ENGEL Group Launches Global Roll-Out Of WINTEC E-Win With Enhanced Two-Platen Technology
At the beginning of April, the ENGEL Group starts the global roll-out of the all-electric WINTEC e-win injection moulding machines outside Asia. At the same time, the group presents a revised and streamlined portfolio of its two-platen injection moulding machines, consisting of the ENGEL duo and the WINTEC t-win. With this, the ENGEL Group adapts its portfolio to changing market requirements and provides injection moulding processors worldwide with a clearly structured basis of cost-efficient and technologically suitable production solutions.
While ENGEL stands for highly integrated and individually configured production solutions, the WINTEC brand addresses standardised solutions with a clear focus on cost efficiency and availability. For users, this means being able to choose, depending on production requirements, between customised, highly integrated system solutions and standardised production solutions, with consistent engineering and quality standards within the group.
WINTEC e-win: all-electric standard solutions now starting globally
With the global roll-out of the all-electric e-win series, WINTEC expands the worldwide availability of this standardised series for energy-efficient injection moulding production outside Asia. The machines cover clamping forces from 1000 to 5000 kN and are designed for standardised production solutions with high cost efficiency.
The all-electric drive technology provides precise and dynamic control of all main movements. This leads to high repeatability of all movements and ensures high reproducibility as well as stable shot weights. For processors, this means consistent component quality even during long machine running times and within narrow process windows.
Energy consumption decreases, as energy is only required during the actual movements. This allows energy costs to be significantly reduced compared to hydraulic machines. At the same time, the use of hydraulic oil is eliminated, which reduces maintenance effort and downtime and keeps the production environment clean.
Process control is supported by the digital assistance systems iQ clamp control, iQ hold control and iQ weight control. iQ clamp control automatically adjusts the clamping force to the actual requirement and thereby reduces energy consumption and mould stress. iQ hold control optimises the holding pressure time and contributes to reducing material usage and cycle times. iQ weight control plus detects fluctuations in material viscosity and compensates for them within the same shot. This increases process stability and reduces scrap, particularly when processing recyclates.
The e-win is thus designed for applications in which high output, stable processes and low unit costs with high cost efficiency are the primary focus.
ENGEL duo: higher performance with reduced complexity
At the same time as the roll-out of the e-win, ENGEL has restructured the portfolio of the duo two-platen injection moulding machines. The series remains available in the clamping force range from 4500 to 55000 kN, larger machines up to 110000 kN have already been realised and even larger ones are also possible.
The portfolio has been technically revised in order to meet market requirements even more effectively. The available clamping forces in the updated portfolio increase by up to 28% with the same platen sizes. This makes it possible to realise applications with higher performance requirements on the same machine platform.
In addition, wide-platen versions for the duo 1000 and duo 2100 have been newly added. The enlarged platens expand the usable mould space and enable the use of larger moulds within the same machine class. This increases flexibility in production and reduces investment costs.
In addition to maximum flexibility in terms of configuration and technical equipment, the ENGEL duo series continues to stand for high platen rigidity, low operating costs and low energy consumption. The short dry cycle times of this series ensure short cycle times and thus increased productivity. This is complemented by fast spare parts supply and a globally established service infrastructure. Since its market launch in 1994, more than 15000 machines have been installed worldwide.
WINTEC t-win: increased injection performance for higher productivity
The WINTEC t-win two-platen injection moulding machines have also been further developed as part of the portfolio revision and are now globally available with clamping forces from 4500 to 40000 kN
The new injection units have up to 38% higher injection performance. This shortens filling times and expands the range of applications, particularly for large-volume or demanding components.
In addition, iQ weight control plus supports process control by automatically compensating for fluctuations in material viscosity. This increases consistency in series production and reduces scrap.
The t-win is consistently designed as a cost-efficient and robust two-platen machine for standard-oriented processes. It combines a standardised machine concept with reliable technology and offers high availability. With around 2000 installed machines, the series has established itself worldwide.
Broad portfolio for different production strategies
With the global roll-out of the all-electric e-win as well as the restructuring of the duo and t-win series, the ENGEL Group provides a clearly structured overall portfolio that covers different requirements in plastics processing.
Injection moulding processors benefit from a clear machine selection, faster project execution and higher cost efficiency. With the two brands ENGEL and WINTEC, the globally operating group covers a broad technological spectrum with which efficiency, process stability and cost efficiency can be specifically improved.
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