Engel Cuts Path in Western U.S.Engel Cuts Path in Western U.S.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place yesterday at Engel North America's new technical center in Corona, CA. Engel manufactures injection molding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers. The technical center is designed to offer support to Engel's customers in the western part of the United States, as well as in Mexico."The West Coast market is very diverse in general, with more demanding molding applications than we see with the rest of the country," explains Stephan Braig, president and CEO Engel North America (York, PA).Braig estimates that 10% of the firm's global business is related to medical, but much of that business is concentrated in the United States, particularly, he says, on the West Coast. The tech center, which measures 7300 sq ft offers medical and other customers maintenance and spare parts inventory, a training center, and a show room equipped with the company's all-electric injection molding machines.