§ ABOUT · KNOOVA IMEX

A bridge between
Berlin and the
best mold shop in Suzhou.

Knoova ImEx is the European front office for HTS — a 755-strong hot-runner specialist with three factories, 400+ IP rights and 25 years of precision manufacturing. We don't subcontract, we don't broker — we own the floor. One quote, one engineer, one production schedule.

Suzhou facility · 5-axis cell · golden hour
§ 01 · how we work

Three principles.
No exceptions.

01

Own the floor

Every mold and every HTS hot runner is built in our own facilities. No subcontracted cavities, no surprise lead times.

02

Engineer first

DFM review, mold-flow and thermal-balance analysis are included on every quote — before you pay a euro.

03

European cadence

Sales, support and warranty service operate on CET. NDAs, contracts and invoices in EUR or USD.

25
years of hot runner R&D
755+
people across three factories
400+
domestic & overseas IP rights
100+
branches and service points
28
countries shipped to
§ 02 · timeline

Twenty-five years.
Three factories.

2000

HTS founded in Suzhou

Established as a specialized hot runner company, integrating R&D, manufacturing, sales and service under one roof.

2001

Hot-runner R&D programme launched

First in-house manifold structure developed for automotive bumper tooling — setting the engineering-first culture.

2004

First patent granted

Anti-stringing valve geometry — still the basis of every HTS system shipped today.

2012

Nantong plant established

Dedicated facility for raw materials intake and heavy-metal processing, extending the supply chain upstream.

2017

Foshan plant opens

Benchmark automatic manifold production lines commissioned in Guangdong, expanding southern-China capacity.

2025

Knoova ImEx established in Berlin

European front office opens to serve CET-timezone customers with direct factory access, EUR/USD invoicing and on-site DFM support.

2026

New Suzhou headquarters under construction

Green intelligent factory — automated manifold and nozzle lines, fully integrated MES + ERP + OA systems.

§ 03 · facility

Three factories.
One supply chain.

Nantong processes raw stock, Suzhou machines it to tolerance, Foshan completes the assembly. Three plants, one integrated system — MES, ERP and OA linked across every site.

FACTORY 02 · MATERIALS
Raw stock intake · Heavy cutting · CMM inspection
→
FACTORY 01 · PRECISION
Manifold + nozzle lines · R&D · QC oversight
→
FACTORY 03 · ASSEMBLY
Heater integration · Plug assembly · Final delivery
Nantong plant · heavy-processing floor
FACTORY 02 · Nantong, Jiangsu

Nantong Plant

Raw Materials & Heavy Processing

Processes raw steel stock into semi-finished components that supply both Suzhou and Foshan.

  1. 01Raw material intake + warehouse
  2. 02Horizontal machining (heavy cutting)
  3. 03Digital-cabinet CNC turning
  4. 04Robotic material handling
  5. 05CMM dimensional inspection
  6. 06Component dispatch to Suzhou + Foshan
Suzhou HQ · automated manifold line
FACTORY 01 · Suzhou, Jiangsu

Suzhou HQ

R&D · Manifold & Nozzle Production

Produces finished manifold and nozzle assemblies — the precision core of every HTS hot runner system.

  1. 01Turning-milling (dual-spindle)
  2. 02Deep-hole machining (5-axis)
  3. 03Cylindrical grinding
  4. 04Robot tool exchange + stacker
  5. 05Automatic plug assembly (nozzle line)
  6. 06CMM final inspection
Foshan plant · manifold assembly line
FACTORY 03 · Foshan, Guangdong

Foshan Plant

Final Assembly & Delivery

Integrates heating elements and completes manifold assemblies into customer-ready hot runner units.

  1. 01Gun-drill precision drilling
  2. 02Horizontal machining (finish cuts)
  3. 03Automatic manifold heater pressing
  4. 04Automatic plug assembly
  5. 05Cleaning station
  6. 06CMM display QC → shipment
§ contact

Come visit.
Or just send your CAD.

We host two customer visits a month in Suzhou — return flight on us if you place the order. Otherwise, drop the CAD and we'll take it from there.