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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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Foaming

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Articles

Engineering breakthroughs and increased molding capacities

Wilmington machinery is well prepared to meet its customers’ needs for large plastics machinery products

News 04.07.2019

All-round expertise for foamed components

Milling, ultrasonic cutting and deflashing, as well as testing or flexible ultrasonic welding in a compact post-mold processing plant

Сase studies

Energy-efficient machines for renowned automotive supplier

The newer machines from WITTMANN BATTENFELD score at Etzel primarily with their high energy efficiency

News 25.04.2019

Can be freely combined

New shuttle mold carrier complements lightweight construction TechCenter of KraussMaffei

News 21.02.2019

Pallateer’s success

Wilmington Machinery installs second complete custom pallet molding solution for European customer

News 22.11.2018

Engel took part in automotive conference in Shanghai

trend.scaut 2018 shows that automotive industry in Asia is increasingly relying on new technologies

News 25.10.2018

European premiere at the Fakuma

Trexel was showcasing a new P-series SCF metering systems for packaging production

Сase studies

“SuKcess story” from Germany

All-electric IntElect machines made by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag pave the way to zero-defect production