Engel Machinery Korea celebrates delivery of 5000th injection moulding machine

Das Team von Engel Machinery Korea feiert die Auslieferung der 5000. Spritzgießmaschine. / The team at Engel Machinery Korea celebrates delivery of the 5000th injection moulding machine.

Die 5000. Spritzgießmaschine von EngelMachinery Korea wird bei Flextronics in Malaysia techni-sche Teile produzieren. Die Firma dankt seinem langjährigen Kunden für das Vertrauen und die enge Partnerschaft. Von links nach rechts: Manfred Jesacher, Paul Baldassari, Senior Vice President Asset Management & Quality bei Flextronics, Robert Bodingbauer, Geschäftsführer von Engel Machinery Korea, Gerhard Zebe, President Global Operations Mechanicals von Flextronics, Dr. Peter Neumann, CEO der Engel Holding, Heinz Rasinger, Leiter der Business Unit Engel teletronics und Hermann Walter, Vertrieb bei Engel teletronics. / The 5000th injection moulding machine by Engel Machinery Korea will be producing technical parts at Flextronics in Malaysia. The company thanks its long-standing customer for its trust and close partnership. From left to right: Manfred Jesacher, Paul Baldassari, Senior Vice President Asset Management & Quality with Flextronics, Robert Bodingbauer, President of Engel Machinery Korea, Gerhard Zebe, President of Global Operations Mechanicals with Flextronics, Dr Peter Neumann, CEO of Engel Holding, Heinz Rasinger, Head of Business Unit Engel teletronics and Hermann Walter, Sales with Engel teletronics.

5000 injection moulding machines have been built by Engel Austria's production facility in South Korea since being established in 2001. The "milestone" machine – an ENGEL victory with ecodrive – was delivered at the beginning of 2014.

Customer proximity reduces delivery times

The company pursed a global presence from early on and established its own production plants in regions with strong growth potential. Today, it is the only European injection moulding machine manufacturer with two production plants in Asia. The plant for injection moulding machines in the small and medium clamping force segment is located in Pyungtaek City (Ko-rea), while Engel builds large-scale machines for the Asian markets in Shanghai (China). The assembly capacity at the two locations has been substantially increased in the past two years. Thanks to application-orientated system solutions from a single source, the company has attained a leading position in Asia, too. Local customers benefit from flexible alterations to their machines and system solutions for their specific requirements, as well as from short delivery times. "Our project running times are constantly getting shorter", confirms Gerhard Zebe, President of Global Operations Mechanicals at Flextronics, based in Zhuhai, South China. "Engel adheres to the delivery times we demand and fulfills individual equipment requests in Asia. As a company with global production, we value partners that also have a global presence and provide the same quality and service worldwide. And this is precisely what we appreciate about Engel."

Energy efficiency drives competition

Flextronics is a leading end to end supply chain solutions company that employs a staff of 200,000 in more than 30 countries. Engel is a preferred supplier in its injection moulding sector. All told, the company has thus far delivered nearly 400 injection moulding machines and integrated manufacturing cells with automation and process technology to the group. The new Engel victory machine is destined for the site in Malaysia.

Its tie-bar-less technology makes the Engel victory a preferred machine type. "Tie-bar-less technology helps to keep floor space for our manufacturing cells to a minimum," says Gerhard Zebe. "Additionally, the Engel victory machines work extremely precisely without losing any stability during the course of their entire service lives." The latest delivered Engel victory machines are equipped with the ecodrive energy-saving option, just like the new "milestone" machine. "Sustainability is very important to our business", adds Zebe.

Mutual goals provide incentive – on both sides

The delivery of the 5000th machine from Korean production was actually celebrated twice. First with the staff in Korea, and shortly afterwards together with the customer at Engel's head offices. Dr Peter Neumann, CEO of Engel Holding, thus had the opportunity to thank Flextronics for their trust and long-standing partnership. "Vigorous innovation, combined with sustainable operations, is what characterises the global activities of both Flextronics and Engel", emphasises Peter Neumann. "Building on these shared values, our close cooperation continually provides new impetus contributing to the on-going development of both companies."