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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

China

18. - 19.

March 2026

Solids

Dortmund,

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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Software and simulation

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News 13.10.2016

MES provider T.I.G. joins the ENGEL Group

With this investment, ENGEL is consolidating its position as a leader in the area of manufacturing execution systems for the injection moulding industry.

News 04.10.2016

Piovan presents its developments at K 2016

The Piovan technologies on display will be represented by a conveying and dosing system in full operation.

News 27.09.2016

ENGEL e-connect, a portal for the smart factory era

Sharing the page with its customers: The new platform by ENGEL enables constant monitoring and direct online requests for quicker maintenance.

News 13.09.2016

Maximized consistency for hydraulic injection molders

The new assistance system version by ENGEL is meant to optimize production on hydraulic injection molding machines: high stability now keeps pace with quality.

News 26.08.2016

Autonomous optimization reduces particle segregation in MIM

At the World PM2016 Congress & Exhibition, SIGMA Engineering will present a new approach to minimize particle segregation in Metal Injection Molding.

News 10.08.2016

Hands-on virtual molding

At the world plastics show K 2016 SIGMA Engineering GmbH surprises visitors at its booth with an entirely new perspective on its SIGMASOFT® Virtual Molding technology.

Сase studies

Smart technologies for brilliant results

Reliable injection moulding technology allowed Eifler Kunststoff-Technik to fabricate extremely robust visible components that are both functional and have a sophisticated optical finish.

Videos

AMA Plastics achieved success with IQMS' ERP solution

AMA Plastics one of the largest injection molder in the West used IQMS' manufacturing-specific ERP solution that helped them achieve their highest levels of success.