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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Mold

Advanced mold design Hot runner Mold cooling Multicavity mold Quick mold change Rapid tooling Stack mold Temperature controller

Automation & control

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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

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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

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

02. - 05.

December 2026

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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Sepro S5 picker - 3 linear CNC-axis picker

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Videos

S5 Picker, the 3 Linear CNC-Axis picker for simple automation of injection molding machines Up to 200 T, on an FCS IMM, at K2016.

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New hoses for flexibility, safety and durability

HASCO is further expanding its hose range with the introduction of two new solutions for demanding temperature control processes

News 06.08.2026

High-performance production solutions at Fakuma 2026

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag showcases all-electric future solutions for packaging, optics and medical technology

News 06.08.2026

Simplifying complex tasks in vision inspection – with custom macros

With the latest versions of Kistler’s KiVision image processing software, users can now easily create their own command macros

News 10.07.2026

PiovanGroup will take part in Interplast 2026

As one of the key events for the plastics industry in Brazil, the show brings together the entire plastics production chain