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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Mold

Advanced mold design Hot runner Mold cooling Multicavity mold Quick mold change Rapid tooling Stack mold Temperature controller

Automation & control

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Events

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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

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing builds the first 3D printed parts to function on the exterior of a satellite

Сase studies

Mould project for the mass production of disposable syringes

A German company has built 10 full hotrunner multi-cavity moulds for disposable syringes with filling volumes from 1 ml up to 20 ml.

Сase studies

Softly, softly

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions: Adapted material mix and expertise for LSR-LSR combinations

Сase studies

Narrow transport crates for South Africa

The combination of a 2-cavity mold and a customized injection molding machine ensures there is less energy consumption and shorter cycle times.

Сase studies

An automated solution for an automotive application

The main requirements on the handling systems were a long reach, both horizontally and vertically, and a high degree of flexibility.

Сase studies

From a single source — mould included

An automotive supplier in the Czech Republic is handling the higher order volumes optimally by means of a new highly automated manufacturing cell.

Сase studies

The brand new quality in packaging: 3D design by IML

The Polish company VERTEX has succeeded in developing a process which makes it possible to achieve a 3D effect with one-dimensional standard labels.

Сase studies

Hotrunner mould enhances efficiency for diving mask production

For the production of the frame parts for a new diving mask AR Group Plastic Division trusts in a new direct side gating hotrunner mould .