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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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News

News 08.05.2018

Top economic efficiency for thin-walled packaging

Netstal expands the lower end of its ELIOS series with two smaller variants of 450 and 550 tons

News 08.05.2018

Sawyer meets challenges faced by plastics manufacturers

Rethink Robotics exhibits collaborative robot solution for plastics manufacturers at NPE 2018

News 08.05.2018

Milacron completes successful Chinaplas 2018

Displayed industry-leading plastics processing technologies from Milacron, Mold-Masters and DME

News 08.05.2018

New Headquarters

After 1 ¼ years of construction, the new headquarters of HEKUMA in Hallbergmoos, Germany was completed on schedule

News 04.05.2018

Machine with clamping force of 8,000 kN broadens the spectrum

El-Exis SP hybrid injection moulding machine concept from Sumitomo (SHI) Demag is 20 now

News 04.05.2018

Jabil realizes distributed manufacturing vision

Jabil increases 3D printing leadership & manufacturing agility with global services expansion into six countries

News 04.05.2018

Simple, reproducible and inexpensive

HASCO stack mould components – now with the 2.5 module making it possible to make smaller stack moulds

News 04.05.2018

Specialty materials to meet growing demand

DowDuPont to invest $100 million to expand manufacturing capacity at Sabine River Works