Engel restructures its two-platen machines and launches the Wintec e-win beyond Asia

At the beginning of April, the Engel started 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 company 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.

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.

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.

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 4,500 to 55,000 kN, larger machines up to 110,000 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.

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 4,500 to 40,000 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. iQ weight control plus supports process control by automatically compensating for fluctuations in material viscosity. This increases consistency in series production and reduces scrap.