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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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Events

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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

27. - 30.

May 2025

Green Plast

Milan, Italy

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

Germany

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

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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News

News 12.01.2017

A groundbreaking ENGEL process to be unveiled at Plastec West 2017

The single automated process developed by ENGEL for three-component injection molding of fine items such as interdental brushes is the first of its kind.

News 12.01.2017

Plustech will show medical micromolding at MD&M West

The booth will feature the Sodick GL30 micro-injection molding machine performing a microfluidic molding process, with micro details in the part.

News 12.01.2017

Merger of Ube Machinery and MHIPT (Mitsubishi)

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Ube Industries complete the integration of their group companies’ operations in the IMM sector.

News 05.01.2017

Moldex3D gets the important Taiwan Excellence Award

The global leader in simulation solutions for injection molding of plastics has been awarded in Taiwan, which underlines the innovation value of its technology.

News 05.01.2017

Tritan™ by Eastman helps promoting food-grade plastics

Health-conscious Thai consumers find food containers fabricated by JCP Plastic from the new U.S.-produced copolyester very pleasing.

News 28.12.2016

CleanPlus: a purging compound innovation from VELOX

The new purging product allows for cutting material costs and time spent considerably, compared to competitors.

News 28.12.2016

Groundbreaking for new HEKUMA headquarters

The industrial park on Dornierstrasse near the airport of Munich will host a new building for HEKUMA offices and production facilities by the end of 2017.

News 28.12.2016

INDEVCO and Napco to unveil MicroMB plastic compounds at Arabplast 2017

INDEVCO and Napco will exhibit new MicroMB plastic compounds for the first time during Arabplast 2017.