Smart Molding International 2-2021

10 newsfeed smart_molding international 2/2021 WINTEC, a member of the ENGEL group of companies headquartered in Austria, is expanding sales of t-win in - jection moulding machines to Europe. This step makes the dual-platen large-scale machines available world - wide. Since 2014, WINTEC in Changzhou, China, has built high-quality injection moulding machines for standard applications. In the six years of its existence, the company has firmly es - tablished the brand, first in Asia, later in METAI region (Middle East, Turkey, Africa, India) and, since 2018, on the American markets. By expanding into Europe, the ENGEL Group is consistently developing its two-brand strategy. Broadest solution expertise from a single source "We are seeing an in - creasing demand in Europe for standardised injection moulding machines that are both powerful and quickly available," says Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of the ENGEL Group. The drivers of this development are increas - ing cost pressure on the one hand and changing product trends on the other. For ex - ample, product life cycles are becoming shorter in the domestic appliances sec - tor. Standardised injection moulding machines that are quickly available support a short time-to-market here. WINTEC delivers custom-fit solutions for these require - ments with an attractive price-performance ratio. "The ENGEL Group is the only supplier in the world that can offer single-source solutions for the entire spectrum of requirements – from standard single-com - ponent injection moulding to technologically sophisti - cated applications – with re - liable products and systems that have been tried and tested over many years," as Dr. Christoph Steger, CSO of the ENGEL Group, emphasises. European quality produced in China t-win injection moulding machines are particularly popular for single-compo - nent injection moulding that does not require any custom technologies, but places high demands on quality and process consis - tency. The target industries include domestic applianc - es, technical moulding and automotive. The machines are delivered pre-config - ured, which shortens the time for commissioning. WINTEC machines are developed in Europe and produced in China. The production plant in Chang - zhou is integrated with the ENGEL Group's global qual - ity management system. Following expansion of the location, which was com - pleted in the early sum - mer of 2020 and doubled the production floorspace, WINTEC is well equipped to meet the rising global demand. "Many early adopters are continuing to rely on WINTEC for their further capital expenditure because the high quality, energy ef - ficiency and reliability of the machines offer them competitive advantages," says Steger. "The excellent service is a further impor - tant decision-making crite - rion. Thanks to the ENGEL Group's global reach, our customers in all regions of the world benefit from fast on-site service and a great spare parts supply." Energy-efficient, reliable and powerful The hydraulic dual platen machines from the t-win series are available with clamping forces from 4500 to 18000 kN and feature en - ergy-saving servowin servo- hydraulics as standard. The powerful C3 control unit enables intuitive operator guidance, an ergonomic work approach and flex - ible integration of robots of a wide range of types and brands, especially the viper linear robot series by ENGEL. t-win demonstration ma - chines with various clamp - ing forces are available in Austria and other European countries. WINTEC www.wintec-machines.com Dr. Stefan Engleder, CEO of ENGEL Group WINTEC starts distribution in Europe