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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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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

New ground broken and conquered

The Austro-Polish injection molding company Buzek Plastic developed a mass production technology for making water-soluble, multi-chamber laundry detergent containers of polyvinyl alcohol.

Videos

In-mold decoration for the automotive industry

News 02.02.2017

New Country Fresh IML Ice-Cream packaging wins awards

Plastic packaging producer Dairypack Tubs joined forces with Verstraete IML for the development of the new Dairymaid ice-cream packaging.

News 02.02.2017

Collaboration boosts resin transfer moulding process efficiency

A collaboration has created a method to shorten the resin transfer moulding process by placing sensors in injection technology for the first time.

News 02.02.2017

Maximum efficiency for complex composite processes

At JEC world ENGEL AUSTRIA will stage a live demonstration to present pioneering composite applications and offer insights into ongoing development projects.

Articles

W837 IML, a new in-mold labeling system for lid production

The new smart IML system by WITTMANN, premiered last autumn at K2016 in Düsseldorf, boasts flexibility, small footprint and camera control.

Videos

Cube-mould machine: Two-colour flip-top in 8,5 seconds

The ALLROUNDER CUBE produces two-colour flip-top PP closures for Pril washing-up liquid bottles from Henkel.

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Injection Moulding Process Animation - Sumitomo (SHI) Demag

This animation shows how injection moulding works. You can see the different phases like dosing, injection, cooling, ejection etc.