At CHINAPLAS 2026, ENGEL will present a total of six production solutions in live operation, covering a broad spectrum of industrial applications and show how efficiency, process stability and cost efficiency in series production can be specifically improved.

Two of these exhibits specifically address the requirements of the packaging and medical sectors, in which high cavity counts, short cycle times as well as reproducible quality and cleanliness determine competitiveness.

All-electric packaging solution for high cavity counts and short cycle times

At CHINAPLAS, ENGEL will present all-electric precision and high performance with a compact production solution based on an e-mac 380 injection molding machine with 3,800 kN clamping force.

ENGEL will present the all-electric e-mac 380 for packaging application.

Special versions of flip-top closures are manufactured from 90% HDPE and 10% LLDPE in a 48-cavity mold from Cartisan.

The all-electric e-mac 380 will demonstrate production of flip-top closures.

The production solution is designed for high output with simultaneous precise process control and thus addresses requirements where high cavity counts, short cycle times and reproducible quality determine cost efficiency.

The all-electric e-mac supports this with precise motion sequences, high repeatability and energy-efficient operation. The part weight of the application shown is 1.73 g, resulting in a shot weight of 83 g. The short cycle time is just over 10 seconds.

The high efficiency of this production solution is supported by digital assistance systems. iQ clamp control automatically optimizes the clamping force and thus reduces energy consumption, mold wear and scrap.

iQ hold control optimizes the holding pressure without manual intervention and thereby contributes to the reduction of material usage and cycle time. iQ weight control plus compensates for fluctuations in material viscosity in real time by adjusting the injection volume within the same shot. This stabilizes component quality and significantly reduces scrap.

The exhibit is additionally equipped with the iQ process observer, which analyses more than 1,000 process parameters in parallel and detects deviations at an early stage. This provides processors with transparent process monitoring including specific recommendations for action, enabling scrap to be reduced, downtime to be avoided and system availability to be increased.

All-electric medical production with high efficiency

For the medical sector, ENGEL’s brand WINTEC will present an all-electric production solution on an e-win 3200 injection molding machine with 3,200 kN clamping force.

ENGEL will present the all-electric e-win 3200 from WINTEC for medical application.

The compact machine produces 10 ml Luer-lock syringe barrels from polypropylene with a part weight of 4.6 g in a 48-cavity mold from TK.

The all-electric e-win 3200 will demonstrate production of Luer-lock syringe barrels.

For short cycle times of 10 seconds and a clean material flow, the components are freely discharged onto a covered Z-conveyor belt. The added value of this production solution lies in the combination of precise manufacturing, compact machine design and controlled part handling.

WINTEC e-win an all-electric injection molding solution features precise motion sequences and parallel movements, combined with robust construction and high energy efficiency. The production solution enables stable processes, high productivity and cost-efficient manufacturing with a future-proof investment in a standardized solution environment.

This production solution is also supported by digital assistance systems for the automatic stabilization of process control. iQ clamp control optimizes the clamping force, iQ hold control stabilizes the holding pressure and thus the cycle time, while iQ weight control plus compensates for fluctuations in material viscosity and reduces scrap.

Broad portfolio creates competitive scope for injection molding processors

WINTEC offers standardized injection molding solutions within the ENGEL Group. While ENGEL primarily addresses applications with a high degree of integration and individual process solutions, WINTEC focuses on robust and cost-efficient injection molding solutions.

With this positioning, the ENGEL Group can cover a broad spectrum of industrial requirements, from highly integrated production cells to cost-optimized series solutions.

Six production solutions will be presented in live operation at the exhibition stand, representing applications from the automotive, packaging, medical and technical molding sectors.

These represent technologically optimized production solutions for injection molding processors with which efficiency, process stability and cost efficiency can be specifically improved.