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ENGEL at Interplastica 2011 in Moscow: Hall Forum, Stand FB56

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 fully electrical and automatic process on an ENGEL e-victory.

The manufacture of plastic pipe fittings places special demands on production engineering. It calls for large moulds with projecting cores, requiring a relatively low clamping force of the injection moulding machine. Hardly any other machine on the market meets this requirement profile as perfectly as the ENGEL victory or its electric version ENGEL e-victory, whose clamping units function without tie-bars. The tie-bar-less machine concept enables full utilisation of the mould fixing platens and maximum space for moulds. This means that large moulds can be mounted on relatively small machines, saving not only space, but also costs for acquisition and operation.

Trend towards tie-bar-less machines and automation:
"Machines of the ENGEL victory series continue to be a huge success in Russia," Olaf Kassek, Manager of OOO ENGEL in Moscow, describes the trend to tie-bar-less machine technology. The lion's share of all orders, about 80 percent, are ENGEL victory machines. Besides fittings production, they are also used in the automotive industry, where high demands are placed on reliability, and in the toy industry, where moulds must be frequently changed.  An example of an ENGEL e-victory 740/160 will be on display at the trade fair stand. ENGEL's partner in this application is ifw. The international technology leader in high-tech mould-making for pipe fittings will be equipping the ENGEL e-victory with its new Xpress Cooling System (XCS). The cooling concept, for which a patent is pending, helps to reduce cycle times and thus production costs. Even temperature distribution is achieved by homogenous cooling, reducing tension and misshaping in the component. ENGEL tie-bar-less machine technology combined with the innovative mould technology of ifw is thus a guarantee for increased productivity, shorter cycle times, optimised production processes and improved component properties. At the fair the machine will be operating with an ENGEL viper 20 robot from the linear robots range. "Automation is fast gaining importance in Russia," Olaf Kassek names a further trend. One in three machines delivered by ENGEL Russia includes automation.

2010 record year for ENGEL in Russia:
Since 2006 ENGEL has had its own sales and service subsidiary in Russia. Eleven service engineers provide support to local customers and the company's own spare parts depot and hotline ensure prompt service. Despite the serious economic slump in Russia in 2008 und 2009, ENGEL Russia has continued to gain additional market shares and in 2010 it posted an order intake of 100 machines and record sales of about € 20 million. 

The huge success of the Austrian injection moulding machine builder in this growth region is to a large part attributable to the broad product range, featuring fully electric, hydraulic and hybrid machines including automation. The requirements of the Russian plastics manufacturers are more complex than in other regions. With its high level of system competence and user orientation, ENGEL is able to attune itself to individual needs.

ENGEL at Interplastica 2011 in Moscow: Hall Forum, Stand FB56