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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

03. - 06.

December 2025

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

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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Compact production of airbag housing with FiberForm

Source: smart_molding

Videos

Compact production of an airbag housing on a KraussMaffei CX 300-1400 LRX 350 TwinZ - overall process optimized with multiple kinematics.

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Extra Light, Easy Grip

At Gulfood Manufacturing (Dubai, 4-6 November 2025), SACMI will be presenting its latest technological innovations in beverage packaging

News 01.10.2025

Simulating and optimizing the injection molding process

Moldex3D empowers medical device manufacturing, enhancing product quality and process efficiency

News 01.10.2025

Away from random sampling and toward automated inspection

Kistler presents AI-supported automated quality control in injection molding for MedTech

News 22.08.2025

Agr International at drinktec 2025

Laboratory automation, precision bottle measurement and innovations in automated blowmolder control will be in the focus

Сase studies

Advancing medical mold development with Moldex3D

Since integrating Moldex3D into their workflow, IGS has significantly improved product quality and development efficiency