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Smart Molding International 2-2024

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Automotive Medical Optics Packaging Preforms & closures Technical molding

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

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

Injection molding machine

Clamping unit Desktop injection molding machine Full‐electric IMM Hybrid IMM Hydraulic IMM Injection unit Screw & barrel Tie‐bar‐less IMM

Injection 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

Additive and masterbatch Bioplastic Compound and composite Engineering plastic LSR PET Purging compound Recycled plastic Rubber Special plastic TPE

Shows

25. - 27.

February 2025

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,China

15. - 18.

April 2025

Chinaplas

Shenzhen, China

11. - 13.

March 2025

ICE Europe

Munich, 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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Industry 4․0

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Articles

The digital factory

Industry 4.0 networks manufacturing with products and offers enormous potential.

Сase studies

Small parts keep cars moving

Hörl Kunststofftechnik manufactures products on an automated and integrated turnkey system from ARBURG.

Videos

Injection moulding combined with 3D-Printing

The combiination of injection moulding and additive manufacturing allows the flexible individualisation of plastic products.

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 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 14.10.2015

The portal to opportunity? KraussMaffei pioneers Plastics 4.0

Plastics' answer to Industry 4.0 is Plastics 4.0, says KraussMaffei, with this innovative combination of optimising machinery together with intelligent software and communication.

News 14.10.2015

inject 4.0 – the answer for a smart factory

At Fakuma 2015, ENGEL is presenting products and solutions that are already available today to support production optimisation towards the goals of the "Industry 4.0" concept.

News 13.10.2015

Arburg promotes Industry 4.0 at Fakuma

Arburg has spearheaded the Industry 4.0 zeitgeist at Fakuma, combining innovative technology with its Allrounder and Freeformer.