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MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology AG
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Hochheim / Main, Germany
Number of locations	3 factories
Number of employees	125
Website	www.mht-ag.com

Company Profile

MHT Mold & Hotrunner Technology is a global company which belongs to the Krones group. Their core business consists of PET moulds, hotrunner systems, and special injection moulds (for corks, blood test tubes, spray heads etc.)

Founded in 1996, MHT is headquartered in Hochheim / Germany and owns three manufacturing and service sites in Germany, Brazil, and the US. Their customers are in located in more than 100 countries and there are more than 2000 MHT molds in the market.

Applications

MHT offers moulds for the following applications:

• Beverages : MHT possess the entire range of preform designs and screw threads: from extremely short water-, to sporty CSD-bottle necks through to crystalline hotfill applications.
• Food: In the retail food section PET packaging is on the rise as it reduces transport weight and risk of breakage. MHT also builds moulds for these wide-neck applications.
• Pharma: PET vacuumed blood tubes are light and unbreakable – two important advantages for the laboratory daily routine. MHT supplies blood vial moulds with, for example 24 cavities.
• Special Construction: Spray nozzles for household cleaners, corks for wine bottles and much more. The MHT development team realizes moulds for unusual projects as well.

History

• 2018 - MHT reinforces the Krones Group
• 2017 - Presentation of Vulcan II hotrunner components
• 2016 - Anniversary: 20 years MHT, 10 years MHT USA
• 2014 - Development of a 160-cavity mould for Husky HyPET 500
• 2013 - 72 cavities for Husky HyPET 225 and 48 cavities for HyPET 120
• 2012 - Presentation of 144 cavities for Husky HyPET 500
• 2011 - Development of the 112-cavity tool for KraussMaffei PETForm 350
• 2010 - Introduction of the upgrade sets: 96 cavities for Husky HyPET 300 and 128 cavities for HyPET 400
• 2008 - First 128-fold mould for 350t machines
• 2006 - Founding of MHT USA
• 2004 - Presentation of the first 192-cavity mould
• 2001 - Presentation of the first 144-cavity mould worldwide
• 2000 - Inauguration of the new production plant in Hochheim/Main, Germany
• 1998 - Presentation of the first vertical PET systems and founding of MHT Luxemburg
• 1996 - Establishment through 11 partners with long-term experience in the branch

References

PETplanet Insider Articles

Issue 12 / 2023: Let’s move to lose weight
Issue 05 / 2023: 200 times hot collaboration
Issue 12 / 2022: Drinktec appearance at four locations
Issue 09 / 2022: Two-part stack
Issue 03 / 2022: MHT prepares for tethered caps and new threads
Issue 11 / 2021: Keeping the AA level low
Issue 10 / 2021: Kick off European Road Show 2021
Issue 09 / 2021: Focus on core functions - reduce components
Issue 07 / 2021: Pushing the boundaries of cavity numbers with upgrade moulds
Issue 12 / 2020: New mould part coating
Issue 12 / 2019: New hotrunner officially goes live after one-year test period
Issue 11 / 2019: Mould making, a review
Issue 01 / 2019: MHT USA strengthens customer support, engages new partners and commits new investments in 2019
Issue 04 / 2017: Hotrunner components
Issue 09 / 2016: MHT opens Service Center in Taicang
Issue 06 / 2016: Husky and MHT settle long-standing dispute
Issue 04 / 2016: Preform production: Injection moulding with preforms - does it always have to be this was
Issue 10 / 2015: Step by step
Issue 03 / 2015: Reconditioning of 192 cavity PET preform tool after ten years
Issue 12 / 2014: New Sales Manager at MHT
Issue 11 / 2014: New leadership at Mold & Hotrunner Technology
Issue 09 / 2013: Upgrade sets
Issue 03 / 2013: KraussMaffei goes supersize with MHT
Issue 09 / 2011: More bang for your buck
Issue 10 / 2011: New Managing Director for MHT USA
Issue 10 / 2010: New Sales Manger at MHT
Issue 06 / 2010: Thread highlights
Issue 03 / 2010: New beverage cap gives best of „Both worlds“

External links

MHT Website