15/12/2009 - On 27 November 2009 the ARBURG subsidiary in Shanghai celebrated the five-year anniversary of its foundation with 150 guests. During the event Hubert Huang, Sales Director of the subsidiary in Shanghai, presented the ALLROUNDER H (Hidrive) high-performance hybrid machine.

In his speech, ARBURG Managing Director Sales, Helmut Heinson, talked about ARBURG's first steps in Shanghai in 1997 as a "basic office" and the decision to turn the office into an independent subsidiary in 2004. "Under Toni Tong's management, we began to build a highly-motivated team of employees. Our common objective was always to provide even better support to the Chinese customers and to make available the comprehensive service offerings which leading global manufacturers of injection moulding technology have come to expect" said he. "Initially, all the activities were concentrated on the known German, European and American customers who had set up production facilities in the region. Today, however, more than 50 percent of our business is accounted for by local Chinese customers."
 
Toni Tong described the great interest as "a sign of the trust and support of his team." He also praised the partnership between ARBURG and its customers, describing them as being characterised by common goals. This was confirmed by representatives from Hongfa, Risheng and Delphi, all of whom personally congratulated ARBURG on the anniversary.

In the afternoon, the guests were awarded the opportunity to find out in detail about the ARBURG range of products and services. ARBURG presented a high-speed packaging application on an electric ALLROUNDER 570 A and demonstrated the production of small high-precision parts on a hydraulic ALLROUNDER 370 S. The customers were unanimously impressed by the innovative machines with their customer-specific equipment options. Furthermore, the Open House provided the ideal setting for celebrating the subsidiary's fifth anniversary.