Engel is expanding its range of Victory injection moulding machines. The Austrian manufacturer has restructured its range of tie barless injection moulding machines into three categories: electric, hybrid and hydraulic. It has also taken the opportunity to integrate a former model, the e-motion TL, which now bears the name Victory electric. It is aimed primarily at markets requiring the production of large quantities of high-precision parts in short cycles, such as the medical, automotive, electronics and technical moulding industries.
The machine, which combines the strengths of column-free technology with the features of servo-electric drives, has been upgraded with more energy-efficient drive components and faster injection units.
Victory electric is available with clamping forces ranging from 30 to 130 tonnes. To meet market demand for hydraulically-assisted tools, the press has integrated a hydraulic system for clamping forces from 80 tonnes. This makes it more cost-effective than external hydraulic systems, while maintaining a compact footprint.
The large moulding area, freed up by the tie-barless design, also simplifies mould changes and makes it easier to use very large and complex moulds without having to resort to another tie-bar machine with a higher clamping force.
Technology on the podium
As an exhibitor at JEC World 2025 (Stand 5L106), Engel will be presenting a press from its Victory range. The show’s Innovations Planets showroom will also feature a product produced on a Victory injection moulding machine, the Cockpit handlebar. Manufactured by Canyon, these lightweight, hollow handlebars are fluidmelt injection-moulded with PA6 and carbon-fibre reinforced tapes. The use of thermoplastics has made it possible to replace aluminium. The handlebar was developed in collaboration with Simoldes, Plastic Innovation, Artefakt Design and Domo Chemicals.
The manufacturer also recently won a JEC Innovation Award for its collaboration on the thermoplastic sandwich moulding project. The project, which brought together Fraunhofer, Daimler Truck, ElringKlinger, ThermHex Waben and devis, enabled fully automated production of 3D-moulded components in a lightweight, material-efficient sandwich construction. Engel’s Vduo press was used for this truck glovebox lid application.
Source: jeccomposites.com
