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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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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

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Shows

06. - 09.

May 2025

Moulding Expo

Stuttgart,

Germany

13. - 15.

May 2025

KUTENO

Bad Salzuflen,

Germany

20. - 23.

May 2025

Plastpol

Kielce,

Poland

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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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Сase studies

South Korean automation expertise

Сase studies

AMRAZ is delighted with its new IML system

AMRAZ has just started-up a WITTMANN IML system in order to produce a food packaging item for the drinks industry.

Сase studies

Robots make food storage container assembly a snap

Vision guided robotic vision systems are used to automate the assembly of plastic food containers.

Videos

Plastics solutions by SAS Automation

Custom tools for injection molded product applications and the patented in-mold labeling (IML) process in action.

Сase studies

Automated injection molding operation

An USA-based manufacturer of automation equipment provided a robot-vision workcell that unloads molded parts, inspects the parts and the cavities and loads new inserts.

Articles

Considerations for assessing robotics requirements

Knowledge of part de-molding, end-of-arm tooling, part defects caused by the mold-robot interface and available automation options is key for suppliers looking to add greater value.

Videos

Human-robot interaction - efficient automation of small batches

Videos

Injection molding business stays competitive

Limac Formplast knew they had to remain competitive in the injection molding market and automation with robotics is the only way they could ensure do so.