Krauss Maffei Injection Moulding Machinery chosen by Large European Automotive Components Supplier

Krauss Maffei of Munich Germany, a world leader in plastics machinery have been selected by the IAC Group, a leading global supplier of automotive components and systems, to equip their new production plant in Bals (Romania) with their state of the art Injection Moulding Machinery.

The new €58 million, 15,000m² facility in Bals (Romania) will produce instrument panels, door panels, headliners and other interior trim components to support Ford Motor Company’s production of two new passenger cars.

As sole supplier for plastics technologies, Krauss Maffei will supply 28 Injection Moulding machines from 500 to 3,200 tonnes clamping force, plus systems for polyurethane foaming and punching.

The double digit million dollar sale will see Krauss Maffei supply and assemble the machines and moulds, develop, plan and design the product elements and provide other services as part of the order.

“The fact that IAC has chosen Krauss Maffei as system supplier for the new plant is more than simply a confirmation of our Technology³ approach to delivering application-specific process solutions” said Dr Karlheinz Bourdon, Head of Injection Moulding at Krauss Maffei.

Technology³ is Krauss Maffei’s unique market position to bring together new dimensions of productivity for customers, as they are the single supplier of three distinct plastic machinery technologies (Injection Moulding Technology, Extrusion Technology & Reaction Process Machinery)