PROCESSING | MACHINERY
Right: Sabic’s new Mega- molding platform enables the manufactur- ability of large thermoplastic parts
(also see Compounding World September 2025 issue). At K2025, visitors will be able to experience the CFP technology on a GX 650-4300 injection moulding machine with an LRXplus 350 linear robot in the production of a complex, functionally integrated tailgate component.
In another development that could have wide-ranging benefits, Sabic has introduced Megamold- ing, a new platform designed to enable the manufacturability of large thermoplastic parts. By combining the company’s materials science expertise with the technical knowledge of various value chain collaborators, the company says this can potentially enable faster, more cost-effective, and sustainable manufacturing solutions compared to traditional approaches. While thermoplastics have long been used in manufacturing, cost, complexity, and processing challenges have limited their applica- tion in large components. Megamolding addresses these barriers by providing scalable, high-perfor- mance solutions that enable greater design freedom and efficiency. Sabic says the platform’s benefits include: enhanced cost and process efficiency by using competitive tooling, consolidating parts, and simplifying manufacturing, post-processing, and assembly steps, faster injection moulding cycle times versus metal casting or thermoset processing,
greater design freedom to achieve more complex geometries and func- tional integration, simplified product architecture with better designs for disassembly, sorting, and recycling, weight and mass reduction while meeting strength and stiffness requirements, and lower carbon emissions, enabled by improved processing efficiency. Sami Al-Osaimi, Executive Vice
President, Polymers SBU at Sabic, said: “With decades of success in materials innovation, Sabic is uniquely positioned to collabo- rate with industry partners across value chains to redefine what’s possible in large-part manufactur- ing with thermoplastics.” He said the technology could be “a game-changer for manufacturers seeking improved performance, efficiency, and sustainability”.
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