Company claims machines are 30 per cent cheaper than European-made rivals

Based in the northern Italian town of Cazzago, Haitian Europe has announced that it is taking delivery this month of Haitian’s new improved HTFW series and that the new range is 30% cheaper than machines from other European manufacturers.

The new series with 60 to 4,000 tonnes clamping force has been adapted to meet European design, performance and reliability requirements and involves Basic, Universal and Premium, equipped with at least two injection units per model, in order to meet the requirements of a range of market segments, the company says.

Electric, electronic, hydraulic and drive components on the machines and the Keba 1075 or 4030 (for the Premium model) control systems from are all made in Europe. Haitian has its headquarters in Ningbo in China and claims to be the worldwide largest injection moulding machinery manufacturer, accounting in China for an overall 28% market share in 2005 and more than 60% market share for machines above 500 tonnes clamping force.

The company says that it sold around 1,100 injection moulding machines in Europe last year, saying that this represents a 10% European market share by volume.