ensingerplastics.com

# Ensinger – High-Performance Plastic Solutions

The Ensinger Group is a globally leading developer, manufacturer and distributor of a wide range of products made from engineering and high-performance plastics. The portfolio includes compounds, stock shapes, thermoplastic composites, filaments, pi powders, injection-moulded and machined parts as well as custom tubes, microsystems and industrial and construction profiles. Founded in 1966 by Wilfried Ensinger and headquartered in Nufringen, Germany, this family-owned company has established a leading position in its industry.

The company’s operational One-Stop Shop strategy is guided by the philosophies of partnership and customer benefit. The focus is not just on selling products but on being perceived as an integrated solution provider and development partner. By offering material expertise, diverse manufacturing processes, and engineering services from a single source, Ensinger creates value across the entire supply chain. This allows Ensinger to play a key role in the development processes of its customers, particularly in highly complex industries such as medical technology and aerospace.


## Comprehensive product and solution portfolio

- [Compounds](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/compounds): Ensingers wide range of standard compounds with enhanced properties such as modified friction, outstanding mechanical properties or detectable compounds for the use in food production. In addition, the Compounds unit develops custom thermoplastic blends to meet specific performance requirements.

- [Stock Shapes](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes): All semi-finished plastic products (plates, rods, tubes) made from over 100 thermoplastic materials. These high-quality shapes are extruded or cast and serve as industrial blanks for machining and fabrication.

- [Sintered Plastics](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/sintered-plastics): Ensingers non-melting polyimide materials (TECASINT) produced via sintering. These high-temperature plastics offer exceptional mechanical stability, low wear, and low outgassing for extreme environments (e.g. vacuum, aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing).

- [Composites](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/composites): Ensingers thermoplastic matrix materials reinforced with fibres. Ensinger develops composite plates, organosheets, semipres and prepregs as well as customised solutions that combine high-strength fibres with polymer matrices for lightweight, high-performance applications.

- [Filaments](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/filaments): This page shows all 3D printing filaments made from engineering plastics. High-performance filaments (e.g. PEEK, PA) enable additive manufacturing of functional parts with the chemical, mechanical and thermal benefits of Ensinger’s specialty polymers.

- [PI Powder](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/pi-powder): All of Ensingers polyimide powders used e.g. for coatings. This high-purity powder can produce parts or coatings with excellent thermal stability, often used in demanding industries like aerospace.

- [Substrates](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/composites): This pages shows the four innovative PEEK-based substrate materials (e.g. TECAWAFER, TECASUB) for electronics and microsystems. These advanced plastics serve as high-performance alternatives to silicon, ceramic, or glass substrates, and are recyclable while withstanding harsh processing conditions.

- [Machined Parts](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/machining): This page and subpages are about our precision finished parts custom-machined from Ensinger’s stock shapes. Ensinger’s machining services deliver tight-tolerance components made of engineering plastics, offering an alternative to metal parts in machinery, equipment, and device applications.

- [Injection Moulded Parts](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/injection-molding): Injection-moulded plastic parts made from engineering and high-performance polymers. Ensinger offers tailored solutions from prototyping to serial production, focusing on high precision, complex geometries, and application-specific material modifications.

- [Custom Tubes](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/shapes/sintered-plastics): Specially developed, extruded plastic tubes for industrial applications. Ensinger manufactures tubes from high-performance plastics in various diameters and wall thicknesses.

- [Custom Profiles](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/customised-profiles): Plastic profiles for industrial applications. Ensinger designs and manufactures profiles with specialised geometries and materials tailored to customer requirements.

- [Composite Solutions](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/composite-engineering-prototyping): Ensinger Composite Solutions offers thermoplastic composite materials with high variability in material design – from matrix and fiber selection to placement, filling degree, and processing stage. Agile production enables rapid prototyping, reducing time-to-market and supported by a high level of expertise.

- [Microsystems](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/microsystems): Ensinger Microsystems Technology (EMST) combines high-performance plastics with MEMS manufacturing, enabling innovative microsystems with advanced functionalisation, integration, and customisation. Subpages highlight sensor solutions, substrates, and application examples for miniaturised, high-performance devices.


## Comprehensive material expertise

Ensinger’s technological leadership is founded on its extensive material expertise, beginning with compounding. The company develops and produces its own plastic compounds to optimise polymer properties for highly specific applications. By adding fillers and reinforcements such as carbon fibres, glass fibres or PTFE, entirely new functionalities can be achieved. These include materials with improved dry-running friction properties, plastics with defined electrical conductivity for Semicon applications or detectable variants for food production safety.

- [Thermoplastic materials](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/thermoplastic-materials): An overview of the materials offered by Ensinger, categorised into high-performance, engineering or standard plastics. Subpages detail individual materials, their properties and typical applications as well as products offered by Ensinger.

- [Engineering Solutions](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/plastic-material-selection): An overview of typical material properties for different industries, with corresponding Ensinger products and solutions.


## Industries served

Ensinger supports several major industries with specialised materials and application expertise built through decades of technical collaboration.

- [Medical & Biopharma](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/medical, https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/biopharma): High-purity, biocompatible (MT-grade), and sterilisable materials for implants, surgical instruments, and components for biopharmaceutical processing. Strict compliance with ISO 13485 and full traceability are essential.

- [Aerospace](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/aircraft-aerospace):Focus on weight reduction, chemical resistance and flame retardancy. Overview of materials that are qualified according to standards such as FAR 25.853 to meet stringent safety requirements.

- [Semiconductor and Electronics manufacturing](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/semiconductor): This industry demands maximum purity, low outgassing, plasma resistance and dimensional stability at extreme temperatures. Ensinger collaborates directly with industry engineers to develop solutions for wafer handling, CMP processes, and chip handling.

- [Oil and gas](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/oil-gas): Ensinger presents solutions and materials that can withstand high temperatures, high pressures and aggressive chemicals. Compliance with standards such as ISO/NORSOK is a key requirement.

- [Mechanical Engineering](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/engineering): Replacing metal components with plastics improves wear resistance, reduces weight, enables dry-running applications and lowers costs.

- [Food technology](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/food-technology): Overview of our food-grade plastics and solutions compliant with FDA and EU regulations. Specialty materials include optically blue and detectable plastics to prevent product contamination.

- [Mobility and Automotive](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/mobility): Solutions for weight reduction, friction and wear reduction in drivetrains, chemically resistant components in fluid systems and parts for alternative drives (e.g., hydrogen, batteries).

- [Building](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/building): Dominated by insulbar® thermal insulation profiles, which are essential for energy-efficient windows doors & facades.

- [Renewable Energy & Hydrogen](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/renewable-energy, https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/hydrogen): A growing focus area, supplying materials for wind and solar energy, fuel cells, as well as hydrogen production and storage. These applications require performance at cryogenic temperatures or under high pressure.



## Optional

- [Sustainability](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/sustainability): Overview of Ensinger’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives. Includes information on the company’s efforts in environmental protection, resource efficiency, social responsibility, and sustainable product solutions (with detailed subpages for environment, social commitment and governance policies).

- [Compliance & Ethics](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/sustainability/governance/compliance): Information on Ensinger’s compliance programs and ethical guidelines. Outlines the company’s commitment to lawful and responsible conduct, including codes of conduct, supply chain due diligence (LkSG compliance) and avenues for reporting concerns. This ensures transparent and credible corporate governance.

- [Locations](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/locations): 
Overview of the Ensinger Group's more than 30 production and sales locations worldwide. The locations are strategically positioned in key markets in Europe, North and South America, and Asia.

- [Press & News](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/press-and-news): Press releases, news updates and media resources from Ensinger. This section provides the latest company news (e.g. executive appointments, new product line investments) and an archive of press releases. It is mainly intended for journalists and interested stakeholders to get official information and contact press representatives.

- [New Business Factory](https://www.ensingerplastics.com/en/new-business-factory): Information about the New Business Factory established by Ensinger. It serves as an internal innovation driver that combines a start-up mentality with the resources of a global player, thus acting as a strategic instrument for active market development.