Smart Molding International 1-2026

NEWSFEED	6
CEO of ZAHORANSKY AG retires: Ulrich Zahoransky leaves the company after four decades	6
Management change at HASCO: Markus Büngers becomes new CEO	7
Netstal appoints Kevin Green as President, Americas	7
DuPont Announces Appointment of D.G. Macpherson to Board of Directors	8
Husky Technologies Announces Leadership Transition in Service Organization	8
Haitian International participates in PLASTINDIA 2026	9
Oerlikon HRSflow opens a new highly efficient production plant …	10
Arkema starts up its new transparent polyamide unit in Singapore	11
New CAD page: HASCO simplifies the work of designers	11
AON3D Cuts Print Times by 54% with Physics-Based Slicing	12
LK Group 2026 Global Open House – Thailand Successfully Held	13
Bole Intelligent Machinery shines at Eurasian dual exhibitions	14
SACMI at Djazagro 2026	15
CHINAPLAS 2026	16
WITTMANN at Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai	16
The ENGEL Group presents solutions for packaging and medical at Chinaplas 2026	18
Haitian International: “Level Up! Your Advantage”	19
Medical technology in focus at Chinaplas	20
PiovanGroup at Chinaplas 2026	20
Chinaplas 2026: BASF debuts Elastollan® GripTec, a new innovative thermoplastic polyurethane	21
CHINAPLAS 2026: Harnessing the “15th Five-Year Plan” to Usher in a New Era of Plastics and Rubber Innovation	22
MOLDING TECHNOLOGIES	26
Injection molding novelties at K 2025	26
Opening new avenues to efficiency with groundbreaking innovations	32
BLOW MOLDING	34
Blow molding novelties at K 2025	34
SmartLine: The New Fully Electric Extrusion Blow Moulding Machine Series	38
MACHINERY	40
Automatic inline de-flashing of injection-molded work pieces	40
RuiMu Precision relies on WINTEC	42
MOLDS AND TOOLING	43
ZAHORANSKY presents Z.SONIC turn	43
PERIPHERY	44
Saving material and boosting overall efficiency	44
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING	48
PEEK & ULTEM: The Difference Between “Can Print” and “Prints Reliably”	48
3D printing with TPE: from experiment to practice	50

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