We buy used injection molding machines from Haitian International and its Zhafir brand: the Mars and Jupiter series and the all-electric Zhafir Venus. We usually buy on our own account and charge no commission on a direct purchase. Send us the machine data and you receive a first estimate. With all information in, the offer follows; on a direct purchase, payment is made by bank transfer before pickup, and we organise dismantling and transport. For the full market, see Sell injection molding machines.
Haitian International and the Zhafir brand
Haitian International is headquartered in Ningbo, China. The trade press often calls it the largest injection molding machine maker in the world by unit numbers, and by its own account it delivered more than 53,000 machines in 2024. We report the ranking as a recurring assessment of the trade press, not as an independently audited figure.
Zhafir is a German brand founded in 2005 and taken over by Haitian International around 2007. Around 2009 and 2010 a Zhafir production plant was built in Ebermannsdorf, Bavaria, supplying the European market. In the literature Zhafir is clearly a brand within the Haitian International group, with publications under the group’s name, not an independent company next to it.
The series: Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn
The group names its series after planets:
- Mars: Haitian International’s own hydraulic servo-motor mid-range line.
- Jupiter: the large two-platen series for high clamping forces.
- Venus: Zhafir’s all-electric series.
- Saturn: a further series within the group.
We buy all four, regardless of size or age.
Control: Sigmatek on Venus, no confirmed designation on Mars and Jupiter
The Zhafir Venus runs a touchscreen control system based on Sigmatek, a control maker that supplies the series. For the Mars and Jupiter series there is no confirmed, publicly documented model designation for a control of their own. We say that openly instead of inventing a name. A photo of the operator panel helps us place the control fitted to these series.
Why there are no public prices
The German used market for Haitian International and Zhafir machines is real and active, and several dealers specialise in it. Even so, the market is younger and more thinly documented overall than for the established German and Austrian makers, and reliable public price information practically does not exist. We therefore publish no invented range, only the factors that actually decide the value:
| Value factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Series | Mars, Jupiter and Zhafir Venus appeal to different buyer groups |
| Build year | Newer machines achieve more, regardless of series |
| Control | Sigmatek-based control documented on Venus; to be checked case by case on Mars and Jupiter |
| Clamping-force class | Decides the range of parts served and so the buyer pool |
Placing your machine without a public number
With no public price list for this brand, a personal valuation is the more reliable route to a realistic figure than an online search that leads nowhere. Tell us the series, build year, clamping force and, if you know it, the control designation. We place your machine from those details and our ongoing market observation. Our general method is in How we value your machine and What is my injection molding machine worth?.
What we need from you
- Series (Mars, Jupiter or Venus), build year and clamping force
- The control designation, if known
- Whether a robot or automation system is sold with the machine (relevant on Venus)
- Photos of the nameplate and operator panel
- Known faults and maintenance history
How the sale works
- Send the data. Free and without obligation.
- First estimate, from your data and our market knowledge.
- Offer usually within 24 to 48 hours on working days once all information is in. An urgent on-site visit takes place, usually within 48 to 72 hours on working days.
- Direct purchase: payment before pickup, then dismantling and transport, also for large Jupiter machines with automation. From first contact the process usually takes 7 to 15 working days. See How it works.
Related brands
Other injection molding machine makers with a thin public price picture that we also buy: Wittmann Battenfeld and Netstal. If you also run machines from Engel or Sumitomo Demag, we can value the whole fleet in one visit; see Plant closure.
Request a free valuation of your Haitian International or Zhafir machine.