Plastics and rubber machines: auction prices
We have recorded 5 auction sales with a price of 24 models by 12 makes in this category, and 25 lots are at auction now. Pick a make, or a model below.
This category covers the machinery used to turn raw plastics and rubber into finished parts, spanning injection moulding presses, extrusion lines, blow moulding units, thermoforming equipment, granulators, dryers, moulds and rubber presses and mixers. ENGEL and FANUC are well known names in injection moulding, with ranges running from small benchtop presses up to large tonnage machines for industrial production, while Uniloy Milacron is a long established maker of blow moulding equipment used for bottles and containers. Moretto and Tria specialise in auxiliary equipment such as dryers and granulators that support moulding lines, and companies like Rapid and Barrie Irons are associated with granulation and size reduction machinery. These machines are bought by plastics processors, packaging manufacturers and component makers for production runs rather than one off jobs.
Prices by make
| Make | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGEL | 6 | too few sales | 26% |
Prices by year of build
| Built | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 and later | 8 | too few sales | 40% | |
| 2015 to 2019 | 17 | EUR 1.500 to 4.000 | EUR 2.000 | 46% |
| 2010 to 2014 | 18 | EUR 400 to 10.000 | EUR 3.000 | 55% |
| 2005 to 2009 | 3 | too few sales | 12% | |
| 2000 to 2004 | 9 | too few sales | 36% | |
| before 2000 | 15 | EUR 200 to 1.000 | EUR 500 | 30% |
Prices by country
| Country | Sales with a price | Middle half | Median | Found a buyer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 32 | EUR 400 to 5.000 | EUR 800 | 63% |
| Germany | 29 | EUR 300 to 2.500 | EUR 1.500 | 71% |
| Netherlands | 24 | EUR 300 to 1.500 | EUR 800 | 32% |
| Italy | 4 | too few sales | 19% |
Makes 12
Models with the most sales
| Model | Sales with a price | Middle half | At auction now | Last sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazi-Tani THERMOBEND 2000/4B | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-22 |
| Rapid Maskin GK2218 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-13 |
| URBAN AKS 5600 2SU | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-22 |
| Variovac OPTIMUS | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-09-28 |
| WAGNER TwinControl 35-70 | 1 | under ten sales | 0 | 2026-10-13 |
| ARBURG 470-C-1500-350 | 0 | none yet | 3 | none yet |
| ARBURG 320-C-500-100 | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| ARBURG 320-C-600-250 | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| Battenfeld BK T 2700/1900 | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| DEMAG 1500-440/200 V | 0 | none yet | 2 | none yet |
| ARBURG 270-C-500-250 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ARBURG 420-C-1000-290 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ARBURG 420-C-1000-350 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ARBURG 470-C-1500-675 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| ARBURG 470-C-1500-800 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DEMAG 1000-430 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DEMAG 1000/420-430 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DEMAG 500-200 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DEMAG 5000-5200 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| DEMAG 800-310 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Edmund Bühler WS10 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| McElroy 1245002 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Piovant CDN24 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
| Wittmann W653 | 0 | none yet | 1 | none yet |
Questions about used plastics and rubber machines at auction
What do used plastics and rubber machines sell for at auction?
Across 110 auction sales with a price that we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 300 to EUR 2.000, with a median of about EUR 800. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT.
How many plastics and rubber machines find a buyer at auction?
On the auction sites that publish the lots that failed to sell, 43% of 248 lots offered found a buyer. By country: France 63%, Germany 71%, Netherlands 32%. Withdrawn lots are not counted.
How does the year of build change what used plastics and rubber machines fetch?
The median hammer price by year of build: built 2015 to 2019, about EUR 2.000; built 2010 to 2014, about EUR 3.000; built before 2000, about EUR 500. Age is one part of it; hours, condition and equipment explain the rest, which each sale on the model pages shows.
Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed. How prices are recorded.