The Christmas spirit is in the air!
This Christmas, Simoldes thanks all its customers, partners, suppliers and employees for their support and trust throughout the year.
May this Christmas bring many smiles, achievements and a 2025 full of new accomplishments!
Check out our Christmas video. Celebrate with us the magic of this season, full of love, joy and unforgettable moments.
M.D.A. – MOLDES DE AZEMÉIS, S.A. has been honoured with “Innovadora COTEC 24” status. This prestigious recognition is awarded on the basis of the results of the latest IPCTN – Survey of National Scientific and Technological Potential and strict economic and financial performance criteria.
This recognition, based on strict criteria, highlights the effort and dedication of our teams.
In the fourth edition of this status, more than 1,000 of the 1,480 applicant companies were honoured, demonstrating MDA’s ability to position itself at the forefront of the innovation economy.
Congratulations, MDA and all our employees, for this important recognition and for the example of excellence and innovation that you represent in the sector.
Simoldes Tools has been recognized for its commitment to sustainability with the Ecovadis Silver Medal. This award recognizes Simoldes Tools’ dedication to corporate responsibility, eco-friendly practices, and ethical business operations.
Ecovadis, a trusted global provider of business sustainability ratings, assessed Simoldes Tools on a comprehensive range of sustainability criteria, including environmental, social, and ethical aspects.
We are proud to receive the Ecovadis Silver Medal, which validates the hard work and dedication of our entire team and our pledge to integrate sustainability into all aspects of our operations and supply chain.
Interplas UK is the UK’s leading plastics exhibition and conference that has been connecting the UK plastics industry for 75 years. The event was first held in 1948 as a showcase of plastic products and technology at the British Industries Fair in London. Since then, it has grown to become one of the longest-running industrial trade shows in the UK, attracting thousands of attendees from across the industry. The event has been held at different venues across the UK, including London, Birmingham, and Manchester. In 2023, Interplas celebrated its 75th anniversary at the NEC in Birmingham. The event featured over 500 exhibitors and attracted over 12,000 attendees from across the industry.
Interplas 2023 showcased the latest innovations in plastics manufacturing processes, technologies, materials, and services. The event also provided a platform for key buyers from companies such as 3M, Bentley, Jaguar Land Rover, GSK, Samsung, Honda, Bespak, Delta Electronics, Unilever, BAE Systems, Boots and Rolls Royce to find the latest plastics tech and materials.
Simoldes Tools presence at the show allowed us to meet with some of our UK clients and meet new potential clients in the automotive industry and in consumer goods.
Presentation of Results_SIMOLDES 4.0:
On 27 February 2022, at 2:30 pm, the Results Dissemination Session of the R&TD Project took place at the premises of the company Simoldes Aços.
This dissemination is in co-promotion with #SIMOLDES4.0 – Injection moulds with artificial vision and intelligent sensing.
This R&TD project of the Simoldes Group, led by the company Simoldes Aços, had the participation of CENTIMFE*, as well as the participation of the University of Minho and took place between September 2016 and November 2019.
*CENTIMFE( Centro Tecnológico da Indústria de Moldes, Ferramentas Especiais e Plásticos).
To learn more, click on the links below:
https://www.simoldes.com/innovation-tools/simoldes-4-0/
https://www.centimfe.com/index.html
https://www.centimfe.com/projetos-concluidos.html
SIMOLDES 4.0: INJECTION MOULDS WITH ARTIFICIAL VISION AND INTELLIGENT SENSING
Co-funded by COMPETE 2020, the “Simoldes 4.0” project is developed in co-promotion with Simoldes Aços, CENTIMFE and the University of Minho.
The main objective of this project is to develop an efficient mould that integrates artificial vision and intelligent sensing, based on innovative monitoring solutions incorporated inside, which go beyond the usual temperature and pressure control.
This efficient mould incorporates advanced systems for a continuous and effective control of certain technical and process parameters, ensuring that the parameters regulating the systems are within the standard processing window and that other values of the operating variables show a regular and safe operation that maximises efficiency and productivity.
The project has the support of COMPETE 2020, under the Incentive System for Research and Technological Development, in the co-promotion strand.
Total Eligible Cost (Simoldes Aços, SA): €928,776.36
Financial Support (Simoldes Aços, SA): ERDF – €536,876.68
Period of execution: 01-09-2016 to 31-08-2019
For more information, click on the links below:
https://www.simoldes.com/innovation-tools/simoldes-4-0/
Simoldes Tools will once again be present at Interplas in the United Kingdom.
This exhibition will take place in the city of Birmingham, between 26 and 28 September 2023, in Hall 3A – EE10.
At this fair you will have the opportunity to discover a little more about Simoldes Tools capacity as well as the tecnologies for plastic injection mould manufacturing.
Visit our stand, join us and explore the possibilities!
Find out more here.
HANNOVER MESSE is the most important international platform and the leading place for industrial transformation – with excellent innovations or unusual products.
Simoldes Tools was present at this event with the consortium responsible for the iTool project to show our customers and partners our latest developments in the field.
HANNOVER MESSE: 17 to 21 April 2023
Simoldes Tools was present at the International Fair “Plástico Brasil” that took place between 27 and 31 March in Brazil.
Plástico Brasil 2023 promoted 5 days of much qualified content, networking and business, bringing several experiences and innovations to the sector.
Stand: G80.
From 28 to 30 March 2023, Simoldes Tools was present at the Plastics Technology Expo 2023 in Rosemont – Chicago.
The Plastics Technology Expo is a trade fair created to connect the entire North American plastics market under one roof.
Stand: 421.
On 21 December 2022, António da Silva Rodrigues, founder of the Simoldes Group, was awarded the highest academic distinction: the Doctorate “Honoris Causa“.
This award was bestowed by the University of Aveiro.
An award synonymous with a lesson in humility, simplicity, humanism, courage …
The Simoldes Group could not be prouder for this achievement!
#simoldesgroup63 #antóniosilvarodrigues80
To find out more about this event visit:
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2023!
The SIMOLDES GROUP wishes all its employees and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2023!
With the arrival of another month of December, also comes the joy of celebrating Christmas and the arrival of another year together! May Christmas be full of joy and gratitude for everyone!
TOGETHER WE ARE ONE!
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Thousands of companies use the EcoVadis Ratings platform to respond to sustainability assessment requests.
There are 50,000 EcoVadis subscribers, spread across 150 countries and a total of 190 industries.
We are pleased to inform our customers and suppliers that we have been awarded a Silver Medal in recognition of the work carried out in our mould manufacturing companies.
We are among the top 5% of companies ranked by EcoVadis in our business area.
To learn more about “EcoVadis” click here.
On 5 and 6 October 2022, the Simoldes Group was present at the Meximold International Fair (2022) in the city of Querétaro, Mexico.
There was the opportunity to learn about the potential of Simoldes Tools at this fair aimed at mould manufacturing, additive manufacturing and plastic injection.
Stand: “Booth 506“.
Simoldes Tools, ever closer to you!
The “Hannover Messe” is one of the most important industry trade fairs in Germany.
Every year it selects a partner country.
In 2022, the partner country was Portugal.
Therefore, the Simoldes Group was present for the first time at this fair with the aim of showing the work it does in terms of INNOVATION.
Location: Pavilion 3 – Stand no. D08 (27).
For more information, click here.
Simoldes Tools was present with a stand at the 1st international face-to-face event of the Plastics and Moulds Industry, in Latin America, in this new “Covid era”.
This event, “PLASTIMAGEN MEXICO 2022“, took place at the CITYBANAMEX exhibition centre in Mexico City, from 8 to 11 March 2022.
The event featured more than 400 exhibitors, representing about a thousand brands from more than 20 countries around the world.
Overall, the Simoldes Group (namely Simoldes Tools), considers that participation in this meeting was very fruitful, given the possibility of demonstrating its dimension to more than 22 thousand visitors: Simoldes Tools stands out in the world panorama of mould manufacturing!
For more information, visit this website.
The Simoldes Group team (Simoldes Tools) responsible for the NanoSim 3D Project (Additive Manufacturing) was present at Formnext: where ideas take shape!
Objective: to show what is done in the Simoldes Group, both in terms of practical application in the product and in terms of R&D (Research and Development) project.
Date: 16 to 19 November 2021
Location: Renishaw stand in Hall 12.0, C139
SIMOLDES GROUP Interplas UK 2021 – Interview with the Commercial Director (UK):
The Commercial Director, Jorge Leitão, commercial representative of the United Kingdom (UK) was present at the Interplas International Fair (2021) in the UK and where the Simoldes Group is always represented.
Interplas is the only trade show in the sector that gathers the whole production chain of plastic articles. From the raw material to the finished product, design, prototyping, mould construction, injection machines, extrusion, blowing, cutting and welding, printing, thermoforming, recycling, peripherals, packaging, among others.
This International trade show has the capacity to attract a large audience at the industry level, which leads to business results of great volume, thus ensuring the success of the event for more than 10 editions.
To know more – click on the link below and do not miss this testimony:
https://interplasinsights.com/plastic-industry-insights/the-road-to-tooling-knowhow/
