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Smart Molding International 1-2026

Tags

USA Molding machine

Clamping unit Desktop injection molding machine Full‐electric IMM Hybrid IMM Hydraulic IMM Injection unit Screw & barrel Tie‐bar‐less IMM

Mold

Advanced mold design Hot runner Mold cooling Multicavity mold Quick mold change Rapid tooling Stack mold Temperature controller

Automation & control

Control system Data processing Industry 4․0 Inspection & QC Pressure control Process control Robotics Software and simulation Temperature control Vision system

Materials

Additive and masterbatch Bioplastic Compound and composite Engineering plastic LSR PET Purging compound Recycled plastic Rubber Special plastic TPE

Events

Arabplast Asiamold Chinaplas Equiplast Fakuma formnext Intermold Interplastica IPF K show Koplas MD&M West NPE Plast Plast Eurasia Plastimagen Plastindia Plastpol RosMould RosUpack

Application

Automotive Medical Optics Packaging Preforms & closures Technical molding

Additive manufacturing & 3D Auxiliary processes

Blending Chilling and cooling Decorating and marking Degating Dosing Drying Equipment cleaning Joining and assembling Parts handling Purging Recycling Мaterial handling

Molding technologies

Blow Molding Cleanroom molding Foaming Gas‐assisted injection molding IML & IMD Injection‐compression molding Inmold coating Insert molding Micromolding Multicomponent molding Powder injection molding Reaction injection molding Thin‐wall injection molding Variotherm process Water‐assisted injection molding

Shows

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

02. - 05.

December 2026

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

More Shows

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

Articles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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Articles

3D-printed models replicate biomechanics of human anatomy

Medical customers across the globe adopt Stratasys J750 Digital Anatomy 3D printer

Articles

Flow control and temperature control

After this year’s FAKUMA has been canceled, WITTMANN presents the exhibits originally planned for the show

Articles

3D printing on the path to Circular Economy

Covestro at the virtual Formnext Connect: new products made from recycled plastics and alternative raw materials

Articles

Simulating the polyurethane foam injection and molding process

Helps to reduce the length of prototype phases and define injection parameters for any part manufactured from polyurethane foam

Articles

Injection moulding machine manufacturer grows strongly in 2020

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag's Market share increases due to large volume of multiple machine orders

Articles

Automation novelties 2020

After this year’s FAKUMA has been canceled, WITTMANN presents online the exhibits originally planned for the show

Articles

Campetella Robotics Calling!

Campetella intensifies IML performance with latest robot generation and autonomous mobile robot (AMR) support

Articles

Polymers for sport shooting

Resilience, chemical resistance and unrivalled mechanical sturdiness confirm plastic as the perfect solution for every weapon