We buy used Wittmann Battenfeld injection molding machines and older Battenfeld machines: EcoPower, SmartPower, MacroPower, MicroPower and VPower. We usually buy on our own account and charge no commission on a direct purchase. Send us the nameplate and operating data and you get a first estimate; once we have everything, the offer follows; and payment by bank transfer before pickup (direct purchase). We organise dismantling and transport. For the full market, see Sell injection molding machines.
From Battenfeld to Wittmann Battenfeld: one production line, two names
Battenfeld built up a plant in Meinerzhagen in the Sauerland region of Germany from 1954 and made injection molding machines there for decades. On 1 April 2008 the Austrian Wittmann Kunststoffgeräte GmbH took over the injection molding machine business. The result was Wittmann Battenfeld GmbH, headquartered in Kottingbrunn, Austria. Meinerzhagen is now the German sales and service site.
For valuing a used machine this is a useful fixed point: an old Battenfeld nameplate and a new Wittmann Battenfeld nameplate belong to the same production line, not to two different manufacturers. The build year relative to 2008 is still a value factor of its own, because it roughly indicates which control generation and which design level to expect.
The current range: EcoPower, SmartPower, MacroPower, MicroPower, VPower
Under the name PowerSeries, Wittmann Battenfeld currently offers five series:
- EcoPower: all-electric, roughly 55 to 550 t of clamping force. The electric entry and mid-range series.
- SmartPower: servo-hydraulic or hybrid, roughly 60 to 400 t. The versatile series for a wide range of parts.
- MacroPower: hydraulic large machines, 400 to 2,200 t. The series for large-volume parts, for example in automotive.
- MicroPower: micro molding, around 15 t, for the smallest precision parts with the tightest tolerances.
- VPower: vertical machines, roughly 120 to 300 t, for insert molding and vertical mold arrangement.
We buy all five, regardless of size or age within the series.
Control: UNILOG B8 and B8X, and older Battenfeld controls
Current Wittmann Battenfeld machines run the UNILOG B8 or B8X, a touchscreen operating system based on Windows 10 IoT. Older Battenfeld machines may carry an earlier Battenfeld control from the B4, B6 or B6P generation. Which control a particular machine has cannot be read off the build year; we check it from the nameplate and the operator panel, and a photo of the panel speeds this up considerably.
Why there are no public prices
For Battenfeld and Wittmann Battenfeld there is no reliable public price data, and we say so openly. On the usual used-machinery marketplaces there are real offers for EcoPower, SmartPower and MacroPower machines in meaningful numbers, but practically all show ‘price info’ rather than an amount. So instead of a made-up range, here are the factors that actually decide the value:
| Value factor | Effect on the price |
|---|---|
| Build year relative to 2008 | Newer machines built after the Wittmann takeover achieve more than older Battenfeld machines of the same size |
| Control generation | UNILOG B8 or B8X is in most demand today; older B4, B6 or B6P controls narrow the buyer pool |
| Clamping-force class | Decides which range of parts the machine can serve, and so who the buyers are |
| Automation or robot | A take-out or automation cell sold with the machine reaches a buyer group more willing to pay |
Placing your machine without a public number
With no public figure available, a direct, personal valuation is the only sensible route. That is not a weakness of the offer but the honest consequence of the data. Tell us the series, build year, clamping force, control and operating hours, with photos of the nameplate and operator panel if you can. We place your machine from those details and our ongoing market observation, and give you an estimate that fits your machine rather than a generic series. For how we value in general, see How we value your machine and What is my injection molding machine worth?.
What we need from you
- Series, build year, clamping force and the control designation
- Operating hours and, if the control reads it out, the shot count
- Whether a robot or automation cell is sold with the machine
- 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, based on 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, which we organise. 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: Netstal and Haitian International. If you run a mixed fleet, Engel and Sumitomo Demag have their own pages. A whole plant can be handled in one visit; see Plant closure.
Request a free valuation of your Battenfeld or Wittmann Battenfeld.