Why a 100-ton machine can cost $20,000 or $80,000 - tonnage, drive type and shot weight decide what you actually pay.
The most common question in our inbox: "What is the price of an injection moulding machine?" The only honest answer starts with four numbers from your part - clamp tonnage, shot weight, tie-bar spacing and cycle time. A machine for bottle caps and a machine for car bumpers share a category name and almost nothing else.
This guide turns those four numbers into indicative price bands, explains the servo-versus-hydraulic decision in plain language, and lists the hidden costs that surprise first-time buyers. See our injection moulding machines page for the machines themselves.
Set by your part's projected area and material. Bigger part, bigger machine, higher price - it scales directly.
Servo machines cost 15-30 percent more than fixed-pump hydraulic but cut electricity use by up to 50 percent.
The injection unit is sized to your part volume. Special screws - vented, bimetallic, high-shear - add cost.
Controller, pumps and hydraulics brand tier is where reliability lives - and where cheap machines cut corners.
Usually the biggest extra. Injection moulds run roughly $3,000-$40,000+ per set by cavitation and steel grade. Always ask what the quote includes.
Take-out robots, conveyors and insert loaders add $3,000-$20,000 but cut labour per part.
Load testing, warranty, spare parts commitment and training. No-support machines cost the most over five years.
Indicative ex-works India ranges for guidance only - your exact quote depends on specification and destination.
Caps, closures, small housings and thin-wall parts. The classic starter machine.
Crates, household goods, appliance parts and mid-size technical components.
Furniture, large industrial parts and multi-cavity production.
Pallets, large containers and heavy-duty engineering applications.
Ranges are ex-works India, machine only. Moulds, auxiliaries, freight, duties and installation are additional - see below.
$3,000-$40,000+ per set. Finalise part designs before ordering the machine.
Hopper dryer, loader, mould temperature controller, chiller and granulator - typically $5,000-$20,000 as a set.
Wiring, transformer capacity and backup. Servo drives cut running cost from day one - worth pricing before you buy.
Sea freight to your port plus duties from a few percent to 30+ depending on country and trade agreements.
Commissioning and operator training, plus a 5-10% spares stock. Our services and 7-day spare dispatch cover the rest.
Put both suppliers on the same one-page spec sheet and make each confirm in writing:
Same clamp force, same shot weight, same tie-bar spacing. A price for a smaller machine is not a lower price.
With the energy consumption figure. "Servo type" in the subject line and fixed pumps in the spec sheet happens more than you think.
Listed as included or excluded, line by line - not bundled into "complete plant".
A documented 72-hour full-load test with video of your actual machine, and a spare parts dispatch time in days - not "on request".
Indicative ex-works India ranges: $18,000-$35,000 for 60-150 ton servo toggle machines, $35,000-$70,000 for 150-350 ton, $60,000-$120,000 for 350-650 ton hydraulic and $100,000-$250,000+ for 650-1000+ ton heavy duty machines.
Tonnage is the clamp force holding the mould shut during injection. It comes from your part's projected area and material - send us the part drawing or sample and we calculate it free.
Servo machines cost 15-30 percent more but cut electricity use by up to 50 percent. Where power is expensive or cycles are long, servo pays back the difference within 1-3 years.
Usually not. Injection moulds are quoted separately - roughly $3,000-$40,000+ per set depending on cavitation, complexity and steel grade.
A 150-ton servo machine typically draws 15-25 kW in production; equivalent fixed-pump hydraulic machines draw 30-50 percent more. Your quote includes exact power and utility requirements.
Send your part drawing or a sample - get a free tonnage calculation, machine specification and itemized quote within 24 hours.