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ENGEL: the supplier to top them all

Schwertberg, Austria – November 2012. Ten of the top 15 automotive suppliers in the world trust injection moulding technology from ENGEL – yet more evidence of the ENGEL's commanding position in the international automobile industry.

The ENGEL AUSTRIA analysis was based on the latest list of the Top 100 Automotive Suppliers in the trade magazine Automobil Produktion, which is published by moderne industrie in Landsberg/Germany. Each year, the editorial team of the business magazine for the sector ranks the biggest automotive supplier groups by turnover. Data is gathered for the last available financial year, which was 2011 for the current publication. Since the list covers the whole supplier market and not just plastics processing businesses, market penetration in relation to the companies relevant to ENGEL is close to 100 percent in the upper range.

“ Two main factors are responsible for such a strong market position”, says Jochen Wallmüller, Sales Manager (Key Accounts) at ENGEL AUSTRIA. “Firstly, we have pooled our automotive expertise into a special business unit linked to specific key account management, and secondly we have consistently oriented our products, technologies and system solutions around the latest trends in the sector.”

Maximum quality, minimal unit costs

Since the pressure on costs is high in the automotive industry, the cost-effectiveness of products and processes is one of the most important criteria in any decision to invest. The versatility of ENGEL is instrumental in maximising efficiency potential: not only does ENGEL supply injection moulding machines, process technologies and moulds from a single source, it also delivers fully integrated ENGEL viper linear machines, ENGEL easix multi-axis robots and special solutions, sometimes based on semi-integrated multi-axis robots from other reputable manufacturers.

ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, A-4311 Schwertberg/Austria, Tel.: +43 50 620-0, Fax: +43 50 620-3009 E-mail: [email protected], http://www.engelglobal.com

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ENGEL thus combines efficiency and cost-effectiveness with a flair for innovation, thereby enabling customers around the globe to produce with maximum quality at minimal unit cost.

ENGEL also works with partner firms in many cases to develop pace-setting new products for the automotive industry and its supply sector. The company has pioneered products for the lightweight construction area as well as the use of capacitive sensors (so-called 'smart plastics').

In recent years, ENGEL has succeeded in expanding its market share significantly right around the world. Injection moulding machines in high clamping force classes – mainly deployed for applications in the automotive industry – account for a large proportion of that share.

ENGEL AUSTRIA is also showing automobile developers the way ahead with sensitive surface technology: ENGEL has developed sample parts for centre consoles with partners that include Magna, the company ranked sixth in the Top 100 Suppliers by Automobil Produktion. (Picture: ENGEL)

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ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH ENGEL is one of the global leaders in the manufacture of plastics processing machines. Today, the ENGEL Group offers a full range of technology modules for plastics processing as a single source supplier: Injection moulding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers, and automation, with the assurance that individual components are also competitive and successful in the world markets. With eight production plants in Europe, North America and Asia (China, Korea), subsidiaries and representatives in over 85 countries, ENGEL offers its customers the optimal global support they need to compete and succeed with new technologies and leading-edge production systems. Contact for journalists: Gerd Liebig, Group Marketing Director, ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH Ludwig-Engel-Strasse 1, A-4311 Schwertberg, Austria Tel.: +43 (0)50 620 3800, fax: -3009, email: [email protected] Susanne Zinckgraf, Manager Public Relations, ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, Ludwig-Engel-Strasse 1, A-4311 Schwertberg/Austria PR-Office: Theodor-Heuss-Str. 85, D-67435 Neustadt/Germany, Tel.: +49 (0)6327/97699-02, Fax: -03, E-mail: [email protected] Contact for readers: ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, Ludwig-Engel-Strasse 1, A-4311 Schwertberg/Austria, Tel. +43 (0)50/620-0, Fax: -3009, E-Mail: [email protected], www.engelglobal.com