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Maximum efficiency in leightweight construction

ENGEL AUSTRIA wins another contract from BMW

Schwertberg/Austria – March 2014

ENGEL AUSTRIA has won another contract to supply sy stem solutions to BMW's Leipzig factory, where ENGEL duo injection mo ulding machines are used to manufacture car body shell components f or the BMW i3 electric vehicle. The latest order includes two large-scale ENGEL duo machines with 40,000 kN clamping

force integrated as a double system. In master/slave mode, both machines can be synchro-

nised to injection mould and complete two components at the same time. This manufacturing

principle makes sure that both components undergo exactly the same material aging process

and that the high quality requirements are met.

As the general contractor for the manufacturing cells, ENGEL has taken responsibility for

incorporating automation into the entire system. Both machines are fitted with a multi-axis

robot. ENGEL delivered the first manufacturing cells of this type to Leipzig back in March

2013.

ENGEL AUSTRIA is a leading supplier of lightweight solutions for the international automo-

tive industry. At its technology centre for lightweight composites, which opened in 2012 in St

Valentin, Austria, ENGEL develops new technologies and processes for the manufacture of

fibre-reinforced composite material in conjunction with partner companies and universities.

With its system and automation expertise, ENGEL adds an important success factor for

highly efficient production concepts to the world of composites, which is still heavily domi-

nated by manual methods.

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ENGEL supplied its first double systems to BMW's Leipzig factory back in March 2013. They are used to manufacture car body shells components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle.

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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 world markets. With eight production plants in Europe, North America and Asia (China and Korea), and subsidiaries and representatives in more than 85 countries, ENGEL offers its customers the excellent 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, e-mail: gerd.liebig@engel.at

Susanne Zinckgraf, Public Relations Manager, ENGEL AUSTRIA GmbH, Ludwig-Engel-Strasse 1, A-4311 Schwertberg, Austria PR Office: Theodor-Heuss-Strasse 85, D-67435 Neustadt, Germany Tel.: +49 (0)6327 97699-02, fax: -03, e-mail: susanne.zinckgraf@engel.at

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