M&E Appraisal Associates, Inc. (“M&EAA”) provide certified injection molding machine appraisals and plastics manufacturing equipment appraisals. M&EAA recently appraised the machinery & equipment of a manufacturer of plastics components.

The subject machinery & equipment appraised included injection molding machines, blow molding machines, rotary & inline thermoforming machines, resin weigh & transfer equipment, resin dryers, granulators, mold & water temperature controllers, chillers & cooling towers, forklifts, and other related warehouse & support equipment.

Appraisal conclusions: the subject higher value machinery & equipment included injection molding machines ranging from 100 to 660 U.S. tons, dual shuttle blow molding machines, and various types of thermoforming machines. These subject items were considered to be very industry standard, and usable and desirable to other end users due to their type, size, age, and condition. The company’s molds were considered and valued under the premise of continued use by another manufacturer. The molds would have no value or scrap value if not contemplated for continued use.