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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

15. - 18.

April 2025

Chinaplas

Shenzhen,

China

06. - 09.

May 2025

Moulding Expo

Stuttgart,

Germany

13. - 15.

May 2025

KUTENO

Bad Salzuflen,

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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Сase studies

Somos PerFORM: Wehl & Partner offers 3D printed tooling for much faster production

Сase studies

Wilhelm Plastic: integration of manual steps enables a low-cost turnkey solution

Сase studies

USA molder uses advanced scanning for quality inspection

‘Point cloud’ seen more clearly with advanced 3D laser scanning equipment.

Сase studies

Automated production of prefillable syringes

Automation with own automatic needle-feeding system for production of ready-to-fill prefillable syringes.

Сase studies

Metal 3D printing helps Innomia increase the production of auto parts by 17%

Сase studies

Is single cavity net shape molding more efficient than multi-cavity?

Conventional wisdom has it that more is better. Does this method of thinking apply to multi-cavity net shape molding versus single cavity?

Сase studies

Fit for large series

The automotive supplier Fritzmeier places its trust in the HP-RTM process (high-pressure resin transfer molding).

Сase studies

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

Сase studies

Somos PerFORM: Wehl & Partner offers 3D printed tooling for much faster production

Wilhelm Plastic: integration of manual steps enables a low-cost turnkey solution

USA molder uses advanced scanning for quality inspection

Automated production of prefillable syringes

Metal 3D printing helps Innomia increase the production of auto parts by 17%

Is single cavity net shape molding more efficient than multi-cavity?

Fit for large series

Taiwan cosmetics packaging manufacturer uses European molding technology