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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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USA Injection molding machine

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Injection 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

27. - 30.

May 2025

Green Plast

Milan, Italy

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

Germany

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

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

Have some relevant information to share? Send a message to info@smart-molding.com — we are always happy to discuss!

Articles

Enhanced versatility of injection stretch blow molding machines

Innovative one‐step double layer molding process provides ecological or premium quality ISBM containers

Articles

First all-plastic brake pedal for battery-electric sports car

The joint development from LANXESS and BOGE Elastmetall is around 50 percent lighter than comparable steel design

Articles

New 3D printed nasal swab to address emergency shortages

All testing showed that they perform equally to standard swabs used for testing for COVID-19

Articles

New composite material for airplanes

Solvay and Boeing are making composite aircraft parts more accessible than ever with the new CYCOM® EP2750

Articles

The injection molding machine’s immune system

FCS has been proposing the “Paid Service packages for proactive maintenance” concept since 2018

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Hospitals are ‘coming to grips’ with lightweight medical instruments

Plastic medical devices and accessories are lighter and easier to design, clean and customize

Articles

Fighting against the epidemic

How could injection moulding machines from FCS play a role in fighting off the Coronavirus

Articles

Intelligent laser machining

Ultra-short pulse laser as the key technology for small to midsize manufacturing companies