Henan Hengrong New Materials Co., Ltd., based in Kaifeng, specializes in customized food-grade plastic packaging. Supported by mature manufacturing processes and rigorous quality control, the company delivers safe, reliable packaging solutions for the food industry.

Custom Packaging Starts with Agility

Kaifeng has long been known for its food culture. Hengrong’s contribution is helping those products stand out with packaging designed to match today’s market. Inside Hengrong’s production facility, 24 Haitian injection molding machines run around the clock, producing a wide range of customized food packaging. „Almost everything we produce is custom-made. “ says Chairman Kong Jian. Instead of relying on the same mold for years, Hengrong refreshes most of its packaging every one to two years to keep pace with changing products and consumer trends.

This commitment to customization means longer development cycles and more complex production, but it also helps customers‘ products stand out on the shelf—even entering leading retail chains such as Pangdonglai. This high-mix production environment with frequent changeovers places exceptional demands on machine responsiveness and long-term reliability, making Haitian the natural choice.

Transforming Production with In-Mold Labeling

Hengrong’s manufacturing evolution can be traced through something as simple as a label.

The company has continuously upgraded its production process—from unlabelled packaging, to heat transfer printing, and now to in-mold labeling (IML). By integrating the label directly into the molding process, IML reduces manual operations while improving durability, appearance, product consistency and overall production efficiency. „Although the initial investment is higher, the overall cost for our customers is actually lower,“ Kong explains.

Reliable IML production requires exceptional precision, while Haitian’s high-speed injection molding machines deliver the positioning accuracy and repeatability to keep the process stable.

Quality extends beyond the molding process. Hengrong’s new facility features a 4,500 m² clean workshop and works closely with leading mold  manufacturers to maintain high food safety and quality standard.

Reliability That Stands the Test of Time

Hengrong’s partnership with Haitian began in 2017. After comparing several domestic and international brands during product development, the company found Haitian consistently offered the best long-term stability. Today, Hengrong operates 24 Haitian injection molding machines ranging from 200 to 460 tons, including the latest thin-wall solution introduced during the expansion of its new production facility. According to Kong, the first batch of Haitian machines has been running reliably for six to seven years, while their energy efficiency continues to deliver measurable operating savings.

During the company’s relocation and expansion, Haitian equipment ensured uninterrupted production. Hengrong has also adopted Haitian Smart Solutions‘ centralized material feeding system, reducing labor while improving efficiency and workplace cleanliness.

A Partnership Beyond Machines

What began with injection molding machines has grown into a broader manufacturing partnership. From equipment to feeding system, Hengrong and Haitian continue to deepen their collaboration through system-level solutions. This experience highlights a simple truth: in fast-changing, highly customized production, long-term reliability is not an advantage—it’s a necessity. Together, Hengrong and Haitian are building a smarter, more efficient and more sustainable future for food packaging manufacturing.

Haitian Three-City Open Week

Manufacturing, Innovation and Industry Expertise

From April 20 to 26, Haitian will host a new Open Week format connecting Ningbo, Shanghai and Suzhou under the theme “Level Up! Your Advantage.” For the first time, the program brings together three key touchpoints in one coordinated event: Haitian’s headquarters and manufacturing base in Ningbo, the Haitian booth at Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai, and the Haitian Medical Application Technology Center in Suzhou.

By combining manufacturing, exhibition and application expertise, Haitian offers customers a broader view of how equipment, digital technologies and cross-divisional synergies work together in practice. The three-city format is designed to show how Haitian creates value not only through machines, but through integrated solutions built around productivity, quality and application know-how.

Ningbo: Manufacturing strength and application capability

In Ningbo, visitors will experience Haitian’s manufacturing strength at the source. The Open Week will provide large-scale access to the new Haitian Machinery Smart Factory, the newly operational Haitian Machinery Global Application Experience Center and additional core manufacturing areas. With a total production footprint of around one million square meters, the the tour in Ningbo plants highlights Haitian’s strengths in large-scale production, intelligent manufacturing, application development and industrial collaboration.

A major highlight in Ningbo will be the official opening of the Haitian Machinery Global Application Experience Center. Created as a platform for the global market, it is designed to support technical exchange and application-focused solution development across industries, processes and production scenarios. During the event, Haitian will also present more than 60 application scenarios, covering advanced molding technologies, AI-enabled and intelligent technologies, and industrial talent development.

Shanghai: From Machines to Systems at Chinaplas 2026

In parallel, Haitian’s presentation at Chinaplas in Shanghai focuses on market-oriented solutions and industry-specific applications.  Across an exhibition space of 800 square meters, the group integrates its core divisions, including injection molding machines, drive systems and smart automation solutions. The focus is on industries such as home appliance, automotive and consumer goods, where tailored processing solutions are required. A key highlight will be the world premiere of the MA2500V/1000 Ultra, further expanding Haitian’s fifth-generation platform. Together with drive systems, automation and digital technologies, the exhibit will underline Haitian’s continued development from machine supplier to provider of integrated production solutions.

Suzhou: Dedicated expertise for medical manufacturing

In Suzhou, the focus will shift to one of the industry’s most demanding sectors: medical manufacturing. At the Haitian Medical Application Technology Center, visitors will see more than 10 customized precision clean molding technologies developed specifically for medical applications. The center demonstrates Haitian’s capabilities in medical application development, process validation and specialized molding solutions for customers with high requirements in cleanliness, stability, precision and consistency.

One connected view of Haitian’s capabilities

Together, the three locations create a connected picture of Haitian’s capabilities across the full value chain. Ningbo represents manufacturing depth and application infrastructure. Shanghai highlights innovation, market relevance and cross-divisional synergy. Suzhou shows how Haitian is building expertise in specialized industries through dedicated application development.

Throughout the week, Haitian will also host industry forums and networking activities to encourage dialogue on customer needs, technology trends and future manufacturing requirements. From factory visits to technical exchange, the event is designed to create a practical and comprehensive experience for customers and partners.

From April 20 to 26, Haitian warmly invites customers and partners from around the world to visit Ningbo, Shanghai and Suzhou and experience how manufacturing, technology and application expertise come together across the Haitian Group.

Founded in Hong Kong in 1988, Hongrita Holdings Ltd. (Hongrita) has grown into a global precision manufacturing group. With mold and precision plastic component facilities in Shenzhen, Zhongshan, and Malaysia, Hongrita now operates six factories and employs approximately 2,500 people worldwide. Hongrita’s core expertise spans multi-material, multi-cavity, and LSR precision molds, serving leading global brands across medical, consumer electronics, industrial, and automotive sectors.

Recently, we had the opportunity to speak with Mr. Felix Choi, CEO of Hongrita, to hear firsthand how this manufacturing leader approaches choice, evolution, and the future.

At Hongrita’s Zhongshan plant, more than 300 Zhafir all-electric injection molding machines operate reliably day and night. Hongrita sets uncompromising standards: micron-level precision must remain consistent over time and across tens of millions of cycles.

In 2016, when the first second-generation Zhafir all-electric injection molding machine was introduced, the challenge was clear—not just to produce qualified parts, but to keep deviations within micron-level limits over millions of cycles. Zhafir met that challenge. Since then, Hongrita’s production lines have evolved in step with Zhafir’s technology, advancing together to the latest fifth-generation platform.

Today, all Zhafir machines at Hongrita continue to operate stably under high-load conditions, with machine stability underpinning consistently high production yield. This philosophy of iteration rather than replacement has formed the “growth rings” of Hongrita’s production lines, and stands as the first foundation supporting its global customer base.

In recent years, the partnership has reached a new milestone with the joint exploration of CUBE mold technology. “We’ve already received our first customer order,” Mr. Choi noted. From second-generation machines to breakthroughs in cube molding, the relationship has evolved from equipment supply into a collaborative R&D partnership, responding to new market demands and bringing advanced mold concepts into mass production.

Connecting machines into a production line is only the beginning. Hongrita began its digital and intelligent transformation early, guided by a clear goal: replace experience-based judgment with data-driven certainty.

“We need more accurate data for analysis, which is why we fully adopted all-electric machines,” said Mr. Choi. In an environment of intense competition on cost and efficiency, optimization must be rooted in real production data. The comprehensive adoption of Zhafir all-electric machines became the cornerstone. With advantages in energy efficiency and precision control, combined with open data interfaces, Zhafir enables every machine’s operating status, process parameters, and energy consumption to become transparent and traceable. As a result, machines are no longer just producing parts, but also producing insight.

This data-driven approach has also turned green intelligent manufacturing from a concept into action. With real-time data, Hongrita has carried out systematic energy-saving upgrades across water, electricity, gas, and HVAC systems, achieving both economic and environmental gains. Today, Hongrita has earned authoritative Industry 4.0 Maturity Level 2i certification, with Zhafir playing a critical role behind the scenes.

Nearly a decade and 300 Zhafir machines—more than scale, they reflect a journey of choice, trust, and shared progress. From equipment collaboration to technology development and digital transformation, Zhafir has grown alongside Hongrita in modern manufacturing. 

Looking ahead, the partnership will continue to drive innovation and long-term value. This journey of precision manufacturing is still underway.