Husky Injection Moulding Systems Ltd was founded by Robert Schad, a German immigrant who came to Canada in 1951 with $25 borrowed from an uncle and a letter from a family friend by the name of Albert Einstein. He was born in 1928, the son of a banker and a doctor who studied mechanical engineering for two years at the University of Karlsruhe before deciding to drop out and immigrate to Canada.

Husky manufactures a wide range of Injection moulding machines, Injection Moulds, Hotrunners, Robots and auxiliary systems used in Plastics Manufacturing. Injection moulding is a manufacturing technique for making parts from thermoplastic material in production. ... A hot runner is an injection mold component containing a series of channels that distributes molten plastic within a mold to increase molding productivity through faster cooling times and reduced waste. ... The term plastics covers a range of synthetic or semi-synthetic organic condensation or polymerization products that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or fibers. ...

Husky's head office is located in Bolton, Ontario, Canada, and has many manufacturing facilities located across North America, Europe and Asia. Bolton is the most populated village within the township of Caledon, located in the Region of Peel, approximately 50 kilometers north-west of Toronto, Canada. ...

Husky currently employs over 3000 people worldwide, and are the world leaders in Plastics Technology, specializing in PET for beverage packaging products. Polyethylene terephthalate (aka PET, PETE or the obsolete PETP or PET-P) is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family that produced by the chemical industry and is used in synthetic fibers; beverage, food and other liquid containers; thermoforming applications; and engineering resins often in combination with glass fiber. ...

Husky Ltd. has been a publicly traded company for over a decade and Robert Schad, the major shareholder, leading the company with his invaluable knowledge and experience. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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