The ENGEL Group presents solutions for packaging and medical at Chinaplas 2026

At Chinaplas 2026, taking place from 21 to 24 April in Shanghai, the ENGEL Group presents a total of six production solutions in live operation. They cover 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 medical production with high cost efficiency

Image 1: The all-electric WINTEC e-win 3200 combines stable process control with a compact design, thereby enabling the cost-efficient production of medical mass products.

In the medical sector, the ENGEL Group brand WINTEC presents an all-electric production solution on an e-win 3200 injection moulding machine with 3,200 kN clamping force. The compact machine produces 10 ml Luer-lock syringe barrels from polypropylene with a part weight of 4.6 g in a 48-cavity mould from TK. 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.

Image 2: Luer-lock syringe barrels produced on the e-win 3200 show how precise geometries and clean part handling can be implemented cost-efficiently in medical applications.

Users receive with the WINTEC e-win an all-electric injection moulding solution with 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 standardised solution environment.

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

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

Image 3: The all-electric e-mac 380 enables short cycle times, reproducible quality and energy-efficient series production on a compact footprint at high cavity counts.

ENGEL presents all-electric precision and high performance with a compact production solution based on an e-mac 380 injection moulding machine with 3,800 kN clamping force. Special versions of flip-top closures are manufactured from 90% HDPE and 10% LLDPE in a 48-cavity mould from Cartisan.

Image 4: Special versions of flip-top closure caps produced on the e-mac 380 show how high cavity counts and short cycle times can be implemented cost-efficiently with stable component quality.

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 combination of energy efficiency, stable process control in multi-cavity moulds, compact design and integrated automation makes the all-electric ENGEL e-mac an optimal solution for highly automated series production in the packaging segment with simultaneously reduced space requirements.

The high efficiency of this production solution is supported by digital assistance systems. iQ clamp control automatically optimises the clamping force and thus reduces energy consumption, mould wear and scrap. iQ hold control optimises 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 stabilises 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. This lowers unit costs, particularly at high cavity counts.