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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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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

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

03. - 06.

December 2025

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

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

The largest machines ever built at the St. Valentin plant

ENGEL supplies two 8,000-tonne IMMs to North America to be placed at Infiltrator Water Technologies

Сase studies

Rising to the Challenge

Hardcoat Technologies applies “technology to the point” for challenging automotive lamps molding projects with success

Сase studies

Bio-bristles for the toothbrush

The best possible material found: biobased polyamide VESTAMID® Terra from Evonik

Сase studies

End-of-line testing under hygienic conditions

The reliable inspection, labelling and packaging of 36,000 syringes per hour: Stäubli robots master this task under hygienic conditions

Сase studies

Aromatic polyamide in Robiaplast steam guns

Robiaplast, with the support of the LATI team, managed to identify the perfect material for its steam guns

Сase studies

Autonomous trucking comes to market

To speed product development, Locomation turned to AON3D printers, saving hundreds of thousands in injection mold tooling costs

Сase studies

Partnership for Sky Glass components

British broadcaster and telecommunications company, Sky UK, recently chose to partner with Rosti

Сase studies

Taking material responsibility

ZF Vigo in Spain takes compounding into its own hands with Direct Compounding Injection Molding process from KraussMaffei