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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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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

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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Сase studies

Oskar Lehmann and Boy machines: user report

Injection moulding systems with servo drive technology — more flexibility with low operating costs

Сase studies

Newly designed automation system in action

CBW Automation helped packaging specialist Huhtamaki to achieve greater output and smaller footprint

Сase studies

Meech Static Generation solutions in action

Sussex IM reports two years of energy cost savings and increased production efficiencies

Сase studies

Resolving the quality concern while reducing the cycle time

NOVA eT — an all-electric Negri Bossi machine — improves process and productivity for IVM (UK)

Сase studies

Sustainable and energy-efficient production of fittings and pipelines

The machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD MacroPower series producing large molded parts at aquatherm

Сase studies

Overmolded hybrid composite parts to be used in aircraft

SFS intec partners with TxV to re-engineer aircraft bracket using high-performance thermoplastic composite

Сase studies

High-performance polymers for scraper blades

Solvay’s Torlon® PAI enables durable, safe tools highly resistant to aerospace fluids and solvents

Сase studies

Weight consistency despite batch fluctuations

KraussMaffei offers APC plus machine function for thermosets as well, successfully installed at Baumgarten