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Company Overview HUSKY Keeping our customers in the lead

Contents It All Starts With the Part 2 Who We Are 4 Husky's History of Innovation 6 Beverage Packaging 8 Closures 10 Thinwall Packaging 12 Consumer Electronics 14 Medical 16 Hot Runners and Controllers 18 Services 20 Global Reach 22 Team Husky 24

It All Starts With the Part At Husky®, we are committed to our customers' long-term success. With more than 50 years of experience in the plastics industry, we can support the development of new ideas from part concept through to productionoffering innovative products and services at each step. Our early years as a moldmaker have allowed us to develop a unique approach in solving customer problemsחthat starts with their part. We work to gain a detailed understanding of business and project requirements at the tooling level so we know what is required to help customers successfully bring...

Husky offers a range of tooling, systems and services that help customers achieve many of their most critical objectives, including: Verifying that a part concept can be molded to customer standards and spcifications before investing in production 魕 Finite lment analysis 驕 Mold flow analysis Mold prototyping Օ Mold testing Resin testing Introducing a new part to market Օ Introduce tooling standards to reduce costs and product launch timelines Part prototyping and design Օ Development of systems and auxiliaries Installation and start-up Օ Production testing and assessment to ensure...

Prsident and CEO, John Galt with Husky team members

Husky Injection Molding Systems is the largest brand name supplier of injection molding equipment and services to the plastics industry. In 2008, our sales exceeded US$1 billion. Who We Are In 1953, Robert Schad founded Husky as a small machine shop and soon developed a niche in specialized moldmaking. Based on a spirit of innovation, intimate cus-tomer relationships and an entrepreneur-ial culture, Husky quickly entered into new markets by offering innovative solutions. Over the years, we have been able to consistently grow our business to better serve customers around the world. We remain...

Husky's History of Innovation Since Husky's founding, we have focused on developing innovative technologies that help customers to be more competitive. Over the years, our company has evolved as it has grown. However, the one thing that will never change is our shared sense of purpose and focus on keeping our customers in the lead. 1950s 1953 - Husky Manufacturing and Toolworks is founded by Robert Schad and quickly establishes a reputation for quality 1955 - The company begins manufacturing metal parts for electrical components, taking on challenges no one else could solve for customers...

1980s 1980 - "Greenbook" is published to help customers who are looking to build new injection molding facilities, representing the early formation of a services business 1981 - A successful hot runner business is established, increasing productivity over previous cold runner technologyover time, this allows Husky to become more closely connected with customer product design and launch requirements 1985 - Luxembourg becomes Husky's European headquarters, with a technical center and manufacturing facilities 1990s 1994 - Robert Schad's commitment to environmental responsibility is extended to...

Understand customer needs Providing differentiated packխages at the lowest part cost Support to bring new products to market quickly Օ Improved barrier performance Global beverage packaging solutions, effectively executed locally World's most productive preform systems Օ Broadest product line HyPET High Performance Package (HPP) reduces industry-best cycle times by an additional 15% Օ Repeatable and reliable performance Track record of improving pro-ductivity through innovation Leader in sustainability Օ Lightweighting initiatives to reduce resin consumption Improved operational...

Husky is the largest supplier of equipment and services to the global beverage packaging industry, with more than 30 years of experience. Whether it involves bringing the best new preform technologies to market, offering turnkey solutions or promoting environmental sustain-ability through lightweighting, we have the knowledge and infrastructure to help our beverage packaging customers succeed. Beverage Packaging Complte beverage packaging solutions Since entering the emerging PET market in the 1970s, we have made continuous improvements throughout the entire manufacturing workcell. This has...

Speed, productivity and output Hylectric system for water closures achieves cycle time of less than 3 seconds (2008) Օ Our HyCAP high perfor٭mance system runs a light-weight closure at 2.5 second cycles (2009) First to deliver a beverage closure system with a 2 x 96 stack mold (2009) Single-source partner for complete beverage packaging solutions Օ Significant weight reduction for both preform and closure Coordination of all elements as a complete package Օ Optimized hot runner and machine provide consistent clamping force, melt and temperature at every cavity Lighter, higher quality...

As the largest supplier of injection molding equipment to the plastic closure industry, we apply our years of experience in beverage packaging to offer complete systems that yield lightweight, high quality parts. Whether our customers are producers of closures for resale or in-house manufacturers, we offer the greatest value backed by strong global support. Closures Leaders in complete beverage packaging solutions As a pioneer and market leader in closure and PET preform manufacturing, we are uniquely positioned to meet the needs of beverage packaging customers. We are the first company to...

HyPAC high perfor٭mance machines tailored for packaging needs Fast cycles for more parts in the box Օ Unique blend of power, speed and control Fast fill rates allow thinner walls and lighter part weights Օ High plasticizing rates maxi-mize application flexibility Reflex® platen allows for better mold protection Hot runner systems designed for speed, performance, quality Օ Ultra 750 packaging nozzle withstands high injection pressures Ultra valve gate is ideal for IML applications, ensuring excellent gate quality at fast cycles Օ UltraSeal® technology delivers guaranteed leakproof...