Manufacturers of plastics machinery are currently facing major challenges. In addition to optimizing productivity and the reliable production of high-quality products, the machines must also be energy-efficient in operation as a result of the increased consideration of total costs of ownership. In the energy-intensive plasticizing process in particular, energy consumption can be significantly reduced by using efficient drive technology. The machine footprint is also a major challenge. This should be as small as possible in order to achieve an improved space productivity for the machine user.