Ensinger (company)
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1966 |
| Seat | Nufringen , Germany |
| management | Klaus Ensinger Oliver Frey Ralph Pernizsak Roland Reber |
| Number of employees | 2,468 |
| sales | EUR 430 million |
| Branch | Plastics |
| Website | www.ensingerplastics.com |
| As of August 30, 2018 | |
The Ensinger GmbH processes engineering plastics to semi-finished products , finished parts, profiles and compounds . The headquarters of the internationally active family company is in Nufringen , Baden-Württemberg. In addition to the headquarters, Ensinger has two other locations in Germany.
history
The company was founded in 1966 by Wilfried Ensinger. The manufacture and sale of thermoplastic semi-finished products was one of the first focal points. Closely related to this is the further development of the extrusion process and application technology. With the relocation of the company headquarters to Nufringen, the company expanded its production capacities. A little later, the manufacture of components began by machining semi-finished products. At the end of 1977 Ensinger was able to deliver the first series of thermal insulation bars made of glass fiber reinforced polyamide 6.6 to manufacturers of aluminum windows. A second production plant in Cham (Upper Palatinate) , built in 1980, enabled the series production of insulating profiles and other product lines. In 1985, another pillar was added with the injection molding division .
Today's largest subsidiary of the group of companies was founded in 1986 in Washington , Pennsylvania . In the years that followed, Ensinger set up numerous other foreign branches in Europe, South America and Asia.
In 1997 the management was handed over to the second generation. Sales began in China in 2002, and the company has also had its own production facility in the country since 2007. With the injection molding plant in Rottenburg-Ergenzingen , a third production location was established in Germany in 2009.
Business areas
The products are used in a wide variety of industrial sectors, including mechanical engineering, the automotive and aviation industries and medical technology. Technical solutions based on thermoplastic polymers are also very common in the food industry and in electrical and semiconductor technology . In many cases, high-performance plastics replace other materials such as metals or ceramics.
The pane spacer segment made of insulating plastic for insulating glass was sold to the Fenzi Group in 2019
The spectrum of the processed polymers ranges from engineering plastics (such as PA , PET and POM ) to the class of particularly temperature-resistant high-performance plastics ( PEEK , PPS , PSU , PI, etc.).
Ensinger uses a variety of manufacturing processes, v. a. Extrusion , machining and injection molding .
At the company, the divisional organization maps the product lines. The group of companies is divided into the following business areas:
Compounds
During compounding , plastic raw materials are melted, extruded into thin strands with fillers or additives and cut into granules. This finishing process allows the properties of the plastics to be adapted to the specific application. Examples of modified plastics from Ensinger are products with improved sliding friction values or materials with defined electrical properties.
Semi-finished products
Semi-finished products are the most common form of delivery for plastic materials and traditionally represent the core business. In numerous branches of industry, such as mechanical engineering, extruded sheets, round rods and hollow rods are used when small quantities of technical parts are manufactured (e.g. bearings, bushings, levers or Gears). The processing steps can range from a simple cutting of semi-finished products to grinding or planing to precise machining according to the drawing.
The Ensinger v. a. Processed engineering and high-performance plastics form the focus in the semi-finished product portfolio.
Injection molded finished parts
The injection molding process enables efficient series production of technical parts and assemblies made of high-performance plastics. Thrust washers, piston rings and spherical shells are manufactured for the automotive industry. Ensinger also manufactures machine elements such as bearings, bushes, levers, gears and guides. The low-wear materials are temperature, fuel and oil resistant. Additional areas of application for injection molded precision parts include medical device technology and the aerospace industry.
Polyamide casting (semi-finished and finished parts)
Pressureless molding is a process technology for the production of semi-finished and finished polyamide products. The large-volume cast parts are mainly used in the heavy-duty area and in transport systems (e.g. chain supports, wheel guides, rollers, spacer blocks).
Machined finished parts
Milling, turning, drilling and other mechanical processes are used to manufacture finished parts from semi-finished products or injection molded parts. The machining of construction and high-temperature plastics is mainly used for the production of small series of technical components, but also for prototypes. Product examples: valve pistons, transmission levers, gear wheels, insulators, IC test sockets, dialysis blocks or trial implants.
Industrial profiles and pipes
Ensinger produces profiles and special pipes from thermoplastics using pressure and temperature-controlled extrusion processes. The products are often reinforced with carbon or aramid fibers or provided with friction-reducing additives in order to withstand the high mechanical, thermal or chemical loads. In coextrusion, reinforcing materials such as metals can be incorporated, plastics with various properties can be bonded using the sheathing process, or hard / soft connections can be produced (e.g. for sealing lips).
Thermal insulation profiles
The thermal insulation profiles developed by Ensinger for window, door and facade construction create a thermal separation between the inner and outer shells of metal frames, thereby reducing energy costs. In 2013, Ensinger presented an insulating profile that consists of 100 percent pure recycled polyamide.
More product lines
Compression molded polyimide materials have exceptional long-term durability and strength . The temperature range of application of these high-performance plastics ranges from −270 ° C to 300 ° C. For extreme thermal loads, Ensinger offers new material types with a heat deflection temperature of up to 470 ° C (according to HDT / A).
Carbon fiber composites ( fiber composite materials ): Ensinger's thermoplastic composite semi-finished products consist of a PAEK- based polymer matrix (optionally PEEK or PEKK ) and an embedded fabric made of carbon fiber bundles . Components made from this material have high mechanical strength and heat resistance. The X-ray permeability and the resistance to hot steam and chemicals make medical technology and orthopedics (surgical instruments, external fixations) the most important areas of application for this biocompatible special material.
Locations
With more than 2,500 employees at 35 locations, the group of companies is represented in all important industrial regions around the world with production facilities or sales offices.
Manufacturing locations in Germany
- Nufringen
- Cham
- Ergenzingen
Manufacturing locations abroad
- Seewalchen am Attersee, Austria
- Lenzing, Austria
- Linz, Austria
- Otelfingen, Switzerland
- Beynost, France
- Olcella di Busto Garolfo, Italy
- Tonyrefail, Wales, UK
- Bridgwater, UK
- Rossendale, UK
- Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
- Grenloch, New Jersey, USA
- Greenwood, Delaware, USA
- Putnam, Connecticut, USA
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Song Jiang, Shanghai, PR China
- Johor, Malaysia
The company also has sales offices in Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Taiwan and South Korea.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Federal Gazette: Consolidated financial statements for the financial year from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2018
- ↑ The 30 best of German medium-sized businesses , Wirtschaftswoche, Jan. 2015.
- ^ "Factory with a view" "Plastverarbeiter", October 2009, pp. 20–24
- ↑ "Checking semi-finished products for their biocompatibility" " DeviceMed ", October 2012, pp. 20–22
- ↑ "metal substitute" "plastverarbeiter.de" Retrieved on October 21, 2014
- ↑ Ensinger plans to sell the Thermix business unit Ensinger press release accessed on September 27, 2019
- ↑ "Ensinger: Thermal Isolation Profile ..." "plasticker", accessed on March 23, 2015
- ↑ "Twice as climate-friendly" "Glaswelt", edition 11/2013 or "glaswelt.de", accessed on March 23, 2015
- ↑ "Polyimide Tecasint 4000 - heat resistance up to 470 ° C" "plastverarbeiter.de", November 22, 2012
- ↑ "Carbon fiber composites for high-strength components" "Österreichische Kunststoff-Zeitschrift", 5–6 / 2011, p. 142
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