Winkle's goal is to develop products with the highest quality and the lowest environmental impact, while ensuring the health and safety of our customers. Through R&D, we are committed to the continuous improvement of our products, always offering the most innovative resins and filaments. The result of this commitment are the certifications, approvals and projects we have acquired and developed in these fields.
Winkle’s integrated quality and environmental management system is certified to the following standards:
ISO 9001 is the most widely recognized quality management standard in the world. Its processes are oriented towards achieving the quality of the services and products that Winkle sells, the satisfaction of its customers and guarantees compliance with legal, labor and ethical regulations in its field.
ISO 14001 provides WINKLE with a framework within which to protect the environment and respond to changing environmental conditions, always in balance with customer satisfaction and product quality.
REACH is the regulation concerning the registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemical substances and mixtures. WINKLE’s filaments and resins comply with this regulation, ensuring our commitment to providing a high level of protection for human health and the environment.
At Winkle we are committed to sustainability by reducing the consumption of resources in our production processes and to the circular economy to take advantage of resources to reduce, recycle and reuse raw materials and manage our waste correctly.
Ecoembes is responsible for the proper management of the recycling of the packaging waste that Winkle puts on the market. They help us with the eco-design of our packaging to ensure it has minimal environmental impact.
As part of our extended responsibility as producers, Eco-Raee’s is responsible for the proper management of the industrial machinery we use in our production processes once it reaches the end of its useful life.
The “Circular Economy Pact in Castilla y León 2021-2030”, promoted by the Junta de CYL, focuses on promoting economic practices that respect natural resources and the reuse of materials. Winkle is part of it alongside the main public and private entities in the region.
At Winkle we are committed to innovation as a tool to face all our future challenges. Our most important projects in this field are:
Conceptualization of a digital twin that simulates 3D filament manufacturing processes, for the improvement of the same. The project has been funded by the Horizon 2020 program of the European Union.
We are proud to be part of several associations, thanks to them we come into contact with other companies in the sector, with whom we share interests, and develop collaborations.
The Association of Information and Communication Technology Companies of Salamanca is a provincial organization that brings together entrepreneurs from the New Technologies sector.
The Spanish Confederation of Information Technology, Communications, and Electronics Companies promotes the competitive improvement of companies and actively works on the development of the information and knowledge society through the dissemination of technology.
The largest network of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in information and communication technologies (ICT) in Europe.
International trade fair for additive manufacturing and 3D. Barakaldo (Vizcaya), Spain
Europe’s largest 3D printing and additive manufacturing event Frankfurt (Germany)
Noticias Salamanca
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Winkle highlights at Formnext 2023, the largest international trade fair for additive manufacturing.
Formnext 2023 provided Winkle with an exceptional platform to showcase its latest innovations in 3D filaments. From new materials to an expanded color range, they stood out as pioneers in the industry. In addition, they have diversified their services to the large-scale manufacturing sector, proudly presenting carbon fiber and glass fiber pellets, newly added to their portfolio.
La Crónica de Salamanca
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
A company from Salamanca triumphs at Formnext 2023.
The Salamancan company Winkle, leader in 3D filament manufacturing, has attended the International Additive Manufacturing Fair Formnext 2023, the largest in this field worldwide. There, it has shown its products and innovations to the more than 20,000 attendees that the prestigious event managed to gather.