IMPRESSIONS OF THE ENGL FACTORY
Sound test cabin for the final acoustic amp check:
"Screamer 50" combo amps during test phase.
Preparing combo casing for chassis assembling
"amp production line": employee adds the production protocol
to the 19" rack power amps ( requires by EN / DIN rules).
ENGL screenprinting room for the amp's front and rear panels.
Separate room with soldering machine.
Amp production line seen from above.
Assembling of the cooling fan into the MIDI preamp 580 chassis;
this high tech preamp is equipped with a MIDI control system and a COM port
for software updates and remote control via PC.
Employee checks the soldered boards and prepare them for assembling.
Employee prepares the PCB's for the assembling into the amp
chassis.
Employee during assembling of a 19" preamp.
Prefabricated amp chassis stored in special roll containers;
on the left side a container with E670 - ENGL Special Edition Amp Chassis.
Horst Langer, ENGL Amp Designer during a sound check
in the sound room: to the far left a stack of Special Edition Amps,
left beside H.L. a nice stack of "Ritchie Blackmore Signature" amp heads.
Technical test room: a complete electrical check routine of an ENGL 580 preamp
executed by the techician Alex; this test routine is very demanding due to the complex techniques
of this preamp.
The ENGL crew.
Packaging service and shipping preparation.
Technical test facilities; complete electrical check of an ENGL Special Edition
head - E670: a highly concentration demanding and a time intensively mission
due to the many features this amp head is equipped with.
Employee hand wiring the components inside the head amp chassis.
Employee hand wiring the components inside the combo amp chassis.
Employee mounting a combo amp chassis.