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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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USA Molding machine

Clamping unit Desktop injection molding machine Full‐electric IMM Hybrid IMM Hydraulic IMM Injection unit Screw & barrel Tie‐bar‐less IMM

Mold

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

Automation & control

Control system Data processing Industry 4․0 Inspection & QC Pressure control Process control Robotics Software and simulation Temperature control Vision system

Materials

Additive and masterbatch Bioplastic Compound and composite Engineering plastic LSR PET Purging compound Recycled plastic Rubber Special plastic TPE

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

Application

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

Have some relevant information to share? Send a message to info@smart-molding.com — we are always happy to discuss!

Videos

Hot runner temperature controller

Demonstration of hot runner valve gate controller made in Thailand by SMK automation

Videos

The Polymer Science Behind Masterbatch

Education video about masterbatches

Videos

Injection molding animation

The video shows the finished plastic part, the injection molding tool, the machine, the injection process and the ejection of the part

Videos

Asaclean purging compound hot runner cleaning procedures

Cleaning of hot runner systems using unfilled grades of Asaclean may now be performed

Videos

TwinCAT HMI: Simple, open, based on HTML5

TwinCAT HMI enables an efficient engineering of user interfaces directly in the Visual Studio environment, HMI can be executed responsively on any HTML5-capable browser

Videos

3D Systems Figure 4 with Automated 3D Inspection

Now with automatic, in-line 3D inspection, 3D Systems’ Figure 4 technology enables ultra-fast, modular Stereolithography for the closed-loop manufacturing of plastic parts

Videos

Campetella Robotic Center - GUNSHOT + SPIN FIP 2017

FIP 2017 – Gunshot X-Series Evo + Spin X-Series Evo, 4 Cavities, robot cycle time: 3,00 sec., IMM interlock time: 0,50 sec.

Videos

REP patented rubber injection units

Learn the basics about rubber injection molding