Ensinger (Company)

Ensinger GmbH
Company typeGmbH
IndustryPlastics processing
Founded1966
FounderWilfried Ensinger
Headquarters,
Key people
Klaus Ensinger (MD)
Roland Reber (MD)
ProductsSemi-finished engineering plastics, finished parts, profiles, compounds
Revenue413 million EUR[1]
Number of employees
2,405 [1]
Websiteensingerplastics.com

The Ensinger Group is engaged in the development and manufacture of compounds, semi-finished products, technical parts, composite materials and profiles made of engineering and high-performance plastics. The family-owned enterprise is represented in major industrial regions with manufacturing facilities or sales offices. The main office is located in Nufringen/Baden-Württemberg, Germany.


History

edit

The company was founded in 1966 by Wilfried Ensinger[2] . First areas of focus included the manufacture and sale of thermoplastic engineering plastics. Closely linked with this technology, the company worked on further development of the extrusion process and application technology. A short time after relocation of the headquarters to Nufringen, Ensinger launched the production of components manufactured by machining semi-finished products. In 1977, the company dispatched its first volume-produced thermal insulating profiles made of glass fibre-reinforced polyamide 6.6 to manufacturers of aluminium windows [3] . A second plant was erected in 1980 in Cham/Bavaria. After the launch of other product lines, Ensinger founded a number of additional subsidiaries in Europe [4] [5], North America [6] [7] , South America and Asia. Since 2007 the company has been present in China with its own production facility.[8]

Locations

edit

The company group is employing a total workforce of ca. 2,500 in 33 locations:

Production sites
edit
  • Nufringen, Germany
  • Cham, Germany
  • Rottenburg-Ergenzingen, Germany
  • Seewalchen, Austria [9]
  • Linz, Austria
  • Otelfingen, Switzerland [10]
  • Beynost, France
  • Olcella di Busto Garolfo, Italy
  • Tonyrefail, Wales, UK [11]
  • Bridgwater, UK
  • Rossendale, UK [12]
  • Washington, Pennsylvania, USA [13] [14]
  • Grenloch, New Jersey, USA
  • Greenwood, Delaware, USA
  • Putnam, Connecticut, USA [15]
  • Houston, Texas, USA [16]
  • Sao Leopoldo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
  • Song Jiang, Shanghai, China
  • Johor, Malyasia

The company also owns subsidiaries in Denmark, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Czech Republic, Turkey, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, India, Taiwan and South Korea.[17]

Business segments

edit

To process the thermoplastic polymers, Ensinger uses a number of production methods, in particular compounding, extrusion, machining, injection moulding, casting, sintering and compression molding.

The spectrum of materials used ranges from engineering plastics (such as PA, PET und POM) through to the category of highly temperature-resistant high-performance plastics (such as PEEK[18] ,PPS, PI) .

Thermoplastic polymer products are used in different fields, including the automotive and aerospace industries, mechanical engineering, medical technology [19] [20] , the electrical and semiconductor sectors and food industry.

edit


References

edit
  1. ^ a b Bundesanzeiger: Konzernabschluss zum Geschäftsjahr vom 1. April 2016 bis zum 31. März 2017
  2. ^ "Ensinger Celebrates 50 Years | USGlass Magazine & USGNN Headline News". www.usglassmag.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  3. ^ "High-profile insulation – Interview with Wilfried Ensinger to mark 40 years of insulbar". glassonweb.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  4. ^ "Ensinger Precision Engineering - MediWales". www.mediwales.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  5. ^ "Half century of activity, 25 years in Italy". www.macplas.it. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  6. ^ "Ensinger Industries, Inc. acquires Penn Fibre Plastics, Inc. and A. L. Hyde Company: Plastic Distributor & Fabricator". www.plasticsmag.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  7. ^ "Ensinger to build new facility in North Strabane". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  8. ^ "ENSINGER: Expansion of injection moulding and machining capacity / New plant in Ergenzingen / Production facility in China | Plasteurope.com". www.plasteurope.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  9. ^ "Ensinger opens Austrian subsidiary and invests in UK site". Plastics News Europe. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  10. ^ Editor, Plastics com (2017-05-15). "Ensinger Acquires Swiss Composite Specialist Next Composites". plastics.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Williamson, David (2006-01-14). "Ensinger founder opens engineer's £5m HQ". walesonline. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  12. ^ Taylor, Leanne (2014-11-24). "Ensinger acquires British specialist supplier Elekem". British Plastics and Rubber. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  13. ^ "Ensinger to stay in North Strabane - Washington County Chamber of Commerce". www.washcochamber.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  14. ^ "Ensinger expansion project progresses - Washington County Chamber of Commerce". www.washcochamber.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  15. ^ "Putnam Precision Molding - Putnam Precision Molding specializes in custom injection modular molding of close tolerance engineered resins of mechanical drive components." directory.packagingdigest.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  16. ^ "Ensinger Special Polymers Inc". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  17. ^ "Locations | Ensinger". www.ensingerplastics.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  18. ^ Kumar, Amit; Yap, Wai Teng; Foo, Soo Leong; Lee, Teck Kheng (2018-02-21). "Effects of Sterilization Cycles on PEEK for Medical Device Application". Bioengineering. 5 (1). doi:10.3390/bioengineering5010018. ISSN 2306-5354. PMC 5874884. PMID 29466289.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link)
  19. ^ Group, Techbriefs Media. "Three Criteria for Materials in Application Development". www.medicaldesignbriefs.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  20. ^ GmbH, finanzen net. "Global Medical Plastics Market2 - Key Playerd are Lubrizol, Ensinger, Celanese, Trinseo, BASF and Arkema | Markets Insider". markets.businessinsider.com. Retrieved 2019-03-25.

Category:Engineering companies of Germany Category:Manufacturing companies of Germany Category:Privately held companies of Germany Category:German brands Category:Medical technology companies of Germany Category:Plastics industry
Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Germany