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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

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

Have some relevant information to share? Send a message to info@smart-molding.com — we are always happy to discuss!

News

News 02.08.2025

No fear of encoder failure

Baumüller develops drive-integrated protection function for maximum availability also in the plastics industry

News 01.08.2025

Arkema invests in a new polyamide unit in Singapore

The new capacity represents an investment of around US$20 million and is expected to be operational in 2026

News 27.07.2025

35 years of Tie-bar-less Technology

ENGEL: The evolution of one of the injection moulding industry’s pioneering innovations

News 27.07.2025

Haitian Semarang Center opens, raising the bar for tech support in Indonesia

The new center integrates mold testing services, a spare parts inventory, and ready-stock IMMs

News 27.07.2025

Bio-attributed polystyrene for food packaging

Food trays made with Styrolution® PS 158K BC100 are now available on the shelves at a leading Japanese retail chain

News 27.07.2025

Safer food conveyor belts thanks to detectable compounds

Metal-detectable engineering polymers for food processing: traceability and safety as new standards for food contact plastics

News 27.07.2025

Space for sustainable innovations

At the beginning of July, WITTMANN Group opened its new technology center in Nuremberg

News 27.07.2025

A new level of robot integration

BOY presents the LR 5 – fully integrated into the Procan ALPHA® 6 control system