Published 02/26/2025

PTXPO 2025 Profile Preview Part 2 of 4: A Closer Look Into Exhibitor Solutions for Mold Builder Needs

Dive into this sneak preview to get to know more about the exhibitors that will be showcasing a variety of products, technologies and services related to moldmaking at PTXPO 2025.

Fiona Lawler

Associate Editor, MoldMaking Technology

MMT @ PTXPO, Booth 1235

Our booth at PTXPO 2025 will be the perfect place to get to know us better, get to know each other and discover how MMT serves as the bridge to connect you to the latest industry innovations, strategies and solutions.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

Top 10 Reasons to Be a Moldmaker T-shirts
Moldmaker Card Game
MMT Chats Studio
Editorial Advisory Board Meet & Greet
MMT Meetup Happy Hour Tuesday and Wednesday at 3 pm

REGISTER HERE and use the Code: CHRISTINA

Stay tuned for the third and fourth profile previews still to come (these are appearing in alphabetical order)!

The 2025 Plastics Technology Expo (PTXPO) will take place March 18-20 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. The show floor will offer a variety of cutting-edge technologies, innovations, networking opportunities and plenty of excitement within the plastics molding industry.

To provide a little more insight into who our exhibitors are as well as the services they provide before you arrive at PTXPO, the MMT team has put together preview exhibitor roundups (click here to read preview one). The second installment features a brief snapshot for some of the exhibitors featured in MoldMaking Technology’s March issue.

Each profile shares important details regarding the company’s business and recent innovations, including what they are exhibiting at the show.

*This list represents committed exhibitors as of the time of publication. Current as of 2/16/25.

Get To Know Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales

Source | Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales

Moldmaking is important to Alliance Specialties and Laser Sales as it’s the foundation of its business in all the services and products it develops. Its team supports moldmakers by partnering with them to provide additional expertise and capacity. Rather than building molds directly, they help moldmakers meet their customers’ needs when they face staffing or time constraints. In order to best serve the moldmaking community, Alliance learns and adapts to what moldmakers need. For example, over the last year, it created the Alliance Advantage Fiber Laser Engraving system. Starting from scratch with this machine, the company looked into every aspect of what the industry was asking for and found a way to incorporate it. To experience more solutions from Alliance, stop by Booth 1426. At the booth will also be live interviews, laser welding and laser engraving demonstrations, and the opportunity for attendees to weld and engrave their own parts.

Get to Know American Mold Builders Association

Source | AMBA

Stop by Booth 1436 to meet the American Mold Builders Association (AMBA) team. With over 50 years of experience, AMBA has been dedicated to supporting its members with the resources needed to remain competitive in the U.S. mold manufacturing industry. From connections opportunities (conferences, plant tours, virtual roundtables), to benchmarking data and workforce development at all levels of organization, AMBA continues to advocate for U.S. mold manufacturing. At the show, AMBA will be highlighting its new profitability portal for its members, showcasing the 2025 Business Forecast Report and the latest Wage and Salary Report; distributing the 2025 Sourcebook and hosting a members appreciation reception at its booth.

Source | Beaumont Technologies Inc.

Get To Know Beaumont Technologies Inc.

Moldmaking is crucial to Beaumont’s business as it enables it to mass produce plastic parts to ensure an optimized performance in terms of precision and efficiency. To accomplish this, Beaumont offers education and training. Over the past two years, the company has opened its Mold Maintenance Center of Excellence to offer a variety of maintenance courses on specific topics such as troubleshooting and repairing hot and cold runner molds, component repair, polishing, texturing and companywide mold maintenance strategies. The center provides know-ledge as well as the shop skills needed to streamline the maintenance process and increase efficiencies. Stop by Booth 915 to meet the team and learn more about the company’s in-house training.

Source | Blue Wave Ultrasonics Inc.

Get To Know Blue Wave Ultrasonics Inc.

Visit Booth 1621 to explore heavy-duty, ultrasonic cleaning systems and user-friendly detergent formulations specifically designed for cleaning molds and mold components from Blue Wave Ultrasonics Inc. The team brings over 75 years of combined experience to the table and will be available to answer questions regarding equipment, detergents and process optimization at its booth. The company manufactures a variety of systems, ranging from small tanks for cleaning cavities, cores and inserts to custom-sized, large systems capable of cleaning large mold bases. Attendees will experience live demonstrations featuring the new digital ultrasonic generator with PLC control to highlight the efficiency of ultrasonic cleaners.

Source | CAE Services & Mold-Vac

Get To Know CAE Services & Mold-Vac

At Booth 1124, moldmakers, injection molders and OEMs alike can discover CAE Services and Mold-Vac’s Moldflow Analysis. Additionally, the companies will feature DFM, sampling support and analysis as well as real-time demos of gas and air entrapment solutions for injection molders. Learn how this solution can tackle shrink, reduce cycle times and costs, prevent burns as well as knit lines, eliminate short shots and enhance part appearance while simplifying tooling. As an expert certified Moldflow analysis firm, CAE Services analyzes thousands of projects and regardless of the complexity of part design, offers the necessary experience to identify and solve challenging molding problems.

Get To Know Cimatron

At Booth 1335, discover how Cimatron is dedicated to moldmaking through its CAD/CAM software. The company highlights its CAD-AI tool to transform CAD analysis for mold design. In leveraging AI and machine learning for feature detection, this tool offers the capability to automate critical tasks to improve speed, efficiency and moldmaking accuracy. At Cimatron’s booth, visitors can learn more about how CAD-AI can help meet these demands from knowledgeable moldmaking engineers and see live products demos.

Source | Crystallume

Get To Know Crystallume

Stop by Booth 1234 to see Crystallume’s diamond-coated cutting tools, end mills, drills and inserts all available from stock. Over the last few years, the company has focused on making more precise tools aimed at moldmakers. The goal? Show the possibilities and benefits that lie in diamond-coated tools. An employee-owned company, for over 40 years, Crystallume has pioneered the use of diamond-coated tools to offer moldmakers a large inventory of diamond-coated carbide cutters maintained for quick deliveries. At its booth, the company will showcase how a diamond is grown and what tools are available to measure
the microns.

Source | CUMSA USA LLC

Get To Know CUMSA USA LLC

Experience CUMSA’s interactive displays, part demos and all things mold components at Booth 1227. The company is dedicated to assisting mold designers, moldmakers and molders with the equipment needed for success. Ready to share its new innovations, it will exhibit its new EC bushing, designed to simplify the release of difficult plastic pillars in the runner. Also on display will be its Long Stroke for slides, the LS. The mechanical system is designed to expand slide travel up to 100 mm. Visitors will have the opportunity to discuss these latest innovations with the experts at its booth.

Source | Custom Etch Inc.

Get To Know Custom Etch Inc.

Custom Etch Inc. works with mold builders to create innovative textures in products across all market segments. As laser technology continues to evolve, the company offers new, creative textures to ensure its customers’ products stay in demand. Molds that require the company’s services are usually in their final states and this is always taken into consideration in terms of customer specification. Stop by Booth 1509 to explore Custom Etch’s texturing capabilities, including its new “Tactile Textures.” The team is excited to discuss its expert knowledge and apply this to finding and applying solutions for moldmakers’ texturing needs.

Source | DME Company

Get To Know DME Company

DME Company’s business is heavily centered around the moldmaking industry, with extensive lines of mold components and featured hot runner solutions. Over the past few years, the company has contributed to the moldmaking marketplace, most notably, in its collapsible core offerings. At Booth 1314, experience presentations on a variety of innovative engineered mold components, hot runner system solutions and molding supplies products for the plastics industry. DME prioritizes the success of moldmakers and achieves this through hands-on engagement with its customers. The company is looking forward to the face-to-face conversations with its customers to learn what their current and future needs are. At its booth, attendees can expect to see its tried-and-true CoolingCare machine, the 2-Stage S-Core collapsible cores as well as the company’s StellarOne hot runner systems.

Source | DMS

Get To Know DMS

Stop by Booth 1614 and learn how DMS has served the moldmaking community for over a century, with its experience in mold polishing, component cooling and gas venting technology. Stop by to chat with industry tech expert Stefano Balzi about everything from gas venting to hydraulic edge gate cutting. Also at the booth will be James Gauthier from Boride Engineered Abrasives, ready to discuss mold polishing advice and solutions.

Source | Engel

Get To Know Engel

Engel offers a suite of solutions for plastics processing, specializing in the design and manufacturing of advanced injection molding machines for thermoplastics and elastomers with a wide range of automation solutions. At Booth 409, learn how Engel’s e-mac slim edition (310 U.S. tons), an all-electric injection molding machine pairs with the viper 12 linear robot to offer a combination of efficiency and precision. There will also be live demos at the booth to showcase a pallet/grid test part. The company is excited to connect with industry leaders and customers to highlight its newest technology.