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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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USA Injection molding machine

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

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

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Articles

Co-injection technologies coming to a shelf near you

Milacron confirmed the sale of the first Milacron Klear Can production system.

Articles

The difference between cartesian, six-axis, and SCARA Robots

The article describes how Cartesian robots compare with the other two robot types in terms of load, orientation, speed, travel, precision, environment, duty cycle and more.

Articles

Avoid unplanned downtime

New ENGEL e-connect.monitor supports predictive maintenance.

Articles

Plastic simulation: thin, transparent and tapping into the cloud

Articles

Mold cooling system efficiency

An expert article describing how to optimize mold cooling parameters in order to minimize cycle time.

Articles

Active cavity shut-off avoids production downtimes

A new technology allows the active shut-off of single cavities.

Articles

Robots, the plastics molder’s best friend

Robots are not new to plastics processing, but they’re garnering more attention as trends are boosting the demand for advanced manufacturing.

Articles

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

Articles

Co-injection technologies coming to a shelf near you

The difference between cartesian, six-axis, and SCARA Robots

Avoid unplanned downtime

Plastic simulation: thin, transparent and tapping into the cloud

Mold cooling system efficiency

Active cavity shut-off avoids production downtimes

Robots, the plastics molder’s best friend

Principles of computer-aided engineering of thermoplastic injection molding: Process settings