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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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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

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

China

18. - 19.

March 2026

Solids

Dortmund,

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

Verstraete IML presented its new colour profiles

Launch of IML colour profiles took place at Colour Management Event in Belgium

Articles

From inspiring material to innovative design

Evonik launches international campaign for PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds

Articles

BMSvision PLANTMASTER MES and moving towards a Smart Factory

Digital technology at the heart of Industry 4.0 will bring about the conditions necessary for higher productivity and costs savings

Articles

Optimizing mould production costs

More efficient manufacture process with HASCO stack mould components

Articles

Precise solutions for more efficiency

Double output thanks to the new Meusburger gear unit for stack moulds

Articles

50% cost reduction due to robotic system

Proco Machinery launches half-cube palletizer with collaborative robotic capabilities

Articles

Advantages of vacuum resin drying for more molding applications

New dryer from Maguire Products is sized for many general-purpose injection molding applications

Articles

Smart factory, step by step

At Chinaplas 2017 ENGEL will present how the first practical steps on the path to the smart factory can look like.