Engel Opens California Technical Center

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Featuring integrated control and drive technologies, Engel's e-max line of fully electric injection-molding machines offers high energy efficiency and injection speeds up to 450 mm/sec.

Injection molding equipment provider Engel North America Inc. (York, PA) has opened a 7300-sq-ft technical center in Corona, CA. Featuring an equipment showroom and spare parts housing, the center will provide training services and technical support to customers in the southwest region."We look at the West Coast, particularly California, and see a very diverse market," says Stephan Braig, president and CEO of Engel North America. It's also a more demanding market compared to other parts of the country because the part manufacturers in the region are involved in advanced molding applications, he adds. "This is really where we can bring a lot of value to our customers with the depth of our product lines."Offering small and large machines for specialty, multicomponent, and insert molding applications, the company is excited to work side-by-side with customers in the area to help them find the right machine for their needs. The center will not only serve California, but other parts of the southwest, including Arizona and Mexico. In addition to being equipped with the company's all-electric injection molding machines, the facility has a machine with a legacy control platform for training long-term customers. "The main objective  of our investment in this tech center is to support our customers better in the project phase, as well as aftermarket support," adds Braig.To mark the opening of the center, the company hosted a ribbon-cutting event yesterday during which it emphasized its dedication to the region and to continuing to advance its technology. "The West Coast is a high-demand area, and you can only survive here if you have the latest technologies," said Peter Neumann, CEO of Engel Holding (Schwertberg, Austria), at the event.Neumann added that Engel is focusing on investing in new technologies because it believes in the future of plastics. " Plastic is a very important material for the high-tech industry," he said. "[Plastic] has lots of potential; we only have to use it in the right way with the right machines."