Van Dorn Demag   Corporation 

Name: Van Dorn Demag Corp. 

Address: 11792 Alameda  City: Strongsville 

State: Ohio   President: William Carteaux

Products: Injection Molding Machines

 Founded: 1872

   Officials at Van Dorn Demag Corporation and Demag Ergotech GmbH announced an alliance that will combine their North American marketing, sales and service functions.

   “Combining Van Dorn Demag’s existing lines with select Demag Ergotech high tech machines such as their high speed and multi-component systems, as well as standard small machine ranges, produces many benefits for our valued customers,” says William Carteaux, newly appointed president and CEO of Van Dorn Demag. “This alliance also will strengthen the presence of both companies in North America , and allow us to truly deliver more to our customers.

   “From a customer’s perspective, Van Dorn Demag now offers a full range of machinery and molding technology to meet the needs of virtually every application. Molders can now choose from hydraulic, toggle and vertical to hybrid, electric, multi-component and high-speed. Combining this selection with our Molder Action Network support clearly means that Van Dorn Demag is the single source for molders.”

   Helmar Franz, president and CEO of Demag Ergotech GmbH, said, “Van Dorn Demag’s experienced sales organization, superb service, and its reputation for quality, reliable machines, will enhance our market penetration for the Ergotech Series machines. Through Van Dorn Demag, we will continue to serve and deliver more for our existing North American customer base while opening doors to new customers.

   “In addition, through the Demag Ergotech sales network, Van Dorn Demag’s international customers will have the ability to purchase machines.”

   All products will be sold through the Van Dorn Demag North American sales network. In addition, one line of machines, the Ergotech Viva, will be offered over the Internet.

   The Van Dorn Demag product offering will be unified in appearance, but offer escalating levels of performance. Additionally, as the next generation of the Pathfinder control is developed it will be adapted to the entire Van Dorn Demag line of machines.

   “The combining of Demag Ergotech with Van Dorn Demag in North America is a prime example of the synergistic relationship that exists between our two companies,” says Carteaux. “One brand strengthens another, in an environment conducive to an exchange of ideas and the development of many synergies that ultimately benefit the customer.”

   He added that Van Dorn Demag and Demag Ergotech have a history of working together to develop and share new technologies.

   “In recent years, our two companies have worked together to develop the Caliber and all-electric IntElect Series, as well as several projects on control technology. Therefore, a more formalized working business and sales arrangement in North America is a natural part of our relationship,” Carteaux says.

   Van Dorn Demag Corporation, Strongsville , Ohio , has been a leading injection molding machine manufacturer since shipping its first machine in 1945. With the largest installed base of any U.S.-based IM manufacturer, the company produces, supplies and services a full-range of injection molding machines, including the Van Dorn Demag Caliber, Spectra, HT, IntElect, Newbury, Praxis, Cadence, Ergotech El-Exis, Ergotech Multi, and Ergotech Viva Series machines. Demag Ergotech GmbH, Schwaig , Germany , has manufactured injection molding machines for over 50 years, serving hundreds of applications around the world.

   Founded in 1872, Van Dorn Demag Corporation started as Van Dorn Company, a manufacturer of iron accessories such as wrought iron furniture, mailboxes and jail cells. Van Dorn Demag manufactured its first injection molding machine in the United States in 1945 and participated in the first National Plastics Exhibition in 1946, contributing to the early days of the plastics industry.

   The company quickly became a leader in the manufacture of injection molding machinery as a result of product innovation, close attention to quality, reliable products, and customer service. The company has sold more than 30,000 machines in the world marketplace and has the largest installed base of machines of any injection molding machinery manufacturer in the United States today. Van Dorn Demag’s attention to quality has been recognized in a number of ways, such as attaining ISO 9001 and QS9000 certifications and, in 2001, becoming the first manufacturer to win the Ohio Award for Excellence-Level 4, Governor’s Award.

   The company became a member of the Mannesmann AG family through the acquisition of Van Dorn Plastic Machinery Co. in April 1993. Van Dorn Plastic Machinery Co. merged with Mannesmann’s U.S. plastic machinery operation to form the Van Dorn Demag Corporation, improving its financial and technological position. In April 1996, Van Dorn Demag Corporation acquired Newbury Industries, a longtime industry contributor that specializes in the design and manufacture of vertical injection machines. This acquisition continues to grow the machine solutions the corporation offers to injection molders. Newbury Industries has sold in excess of 12,000 injection molding machines since 1957.

  In 1998, Mannesmann AG created the Mannesmann Plastics Machinery Group, with Van Dorn Demag as a member. With its six member companies and sales of more than $1.1 billion, MPM is the largest manufacturer of injection molding machinery in the world.

   Recently, Mannesmann AG (with total sales in excess of $22 billion) was sold to Vodaphone Airtouch plc. In turn, Vodaphone Airtouch plc sold its $11 billion Engineering and Automotive businesses, of which Mannesmann Plastics Machinery is a member, to a joint venture between Siemens AG and Robert Bosch GmbH for $9 billion in cash, with Siemens ultimately retaining ownership.

Facilities

   Van Dorn Demag Corporation uses the resources of nearly 00 people and five modern, highly efficient production facilities to design, manufacture and support small and large, horizontal and vertical injection molding machines. Its newest pursuit is a specially designed and built 77,500-sq-ft facility to house our Molder Action Network, a customer service center for Modification and Integration Operation, Aftermarket Parts, Troubleshooting, Field Service, Training, and Processing Support functions. The new facility opened in the fall of 2000.