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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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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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Materials

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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

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

China

18. - 19.

March 2026

Solids

Dortmund,

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

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

Сase studies

Keeping control at Holloid Plastics

Injection moulding specialists is continuously upgrading the FSX monitoring system supplied by BMSvision

Сase studies

Fully automatic injection molding line to manufacture sanitary seals

Schauenburg Industrietechnik uses servo-hydraulic SmartPower series from WITTMANN BATTENFELD with special automation equipment

Сase studies

Why the Canadian Space Agency chose 3D printing

Additive manufacturing allowed for iterative design through rapid in-house prototyping

Сase studies

Chanel goes large with Texen for Les Beiges compact

French supplier Texen applied Roctool’s technology to achieve an aesthetic faithful to the luxury brand’s codes

Сase studies

New water filter jugs made from sustainable materials

BRITA selects sustainable Styrenics Solution from INEOS Styrolution based on biomass balanced styrene from BASF