We begin a new year, in 2024, reaching an outstanding milestone that fills the people who form part of the Matrix community with pride. We are celebrating fifty years of a consolidated project that enjoys prestige based on a philosophy based on quality. Throughout the year, we will remember and celebrate this anniversary, recognising the people who have gone before us and looking forward with enthusiasm to the future of the company.
In 1974, in the town centre of Ripoll, Matrix SA was born. The new company was the initiative of the Ripoll industrialists Eduard Soler and Josep Palau, who had been working since 1971 on the creation of a tooling workshop to supply the company S&P with metal stamping dies and plastic and aluminium injection moulds. Furthermore, in the so-called cellular growth of the S&P group, Matrix SA acquired the autonomy to market its services outside the group. In this way, the sources of income are diversified and knowledge from other industrial sectors is increased. Matrix is established in Carrer Vinyes de Ripoll, one of the streets that form the backbone of the old quarter of the town, occupying a 3,000 m² building.
In the coming months, we will be reviewing and recalling the most important events of this half-century of life.
We are pleased to announce our participation at Metalmadrid 2023 exhibition on 15-16 November, a leading event in the metalworking and fabrication industry to be held at IFEMA, Madrid. Matrix Tools & Dies division, we will be present at stand 8G27.
We invite you to visit us at our stand to learn about our solutions in stamping and high precision tooling. A technical-sales team will be at your disposal to show you how our solutions can improve your manufacturing process and efficiency.
If you would like to arrange a meeting with our sales manager, Pablo Marqués, you can do so by sending an email to pmarques@matrix-sa.com.To facilitate your access, we offer you the possibility to download a free ticket at the following link
We look forward to meeting you at Metalmadrid 2023 and exploring together how Matrix Tools & Dies can contribute to your company's success in the stamping industry.
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We are pleased to inform you that we will be exhibiting at Fakuma 2023, a key event in the plastics and rubber processing sector taking place in Friedrichshafen, Germany from 17-21 October. You will find us in Hall 1 together with leading industry suppliers. You are cordially invited to visit us at our stand 1306 in Hall 1.
There, we will be presenting our injection moulding solutions. It will be a valuable opportunity to tell you how our technologies can benefit your company.
For your convenience, you can download a free ticket via the following link: Registration Link. using this code: BCWJY-HSHZC
We hope you will visit us at Fakuma 2023 and explore the possibilities we can offer to improve your business in the industry.
Axel Auprince, a 21 year old from Toulouse, has successfully completed his two month internship at Matrix thanks to the partnership agreement with Polyvia. During this time, Axel has demonstrated a constructive attitude and has excelled in the quality department.
Axel has completed his second year at the engineering school IMT Nord Europe, in partnership with Polyvia training, in the field of plastics and composites. Polyvia Formation is the french vocational training organisation for the plastics and composites industry. Each year, Polyvia Formation trains 650 young talents in internships.
We wish him the best of luck in his professional future and hope to see him again in future collaboration opportunities.
Thank you, Axel, for being part of our team and for your valuable contribution!
Lino Sessa, sales manager of the moulds division, and Pablo Marqués, head of the dies division, participated in the networking session organised by the Packaging Cluster of Catalonia and the Packaging Valley cluster of Germany.
The Interpack is the world's largest and most important trade fair for the packaging sector and related process industries.
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Bosch takes over from Josep Abril as the responsible person for spare parts and repairs. With over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing and assembly of injection moulds, Miquel Bosch was trained at the Eduard Soler Foundation - Escola del treball del Ripollès, a specialized vocational training center, and subsequently joined Matrix SA.
Miquel has held the position of shift manager in the assembly section until his recent incorporation into the commercial department of Matrix SA. Mr. Miquel Bosch is at your disposal to attend to your inquiries through the following channels.
Telephone:+34 606 79 29 25
e-mail: mbosch@matrix-sa.com
Josep Abril, After Sales Manager and Head of Operations at Matrix SA,has retired after a long career in the injection mould making sector.
Since 2005, Abril has been part of the Matrix SA project. He has developed his career in strategic positions of responsibility, helping to consolidate Matrix as a reference mould maker in Spain.
The entire MATRIX staff thanks Josep Abril for the work he has done, as well as recognizes the success achieved during his years in the company.
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MATRIX,S.A. has placed its trust in Hexagon Manufactoring Intelligence for the Metrology systems of the quality department of the company, and the control systems in production.
In 2021, the installation of the Hexagon Optiv multisensory took place, and since then, the machine park for the measurement at MATRIX has increased its productivity and flexibility.
HEXAGON SPAIN, no stranger to MATRIX competitiveness in the injection mould sector and progressive tooling has dedicated an extensive case study, where solutions for the North American brand are reviewed.
You can see the video in the following link
Marqués, with a long career in the automotive sector, takes the reins of the technical-commercial management of dies and tools department. Specialist in metal stamping, Pablo has comprehensive experience in the development of stamping projects. His professional start was as a die designer and later he was responsible for projects in the automotive industry.
Marqués takes over from Ramón Altarriba who recently retired. For both, Matrix SA, wishes them luck and success in their projects.
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Aurelien Fontain is 18 years old and is from Alençon in Normandy (France). He is studying Higher Vocational Training in plastics and during July he has been training at the Matrix SA factory.
This first experience with international students has been a complete success for both parties. Fontain has been involved in the injection mold construction process and has been working in different departments: assembly, metrology and injection. This collaboration has been possible thanks to the agreement with French cluster Polyvia.
Thank you very much Aurelien for your commitment!
À bientôt
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Carlos Almor joins the engineering office of Matrix Injection Moulds. Carlos, 48 years old, begins his second stage in The Matrix. Almor is from Barcelona, is a draftsman and designer of injection moulds with 3 decades of experience in the sector.
Carlos is a specialist in injection of new materials and new technologies in machining.
Welcome Carlos!
On March 31, Ramon Altarriba, head of dies and tools division, retired. Ramon Altarriba joined Matrix SA staff in 1977. He started as an operator in the workshop handling lathes and milling machines. Later, he joined the moulds and dies design department. In the 1980s, Altarrriba's advanced knowledge of english language helped him to deal numerous business contacts outside of Spain, reaching collaboration agreements with Japanese companies.
Ramon Altarriba was a pioneer in the industry with the implementation of Integraph CAD/CAM drawing software. In the last 2 decades, Ramon has been the commercial and technical manager in the tooling department of Matrix SA.
Ramon, we will miss you
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