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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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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

Control system Data processing Industry 4․0 Inspection & QC Pressure control Process control Robotics Software and simulation Temperature control Vision system

Materials

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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 25.09.2017

Stäubli announced exhibiting at Fakuma

Stäubli Connectors and Robotics to showcase complete solutions for plastics industry around the injection molding machine

News 25.09.2017

More capabilities for horizontal IMM

Plustech releases Sodick horizontal injection molding machines with added capabilities

News 25.09.2017

New Head of Marketing at KraussMaffei

Marion Sommerwerck has been appointed as a new Head of Corporate Communication and Marketing of KraussMaffei Group

News 25.09.2017

IntElect, El-Exis SP and Systec Multi at Messe Friedrichshafen

At Fakuma 2017 Sumitomo (SHI) Demag to demonstrate a cross-section of its current portfolio of injection moulding machines

News 25.09.2017

Top-end models of handling appliances on injection molding machines

WITTMANN launches the first model of the new WX robot series

News 25.09.2017

New sole agency in Germany for Woojin Plaimm

Nortec, previously known as a provider for used machines by Engel, entered the highly competitive market for new machines with offers from the area of equipment and system sales

News 20.09.2017

7 machines to show Verstraete IML labels at Fakuma

Thanks to over 20 partners, Verstraete IML abilities will be demonstrated at no less than 7 booths during the 25th edition of the exhibition

News 20.09.2017

Focus on new forms of mobility

LANXESS to show the sustainable in-vehicle applications of its thermoplastics during its appearance at the Fakuma trade fair