ENGEL and Billion SAS, a French injection molding manufacturer, have entered into a strategic partnership regarding injection molding machine business in both companies. The collaboration between ENGEL and Billion takes effect immediately.

Korbinian Kiesl (left), President and CEO of Billion SAS, and Stefan Engleder, CEO of ENGEL Group.

The aim is to continue supplying Billion customers with innovative injection molding solutions while maintaining the trusted local service they already know. Billion will remain an independent company and will recommend ENGEL as its preferred machine supplier.

"We made a deliberate choice to partner with a strong European player, because the long-term security of our customers matters most to us. In ENGEL, we've found a partner known for quality, reliability and the highest standards of confidentiality – exactly what our customers expect from us,” said Korbinian Kiesl, President and CEO of Billion SAS.

Both companies are family-run businesses, sharing a common set of values built around long-term, responsible decision-making for the benefit of customers, employees and partners – a solid foundation for this new partnership.

Strong alliance for plastics industry

For existing customers, day-to-day business will change very little. Yet something important has shifted behind the scenes. Billion will continue to handle its own service operations exactly as before and remains the first point of contact.

The new change is that Billion customers can now count on the backing of ENGEL, a major European group with a global sales and service network as well as global manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.

Should additional resources be needed – for instance in specific countries – Billion will be able to draw on ENGEL's service network and technical expertise, providing an extra safety net for all customers.

“The machine concepts of both companies complement each other so well that Billion customers will still be able to use their familiar tooling on ENGEL machines going forward. We want them to feel they're in good hands with us – we understand them, and thanks to this partnership, we now speak their language too, standing by them as a strong partner," said Stefan Engleder, CEO of the ENGEL Group.

ENGEL technology at Billion

The partnership will also be visible and tangible in practice: customers will soon be able to see and experience an ENGEL solution live at Billion's Tech Centre.

In addition to its existing sales office in Wissous, France, the partnership gives ENGEL the opportunity to make use of Billion's facilities, bringing it physically closer to one of the plastics industry's key regions – allowing both teams to get even closer to their customers.