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Milestones of an injection moulding machine manufacturer

ENGEL from 1945 to today

As an injection moulding machine manufacturer, we are constantly on the move. Plastic is the resource for a modern, sustainable life. The will to make such a life possible for future generations drives us. With this claim, we have written history. Together with our employees, we continue to write it every day.

Our milestones at a glance
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1945 – 1959
  • 1945 Company founded by Ludwig Engel

  • 1948 The first ENGEL plastics press is patented

  • 1951 The first ENGEL injection moulding machine is launched

  • 1959 Complete ENGEL injection moulding machine programme is on the market

Picture shows the first foreign subsidiary of injection moulding machine manufacturer ENGEL
1965 – 1977
  • 1965 Ludwig Engel's daughter Irene and her husband Georg Schwarz take over management

  • 1968 ENGEL introduces the electronic control unit as standard equipment

  • 1972 Founding of the first ENGEL subsidiary abroad

  • 1977 ENGEL builds its first production plant outside Austria

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1980 – 2001
  • 1980 Start of the development & production of ENGEL linear robots in Dietach

  • 1988 Inauguration of the ENGEL large-scale machine plant in St. Valentin

  • 2000 Inauguration of the ENGEL plant in Kaplice, Czech Republic

  • 2001 Inauguration of the ENGEL production plant in Pyeongtaek, Korea

Picture shows ENGEL Shanghai production plant
2003 – 2016
  • 2003 Peter Neumann becomes President and CEO ENGEL HOLDING

  • 2007 Inauguration of the ENGEL large-scale machine plant in Shanghai, China

  • 2013 ENGEL is the world market leader, with production locations in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, China and Korea, as well as 29 subsidiaries worldwide

  • 2016 Stefan Engleder becomes Chairman of the Management Board

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2019 – 2020
  • 2019: ENGEL signs the Ellen Mac Arthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy Global Commitment

  • 2020 Bloomberg adds ENGEL to the group of the world's 50 most sustainable and climate-aware companies

  • 2020: The virtual platform "ENGEL live e-xperience" goes online

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Since the founding generation, we at ENGEL have been striving for one thing: to improve the standard of living for our descendants bit by bit. With plastic, we can make a modern and healthy life possible. This is what has always driven us and will always continue to drive us.

Stefan Engleder, Chairman of the Management Board

Christopher Stafford

Sales Operations Manager

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