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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Mold

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Automation & control

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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

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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 09.08.2017

ENGEL at Composites Europe 2017

Integrated solutions for more efficiency in FRP lightweight engineering

News 02.08.2017

Netstal presents Industry 4.0 in action at Drinktec

While showcasing milk bottles closures production Netstal, together with Intravis, will present an adaptive control circuit between IMM and image processing system

News 02.08.2017

SmartLock – a slide retainer and limit switch in one

For protection from damage Hasco developed the new Smartlock Z1897 for use in injection moulds

News 02.08.2017

Arburg lays foundations for the future

In July Arburg celebrated stone-laying ceremony for a multi-storey building of a new Training Center in Lossburg

News 02.08.2017

New managing director at Wittmann Battenfeld

WITTMANN Group appointed a new managing director of sales and service subsidiary in Hungary

News 02.08.2017

Mexico: Full House at the Open House

Around 200 guests came to the Open House at KraussMaffei Group Mexico and experienced plastics processing from A to Z

News 26.07.2017

Live production of PET barrier preforms at Drinktec

The Swiss injection molding machine manufacturer Netstal will present PRELACTIA® – the ideal packaging solution for milk drinks

News 26.07.2017

Schülken Form and Hasco together on course for expansion

HASCO’s special campaign for its Thuringian mould specialist partner