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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

Flexibility required

For automated production of a backlit door strip in the Audi A4, a six axis robot featuring the SELOGICA user interface was used for the first time.

Сase studies

Revolutionizing Injection Molding

When a company that questions everything needed a machine that didn’t need questioning.

Сase studies

Implants promote healing

Medical technology: Resorbable material dissolves in the body at the right time.

Сase studies

Bespoke compressed air dryers for clean room production

Motan-Colortronic developed and supplied a bespoke material conveying system with twelve specially-designed compressed air dryers that are integrated into a centralized conveyor control unit.

Сase studies

Opening the door to new opportunities while increasing capabilities

New Berlin Plastics adds specialized injection molding machinery.

Сase studies

Smart technologies for brilliant results

Reliable injection moulding technology allowed Eifler Kunststoff-Technik to fabricate extremely robust visible components that are both functional and have a sophisticated optical finish.

Сase studies

FLOWCON plus: optimal temperature distribution made easy

For the optimal distribution of the tempering medium the stamping manufacturer COLOP of Wels in Austria uses the new intelligent unit.

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To gain customer’s trust with quick-response service

Romanian plastics processor has been using Yizumi's injection molding machines since 2009.