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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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Automation & control

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Materials

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Events

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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

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 01.12.2015

Piab introduces new suction cups

Single bellows DURAFLEX® suction cup offers improved stability at higher speeds.

News 23.11.2015

Formnext Powered by TCT 2015 'hits the ground running'

The inaugural Formnext Powered by TCT additive manufacturing and tool-making event in Frankfurt (November 17th-20th 2015) has been heralded a great success.

News 16.11.2015

Arburg pushes 'mass customization'

Heinz Gaub, Arburg's managing director of technology and engineering, answered some questions about 3D printing and customization trends.

News 13.11.2015

Cy Plastics adds automated work cell

Striving to bring more work back from overseas, Cy Plastics Inc. is creating an automated cell centered around a new Arburg 165-ton press that can handle multiple tasks.

News 10.11.2015

Prodways launches a new range of industrial laser sintering printers

News 08.11.2015

The IMDA presents the winners of the 2015 IMDA Awards

The In-Mold Decorating Association recognizes the achievements in the production of in-mold decorated durable products and in-mold labeled packaging.

News 02.11.2015

Boy demonstrates 3-D printed mold inserts

Dr. Boy GmbH & Co KG used 3-D printed mold inserts to injection mold parts during Fakuma 2015.

News 29.10.2015

Injection molding simulation software to boost productivity

The newest iteration of plastic injection molding software from Transvalor S.A. includes several new features designed to improve engineering productivity and efficiency.