Thermix® TX.N® plus: the latest spacer generation from Ensinger
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he Ensinger Group was founded in Ehningen, Germany in 1966 by Wilfried Ensinger who recognised the potential offered by the emerging high-tech plastics of that era. Intrigued by this opportunity, Ensinger designed and constructed new plastic extrusion methods to produce highquality semi-finished products and machine elements. Ensinger’s success resulted in the company relocating to nearby Nufringen in 1970, where the new family business established a dedicated plastics manufacturing complex. The company also acquired the nearby warehousing and factory space in order to expand its capabilities to meet future demand. Following four decades of continuous investment, innovation and acquisition, the Ensinger Group today is represented worldwide with 27 major production plants
and global R&D facilities. In 2012 Ensinger employed more than 2100 people and achieved consolidated sales revenues of over €350 million. Today Ensinger’s high performance compounds and optimised solutions can be found across a broad spectrum of manufacturing industries, from mechanical engineering and the automotive industry, to medical device technology and the building industry. The company’s plastic semi-finished products and machined or injection moulded precision parts also form the basis for technical innovations in the food industry, aeronautical engineering and the electronics industries.
Optimising thermal efficiency One of Ensinger’s important business sectors is that of industrial plastic profiles for windows and façades. The company manu-
factures these special profiles using both extrusion and co-extrusion methods. Ensinger’s Thermix® spacers are the global brand of choice for the insulation of double glazed and triple glazed windows. The company’s latest generation of Thermix® TX.N® plus spacers offers one of the most effective reduction of heat loss at the glass edge area. The resulting lower heat loss through the window and without higher temperatures at the glass edge, help drive down energy and heating costs and reduce considerably the risk of condensation. The latest generation of Thermix® spacers is the culmination of almost 20 years of experience in the development, production and application of its famous Thermix® spacer brand. Lingens said, “Thermix was the first ‘warm edge’ product containing highly
Qualified employees as a basis for success of the Ensinger group
Dr. Albert Lingens, Sales Director (Business Unit Thermix®) Industry Europe 139
