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Smart Molding International 2-2024

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Application

Automotive Medical Optics Packaging Preforms & closures Technical molding

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

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

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

Shows

19. - 22.

November 2024

Formnext
Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

04. - 07.

December 2024

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

07. - 09.

January 2025

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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Сase studies

A project that gets under the skin

Weidmann Medical relies on 19 continuously running injection molding machines from Netstal

Сase studies

Meech's static generation equipment

Ohio–based provider offers a perfect long-term solution for IML IMD's in-mold labeling

Сase studies

Engel duo for composite research in Bristol

An integrated manufacturing cell from ENGEL is paving the way for mass production in automotive and aerospace industries

Сase studies

KraussMaffei anniversary machine for Wirthwein

180th injection molding machine for Wirthwein is marking the 180th year since KraussMaffei was founded

Сase studies

Used machines can be returned at the best market prices

KraussMaffei relies on cooperation with Gindumac for its new business model “Rent-it”

Сase studies

Four new additive manufacturing grades

DSM adds 3D-printing grades to Digimat to accelerate adoption of polymer additive manufacturing

Сase studies

More robots for equipment packages

Sepro to build 3-, 5 -, and 6-axis robots and sprue pickers for new Tederic IMMs sold in Europe

Сase studies

“SuKcess story” from Germany

All-electric IntElect machines made by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag pave the way to zero-defect production