Engel History
1949
Charles Engel sheet metal worker produces first Shopmaster table and Engel as a Company is established with volume of sales.
1957
Engel Adds Rollformer and Small Tool i.e. Cleatbenders, Notchers. Also added the versatile power brake called Bend All.
1965
First Coil LInes with Shopmasters being fed. Electric Shear with Beading, Straightening and Feed Table to Shopmaster.
1968
Digital Dynapar added. Coil lines with flying notcher and mechanical brake.
1970
Hydraulic Length Control Compact 5-14 Coil LInes w/Fly- Wheel Mechanical Shear and Engel Built Digital Controls +/- 1/32 Accuracy.
1972
Dual Head Cleatroller introduced to Duct LInes.
1975
Lin-O-Matic with Gripnail Pinning System introduced along with purchased ECCI Controls Package (Digital).
1977
Full Hydraulic Compact Coil line shear, notch and feed.
1980
First 5 Batch Micro Processor Controls.
History Continued
1982
Engel TDF T25-B introduced to Market.
1990
Hydraulic Wrapper Brake w/side eject & Engel Built PC Controls E 1000 Controller.
1995
Engel Seam Closer Introduced. Engel Fold N Shear introduced. End Eject Braking System in lieu of Side Eject.
1999
Engel Fold N Shear With In Line Cleatroller introduced.
2003
Engel is acquired by Mestek, Inc.
2006
The Engel Coil Lines are upgraded with Iowa Precision Features and Marketed under Mestek Machinery and the Compact II Front End now expandable.
2008
ValuePLUS line was created and offered to the market.
2009
The newly designed TDC V16 is offered to the market – The Pneumo-Wrap Brake is now offered for contractors to bend TDF and TDC.
2014
Iowa Precision and Engel introduce in-line Plasma cutting and welded duct options to coil lines
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