The global market for Automatic Injection Mold Changing Systems is entering a phase of accelerated growth, driven by automation demand, Industry 4.0 integration, and new product launches from leading manufacturers. According to the latest Global Automatic Injection Mold Changing Systems Market Research Report 2025 from QYResearch, the market was valued at US$ 976 million in 2024 and is projected to reach US$ 1949 million by 2031, expanding at a 10.4% CAGR during 2025-2031.
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Key Companies Driving Innovation
Major manufacturers in this market include:
• EAS Change Systems
• Stäubli
• Die-Sep
• Milacron
• Husky Injection Molding Systems
• INCOE Corporation
• PFA Inc.
• FUTABA Corporation
• TOX Pressotechnik
• Hilma-Römheld GmbH
• DESTACO
• Kosmek Ltd.
• Yudo Group
• WITTMANN Group
• Mold-Masters
In 2024, the world’s top three vendors collectively accounted for a significant portion of total market revenue, and their technological developments continue to shape competitive dynamics.
Five Company Product Profiles
1. EAS Change Systems – Quick Mold Change (QMC) System
• Product: Quick Mold Change Systems including clamping, couplers, and handling solutions
• Key Benefits:
o Reduces machine downtime by up to 15%
o Reduces labor costs by up to 40%
o Shortens mold changeover from hours to minutes
• Applications: Plastic injection molding, die casting, stamping; retrofit or turnkey installations
2. Stäubli – QMC Magnetic Clamping System (IMAG QMC 122/123)
• Product: QMC 122/123 Magnetic Clamping System for rapid automatic mold change
• Key Specs:
o Handles molds up to 60 t, machines up to 4,000 t
o Integrated safety interface monitors clamping force
o Supports multi coupler pre heating and robotics integration
• Benefit: Tool changes in minutes with enhanced process safety
3. Milacron – Quick Mold Change Solutions
• Product: Milacron Quick Mold Change with hydraulic, magnetic, and mechanical options
• Capabilities:
o Supports vertical and horizontal mold loading
o Quick connect multi couplers for air, water, hydraulic, and electrical connections
o Machine agnostic, retrofit or new integration
• Impact: Reduces downtime and increases versatility in automotive, packaging, and electronics
4. Husky Injection Molding Systems – NexPETTM Preform System
• Product: NexPETTM Multi Cavity PET Preform System
• Specifications:
o Supports 8-48 cavities
o Mold capacity up to 5 liters preform size
o Shot sizes up to 2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
o ~25% faster mold changeovers than prior systems
• Applications: Mid volume beverage preforms, rPET processing, rapid changeover production
5. INCOE Corporation – SoftGate® Valve Gate & Opti Flo Manifold
• Product: SoftGate® sequential valve pin gating with Opti Flo manifold
• Features:
o Sequential valve pin control for precise melt delivery
o Balanced flow for multi cavity molds
o Supports cycle time reduction by ~36% in 2 component molds
• Applications: Medical, packaging, and multi cavity precision injection molding
Market Overview and Key Applications
Automatic Injection Mold Changing Systems are advanced solutions that enable rapid, safe, and efficient mold changes in injection molding machines, significantly improving productivity and reducing labor costs. The technology has become a critical enabler for high-volume production in:
• Automotive Manufacturing
• Home Appliances
• Electronics and Electrical
• Packaging Industry
• Other industrial applications
Market Segmentation by Type
The global market is categorized into three primary types:
• Hydraulic Mold Changing Systems
• Pneumatic Mold Changing Systems
• Electric Mold Changing Systems
Among these, electric systems are gaining traction in 2025 due to energy efficiency and compatibility with fully automated production cells.
Latest Company Achievements
Among recent breakthroughs, ENGEL introduced the famox fully automatic mold changing system, which can perform operator-free mold changes in under one minute for molds weighing up to 50 tons. This 2025 innovation integrates mold pre-heating, standardized media coupling, and Industry 4.0 connectivity, marking a milestone for automotive and large-part manufacturers. Previously in 2024, ENGEL also launched its Digital Set-up Assistant, reducing manual changeover time by up to 80%.
Global Trends and Market Drivers (2024-2025)
The period from 2024 through mid 2025 has seen the automatic injection mold changing systems market evolve significantly. Beyond forecasted CAGR figures, several compelling shifts-technological, operational, and geopolitical-are shaping strategic decision making and competitive positioning across industries.
Industry 4.0 Integration
In 2024 and early 2025, mold changing systems increasingly became part of fully networked production cells equipped with IoT sensors and predictive maintenance. Real time monitoring of injection pressure, mold temperature, machine utilization, and defect rates is now common, allowing manufacturers to detect anomalies before failures occur. One survey found that smart factory implementations using these technologies delivered 15-20% gains in overall production efficiency within five years of deployment.
Advanced AI frameworks, such as deep reinforcement learning, have enabled real time process parameter optimization. Experimental results published in 2025 report inference speeds up to 135× faster than legacy optimization methods. These systems balance product quality, cycle time, and cost factors like resin usage and energy pricing dynamically.
Shift to Energy Efficient Systems
The transition toward electric and servo hydraulic mold change platforms is accelerating. All electric machines now deliver specific energy consumption as low as 0.8 kWh per kg of processed material, versus significantly higher figures for older hydraulic designs. This drives substantial cost and carbon savings. In packaging and automotive sectors, sustainability metrics and regulatory pressures have elevated energy efficiency to a core purchasing criterion.
Likewise, major machine builders like ENGEL have embedded smart algorithms to attain consistent shot quality while minimizing waste and repeat rates. Such systems support switchovers to recycled or bio based materials without compromising precision or cycle stability.
Rapid Automation Adoption in Key Sectors
Between 2024 and 2025, the packaging and automotive industries led investments in automated mold change technologies. Manufacturers report up to 30% increases in automation deployment, including robotic handling and integrated vision inspection. These systems allow tool change cycles to drop from hours to minutes, enabling flexible production of small batches or rapid product changeovers.
With labor shortages and rising wages, automated solutions provide better uptime and workforce efficiency. Importantly, the integration of quick couplers and pre heat modules allows unmanned or lights out operation in high speed environments such as beverage preform and connector manufacturing.
Global Trade Policy Impacts on Supply Chains
The U.S. tariff adjustments introduced in 2025 and corresponding countermeasures globally have accelerated supply chain reconfiguration. Manufacturers are now prioritizing production setups with flexible mold change infrastructure to handle multi regional sourcing scenarios or rapid product relocation. This has buoyed demand for modular, rapidly deployable mold changing systems that can support near shoring and just in time manufacturing strategies.
As a result, advanced mold changing solutions are increasingly bundled with digital connectivity and remote monitoring-even cloud based control-for resilience against trade volatility and logistics disruptions.
Additional Notable Drivers
• Sustainability & Materials Innovation: Use of recycled polymers and biodegradable resins is rising, demanding high precision mold change systems that can cope with variable material behavior.
• Customization Demand: Micro batch and personalized production runs support rapid mold swaps, bolstered by quick change couplers and magnetic locking systems.
• Supply Chain Re engineering: Nearshoring and supplier diversification strategies favor modular mold change units that can be reinstalled or repurposed quickly across multiple plants.
Verified Downstream Clients
The following companies are known downstream customers in industries such as automotive, electronics, medical devices, packaging, and consumer goods that have implemented automatic mold-changing systems in their injection molding operations:
• Foxconn
• Philips
• Siemens
• Bosch
• GE Healthcare
• Medtronic
• Procter & Gamble
• Unilever
• Johnson & Johnson
• Apple
• Google
• LG Electronics
• Sony
• Whirlpool
• Tesla
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Regional Insights
North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific remain the largest markets for Automatic Injection Mold Changing Systems. Asia-Pacific is expected to maintain the highest growth rate through 2031, driven by automotive and electronics manufacturing hubs in China, Japan, and South Korea. Meanwhile, North American and European markets are focusing on integrating fully automated and energy-efficient systems in response to rising labor costs and sustainability targets.
The Automatic Injection Mold Changing Systems market in 2025 reflects a strategic convergence of high-speed automation, digital transformation, and sustainability initiatives. Companies like ENGEL, EAS Change Systems, and Stäubli are setting new benchmarks in efficiency, while global manufacturers prepare for an era of shorter production cycles, reduced downtime, and smart factory adoption.
Chapter Outline:
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 2: key insights, key emerging trends, etc.
Chapter 3: Manufacturers competitive analysis, detailed analysis of the product manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5 & 6: Sales, revenue of the product in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: The main points and conclusions of the report.
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