digital retrofit allows older machines to be upgraded. Depending on the available IT structure, they can thereby save process data via a gateway PC in the cloud or close to the network by means of an edge PC. 

The DataXplorer can be used for monitoring not only the ‧injection molding process but also extrusion lines and reactive processes (© KraussMaffei) 

KraussMaffei at K 2019 

Product Family Completely United  

Husky Injection Molding Systems, Bolton, Canada, announced organizational and leadership changes to its Hot Runners, Controllers and Medical (HRCM) business. 

New Key Positions for Wes Grove and Aurelien Bastien  

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Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery GmbH, Schwaig, Germany, considers the circular economy and efficiency as future themes of plastics processing. In addition, digitalization continues to be a focus. A networked cell with remote-diagnosis options, online support, document tracking and spare parts ordering are representative of the “smart services” offered by the machine manufacturer. Visitors can use networked terminals to see how the “myConnect” software improves customer service. 

The eMultiPlug (shown here as the vertical model) offers an easy way of retrofitting machines for multicomponent technology (© Sumitomo (SHI) Demag) 

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag at K 2019 

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Smart, Fast and Sustainable 

At K 2019, Dr. Boy GmbH & Co. KG, Neustadt-Fernthal, Germany, unveiled an optional servo-electric drive for the injection unit (type: eSP) of its injection-molding machines. Martin Kaiser, Head of Design at Boy, explained the new option for the machine sizes Boy 60 E to Boy 125 E: “The newly developed injection unit, with the international size SP170, executes the injection and metering actions electromechanically via two servo motors. In its development, Boy’s experience with the design of hydraulic injection units was combined with that of the suppliers of high-quality drive components.” 

Boy Injection-Molding Machines Now Available as Hybrid Version 

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Servo-Electric Drive Option for the Injection Unit 

Friday, 6 March 2020 marked the opening ceremony of Arburg¿s new Training Center measuring 13,700 square metres at the company¿s headquarters in Lossburg.  

More Space, More Digitalisation, More Focus On Customers 

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New Arburg Training Center 

KB Components acquires Placell AB in Gislaved, Sweden and will integrate the operations in its European Injection Molding business. After completion of the acquisition the company will be renamed to KB Components Placell AB.  

Integration to the European Injection Molding Business 

Kunststoff-Halbzeuge

KB Components Acquires Placell AB 

Engel Austria GmbH, Schwertberg, Austria, presents the next generation of the all-electric e-cap injection molding machine series for beverage caps. The production of 29/25 lightweight caps on a new e-cap 380 machine makes it clear how continuously increasing requirements can be combined with the shortest cycle times, the highest precision and lowest energy consumption. 

Engel Presents the Next Generation e-cap 

Kunststoff-Verpackungsmaschine

High Stability and Precision  

Wittmann Battenfeld USA is providing essential machinery and equipment to battle the pandemic. 

The Company has been Deemed an Essential Business by the State of Connecticut 

Wittmann Battenfeld USA Open for Business During COVID-19 Crisis 

The EMVA announces that based on the high dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic development the EMVA Business Conference 2020 in Sofia is cancelled.  

One-day Conference in Online Format is Planned for June 

Europa

EMVA Business Conference in Sofia is Shifted to 2021 

Additional to the production of protective glasses, Arburg has now launched a further project against the spread of the corona virus and produces reusable face masks. 

High-quality Face Mask Made of LSR 

Silikone

Arburg Manufactures High-tech Masks 

Whether it is the cycle time, energy consumption or process stability: the levers for greater efficiency and quality in the injection molding process are many and varied. With the new performance.boost Engel offer its customers an expertise as a service for process analysis and optimization.

With its expert knowledge, the company identifies process optimization potential and provides user support during their implementation. The results include shorter cycle times, superior part quality, greater process stability, lower energy consumption or a longer machine service life

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Instandhaltungssoftware

Optimize Processes Efficiently with Engel performance.boost

Shortly before the start of the live e-symposium 2021, event host Engel gives an optimistic outlook for the current fiscal year. New challenges await the injection molding machine manufacturer, above all the current supply bottlenecks in raw materials and components.

Shortly before the start of the live e-symposium 2021, event host Engel gives an optimistic outlook for the current fiscal year. “Our order books are as full as they last were in 2018”, reports CEO Dr. Stefan Engleder. “We have genuinely sky-rocketed out of the crisis.” At the same time, new challenges await the injection molding machine manufacturer and system solution provider from Austria, above all the current supply bottlenecks in raw materials and components.

The change came about in November 2020. Even demand from the automotive industry picked up again after two very difficult years. As a result, the 2020/2021 fiscal year came to a conciliatory end. With 6400 employees around the world, the Engel Group generated EUR 1.1 billion in sales revenues. Although sales revenues again fell compared to the previous year with a minus of 15 %, the company is expecting growth again for the current fiscal year. “If the upward trend consolidates, growth in the order of up to 20 percent is realistic,” says CSO Dr. Christoph Steger.

The regional distribution of sales at the end of the 2020/2021 fiscal year reflects the impact of the crisis. Europe contributed 45 % of Group sales revenues, well below the previous year’s share of 54 %. The Americas accounted for 30 %– compared to 25 % the year before – and Asia for 23 %, compared to 20 % the year before. “The Americas and Asia – and China in particular – were the first to see the economy pick up again, and strongly,” says Steger. “But meanwhile, Europe is also clearly back on track.”

There were also shifts in the distribution of sales by business line. The Technical Moulding Division in particular saw significant growth. Technical Moulding includes the domestic products, sports, games and leisure segments, which experienced increased demand worldwide during the Corona pandemic. There was also further growth in the Medical business unit. Plastic products are making an important contribution to the fight against the pandemic. Engel has processed Covid-19-related orders with higher priority since the beginning of the pandemic.

Delivery Capability Ensured despite Shortage of Materials

“Plastics are and will remain the material of the future – this is reflected in the strong and, above all, fast-growing demand,” says Steger. Although the strong order situation gives rise to optimism, there is still a degree of uncertainty that makes planning difficult. “We have to be prepared for markets becoming more volatile and demanding more flexibility from us.” “We have geared up for crises,” Stefan Engleder continues. “Our global production network, and the stronger focus on decentralized expertise in sales, service and processing engineering help us to act in a versatile way.”

The Corona pandemic has not been defeated, the Engel Managing Directors emphasize. Lockdowns in individual countries, and travel restrictions with quarantine rules are still making daily business difficult. But the biggest challenge at the moment is delivery bottlenecks in raw materials and components. “The supply situation will see us face a couple of challenges in the next few months”, says Engleder. Although Engel is able to ensure global delivery capability thanks to its international network of plants and the dual-sourcing strategy established several years ago, the cost gap is continuing to widen. The markets are overheated, and rising inflation is aggravating this effect”, says Engleder. “This will also have an impact on prices in machine manufacturing.”

Sustainability and Digitalization Drive Growth

The innovation and growth drivers currently include three major topics in particular: sustainability, digitalization and the transformation of the automobile. All three areas are closely interlinked. “Sustainability only works with digitalization” is the core message of this year’s Engel live e-symposium. “Digitalization helps us to leverage the full potential of the injection molding machine, and to make production more efficient and sustainable by doing so,” says Stefan Engleder. “If we genuinely make use of digitalization, the CO2 reduction targets set by politicians will suddenly no longer seem impossible.” With innovative products and technologies, Engel makes an important contribution towards building up a circular economy for plastics, and this in turn plays an essential role in improving sustainability in the plastics industry.

Sustainable mobility, in turn, is the driver for transformation in the automotive industry. Regardless of which alternative drive technology prevails in the long term, the proportion of plastics in automobiles will continue to rise. Lightweight remains a key prerequisite for sustainable mobility and requires innovative injection molding solutions.

Innovative Strength is the Basis for Success

Innovative strength is an important basis for success, especially in challenging times, and the springboard when the economy picks up again. “We have continued to pursue our development goals with undiminished vigor over the past year and a half,” reports Engleder. Each year, Engel invests EUR 70 million in research and development. In the inventor rankings published annually by the Austrian Patent Office, the company is consistently among the top ten companies with the most patent applications. In the latest report for 2020, Engel ranks fourth.

“Our products, technologies and solutions, put us in an excellent position to optimally meet our customers’ current and future requirements,” emphasizes Engleder. “Together, we will master the challenges that lie ahead well.”

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“We have continued to pursue our development goals with undiminished vigor during the challenging months, which is now benefitting the digital transformation, especially in the context of our sustainability efforts.” Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO, Engel Group

Engel is again operating at full capacity, including headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria

“Plastics are and will remain the material of the future – this is reflected in the strong and, above all, fast-growing demand.” Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO, Engel Group

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