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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

Germany

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

03. - 06.

December 2025

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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Videos

CX 160 multicomponent injection molding

Short tour on a CX multicomponent injection molding machine with a 2nd injection unit in vertical position producing 2c parts.

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BOY 125 E mit LR5 axial

Videos

IML vision inspection: quality assurance by INTRAVIS' IMLWatcher

The IMLWatcher is the complete package for vision inspection of IML-decorated products. Hardware optimally adapted to production line is combined with software that is exclusively designed to detect IML-specific defects.

Articles

A new robot series presents itself

WITTMANN developed the PRIMUS series two years ago to meet the more and more stringent demands

Articles

Austrian injection moulding machine manufacturer at Interplastica 2020

ENGEL is picking up on the trend towards product individualisation and more variant diversity

Articles

Asiamold 2020 enjoys strong support from renowned industrial associations

Scheduled fringe events at the upcoming trade show to reveal the latest trends in moulding industry

News 27.12.2019

Piovan Group at Plastivision 2020:

from drying systems to temperature control and from dosing to solutions for industry 4.0

News 20.12.2019

Data is making chemistry smarter

Covestro, a manufacturer of high-performance materials, launched the “Chemalytix” event together with Bayer and Evonik