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News Release from: Engel Austria
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 01 May 2007
ENGEL treating customers to demos
ENGEL Invited Customers to Experience the Latest Packaging Trends and Technologies
For three days, ENGEL's large-scale machine manufacturing plant in St Valentin played host to the packaging industry
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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ENGEL's "Packaging" division invited customers, partners, and other stakeholders to experience the latest packaging trends and technologies.
More than 350 visitors from 24 countries took the opportunity to gain first-hand knowledge, and exchange experiences, at the "Packaging Days" event.
The ENGEL large-scale machine plant at St.
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Valentin shortly before the crowds arrived.
Partner enterprise booths Cups, caps, preforms for PET bottles, and all sizes of containers - this is the typical product portfolio in the packaging industry.
The ENGEL Packaging Days provided guests with an excellent opportunity to experience ENGEL's wide-ranging product and technology portfolio live.
In addition to this, ENGEL cooperation partners from the packaging industry had the opportunity of presenting their businesses and demonstrating their expertise on running machines.
Interesting talks by experts for experts showcased the event.
For example, Fabio Crestani from the Swiss injection mould manufacturers Hofstetter, and Helmut Gries from GWK talked about the "Fascination of Thin-Wall Injection Moulding", while Marco Versini from Beck Automation talked about integrated automation solutions for injection moulding machines.
The Exhibits ENGEL demonstrated manufacturing of stackable boxes using a mould by Haidlmair on a compact, large-scale, dual-platen machine (DUO 4550/700).
An ENGEL E-MOTION with full electric drive technology (E-MOTION 740/180T) demonstrated production of a cup by Fratelli Bianchi.
The ENGEL macPET (320/130/96) with a 4-station take-off unit for optimum cooling of the preform was fitted with a 96-fold mould by MHT for producing 18g preforms.
More than 350 visitors from 24 countries experienced the latest trends and technologies from the packaging industry at first hand The Highlights: The fastest in-mould labelling system on the market - demonstrated on a SPEED 180/55 equipped with a toggle lever to reduce dry running times, a highly dynamic movement sequence, and a fully automatic closed loop cooling water control system for optimum mould temperature control.
And: The new ENGEL Speed 380/70 with a high-performance injection unit, including a complete production system for manufacturing of 90,000 light caps per hour by KTW, including a Vision checking system for 100 percent quality assurance.
Numerous talks on the topic of packaging rounded the program off.
More than 350 visitors from 24 countries were thrilled by ENGEL's packaging expertise.
Many visitors took the opportunity to exchange experiences, and to network with potential business partners over an evening meal.
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