ENGEL Opened New Experience with Inject 4.0 Design, Your Smart Factory with ENGEL
Mr. Aram Tongurai, Managing Director, Engel Machinery Thailand Co., Ltd., revealed that, the seminar held this time was on the topic of the Packaging which Engel had tried to update the innovation on the aspect of packaging technology and new plastics injection work for customers to know of continuously because, meanwhile, the trend in the plastics production has been focusing on saving the energy and protecting the environment including the productions being the Smart Productions. Contents of the seminar were on the matter of the digital solutions for monitoring the plastics injection process to be efficient both in terms of the clarity of information that could be processed online as well as being able to control quickly and accurately.
The important issue was the trend which, in this respect, Engel had presented the direction of trends in the packaging work group as to what the current direction would be, in order that this mentioned information could be sent to customers in Thailand and shared them between both the customers and Engel. Engel accounted for many partners to participate in this time seminar like mold manufacturers, such as, StackTeck from Canada and Brink from the Netherlands, plastics pellet conveyor equipment from Motan, and distributors of screw cleaning pellets and hot runner like Ultra Plast.
The current interesting trend is the recycling of raw materials for reuse in the packaging industry. Engel itself has solutions for injection molding products from rPET plastics pellets, which is recycled plastics from PET bottles and can also be used as packaging in other forms by using Engel’s Injection Process solutions. In addition, there is the matter of a trend of light weight to make the weight much lighter in order to reduce raw materials, save energy and provide faster recycling time.
In respect of the operating plan for 2024, Engel has still placed the importance on organizing seminars to increase knowledge for customers, focusing on Engel’s technology solutions as the main purpose because Engel thinks that, offering technological solutions to Thai plastics injection molding manufacturing industrialists would be most beneficial and Engel’s partners coming to take part in the lectures mostly focus on technology solutions rather than the products. Therefore, in 2024, Engel will continue to focus on promoting technology solutions in the plastics industry, such as, the plastics group in the automotive industry, packaging and medical devices including technical work for plastics molds, such as, various electrical and electronic appliances which Engel has strived to offer new solutions and technologies for customers to be aware of on a regular basis.
Engel Machinery Thailand has a technical center available to provide technical solutions to customers using Engel’s plastics injection machines. Within this center, there is a training room for using Engel’s injection machines readily available mainly to serve Engel’s customers first in order that the customers can operate Engel’s injection machine with maximum efficiency in their own production process. In addition, there is a service in providing information to general customers using the plastics injection machines which will be on the matter as to how the injection process technique will be efficient in order that the injected workpieces will come out better. There may be, this year, an even of plastics injection competitions that may comprise the study and learn session how to solve problems in the Engel’s Training Project which will be subsequently followed by the conduct of the actual test within the Engel’s showroom because the Engel’s showroom is fully and completely equipped with the test equipment. Such activity is expected to be of great benefit to customers and interested parties. Moreover, Engel places the importance on various educational institutes in developing personnel in mold work and plastics injection work by having the educational institutes sending those students to participate in the training, as well, in order to allow those students to see new technology and adopt variously acquired information for continuing their works in the future work.
