Materials - smart

LATEST ISSUE

Smart Molding International 1-2026

Tags

USA Molding machine

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

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

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

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

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

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

Have some relevant information to share? Send a message to info@smart-molding.com — we are always happy to discuss!

Special plastic

Subscribe to this RSS feed

Articles

Three common pain points with high-performance polymers

Engineering and high-performance polymers sometimes pose challenges to the injection moulding process

Articles

High hydrolysis resistance with plenty of extras

The new PBT product range Pocan XHR from LANXESS is proving a practical all-rounder

Articles

New compounds for metal replacement applications

Moulded items in reinforced PPS from LATI offer remarkable, even unique, dimensional stability

News 05.06.2020

Solvay Ventures invests in Kumovis

3D printing system developer to enable medical device manufacturers to leverage the full potential of high-performance polymers

Articles

New composite material for airplanes

Solvay and Boeing are making composite aircraft parts more accessible than ever with the new CYCOM® EP2750

News 20.03.2020

Huntsman is expanding its specialty chemicals portfolio

The company has announced an acquisition of CVC Thermoset Specialties, a North American specialty chemical manufacturer

News 10.01.2020

New materials being optimized for the latest sintering platform

University of Exeter commissions recently launched AM platform as part of its ongoing collaboration with Victrex

Articles

From vans to airplanes: composite materials gain ground

A Solvay partnership in the UK is paving the way for the industrialisation of the production of composite material parts