Schwertberg, Austria – August 2022
ENGEL is expanding its cooperation with the KIMW institute (KunststoffInstitut Lüdenscheid) in the training area.

Alongside classroom training, the two partners are developing joint new e-learning options. Possessing a firm understanding of injection moulding machines, robots and the interaction of individual process steps means getting more out of injection moulding production – more productivity, more stable processes and enhanced product quality. With this in mind, ENGEL training is supporting customers with a comprehensive programme of further education and training options which will include seminars, workshops and certified training courses. For ENGEL, collaboration with partners in this area is critical.

“Through cooperation agreements, we are expanding our training range for customers and allowing participants to see the bigger picture and learn about other relevant areas of plastics processing,” emphasises Kathrin Neunteufel-Steyer, head of ENGEL training

Based in the German town of Lüdenscheid, the KIMW plastics institute for midmarket companies is one of ENGEL’s longest-standing partners. The main reason for intensifying cooperation is the fact that the KIMW – like ENGEL – is a pioneer in e-learning for the plastics industry.

“We are working together to develop new online training courses,” says NeunteufelSteyer. As a first step, several of ENGEL’s existing e-learning courses based on the operation of injection moulding machines and robots were incorporated into the Plastics School (www.kunststoff-schule.de), a platform-based training offer from the KIMW that is independent of location.