Injection moulding machine finance
Electric, hydraulic and hybrid injection moulding machines funded for plastics processors, alongside robots, chillers, dryers and conveyors.
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Can you finance an injection moulding machine?
Yes. An injection moulding machine is a classic hard asset and funds on hire purchase with the machine as security. Used machines are funded routinely, and a well-kept press from a leading European brand can be twenty years old and still hold a credible market value. The catch is tooling. Moulds are customer-specific, often owned by the customer rather than the moulder, and have almost no resale value to anyone else, so funders treat them as soft costs and will usually exclude them or fund only part. Quote the machine and the tooling separately.
Used kit: Yes — used moulding machines fund strongly and presses fifteen to twenty years old are considered where shot counts, service history and a clear title are evidenced.
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What would an injection moulding machine cost per month?
Asset finance is quoted on a flat rate, so that is what the buttons show, with the equivalent APR beside it. Your exact rate depends on the asset, the term, the deposit and the lender.
Prime is an established, profitable business with clean credit. Specialist covers newer businesses and credit that needs explaining — the asset itself carries part of the risk, which is why finance is often available where an unsecured loan is not.
Representative example: on Hire Purchase, borrowing £25,000 over 48 months at a 5.15% flat rate (equivalent to 9.9% APR representative), you would repay around £628 a month; total amount repayable approximately £30,150, of which £5,150 is the cost of finance. This calculator is for illustration only — it is not a quote or an offer of finance, and the rate and repayments you are offered will depend on the asset, term, deposit and your circumstances. CW Asset Finance is a credit broker, not a lender, and may receive a commission from the lender that funds your agreement. All finance is subject to status, affordability and lender approval.
Rates shown are indicative flat rates with the equivalent APR alongside — the two are not the same number. Indicative only and does not constitute a quote or an offer of finance. Subject to status and lender approval.
How lenders treat it
Moulding machines are hard assets with real depth of resale across Europe, so underwriters are comfortable and terms can be generous. Everything around the press is where it gets tested. Moulds and tooling are soft: customer owned in many cases, and worthless outside that one part. Robots, dryers, chillers, granulators, hopper loaders and conveyors are separate identifiable assets and can be included on the same agreement. Installation is the other issue — a large press bolted into a reinforced floor with fixed water, power and compressed air begins to look like a fixture, so on a leased unit a landlord waiver may be required. Declines tend to involve single-customer dependency or a press bought abroad with no UK service route.
Makes and models we fund
Examples of the machines we are asked to fund. This is not an exhaustive list — if what you are buying is not here, it does not mean we cannot fund it. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine | What it is |
|---|---|
| Engel e-mac 180 | All electric moulding machine for precision parts |
| Engel victory 330 | Tie bar less machine for awkward tooling |
| Arburg Allrounder 470 H | Hybrid moulding machine for fast cycles |
| Arburg Allrounder 570 A | Electric machine for technical mouldings |
| Wittmann EcoPower 180 | Electric machine with integrated automation |
| Wittmann SmartPower 120 | Servo hydraulic machine for general moulding |
| Wittmann Battenfeld MicroPower | Micro moulding machine for tiny components |
| Negri Bossi Nova eT | Electric machine for medium tonnage work |
| Negri Bossi Canbio ST | Hydraulic machine for everyday production |
| Husky HyPET HPP5 | High output system for preform moulding |
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Who buys one
Typically an established moulder taking on a new programme that needs more clamp force or a tighter shot weight than the existing presses can give, with a customer PPAP date already fixed. Also processors replacing hydraulic machines with all-electric to cut energy cost per part, and firms bringing moulding in house after a supplier fails an audit.
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How it is treated for tax
Bought on hire purchase, business plant and machinery normally qualifies for capital allowances on the full cost even though you pay for it monthly, which is a large part of why hire purchase is the common structure. On a finance lease you generally set the rentals against profit instead. The rules change between budgets and your position depends on how you trade, so treat this as the direction of travel and get your accountant to confirm the detail before you commit.
Injection moulding machine finance questions
Can I finance the moulds as well as the machine?
Usually only in part, and often not at all. A mould is cut for one part for one customer and has no value to anyone else, which is exactly what makes it a soft cost. Where the customer owns the tool it cannot be funded by you at all. Price tooling separately from the press.
Do the robot and ancillaries go on the same agreement?
Yes. Take-out robots, material dryers, hopper loaders, chillers and beside-the-press granulators are all distinct machines with their own serial numbers and resale value. Putting them on one quotation with the press keeps everything on a single agreement and one payment.
Will my landlord need to sign anything?
Possibly. A large press bolted to a strengthened floor with fixed services can be argued to have become part of the premises, so a funder may ask for a short waiver confirming the machine remains theirs. It is routine in industrial lettings and rarely causes a delay if raised early.
How are stage payments on a new machine handled?
Carefully, because builders want money at order and before shipping while asset finance normally pays on delivery and acceptance. Some funders will make staged payments against the build; others will not. Settle this at the outset, particularly on imported machines with long lead times.
Does relying on one big customer affect the decision?
It can. An underwriter looks at what happens to the payments if that contract ends, so heavy concentration invites more questions. A signed programme or long-term agreement helps considerably, as does showing how the press would be redeployed on other work.
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