Abstract: A system for producing at least one particle foam molding includes at least one automatic molding machine, which comprises at least one mold device. The automatic molding machine(s) comprises at least one interface for coupling a functional module which can be functionally assigned to the automatic molding machine(s) in order to form an individually configured automatic molding machine functional module arrangement. The system also includes at least one functional module which can be individually assigned to the automatic molding machine(s) to form an individually configured automatic molding machine functional module arrangement, wherein the functional module(s) comprises at least one interface for coupling to the automatic molding machine(s).

Abstract: Mold for processing expandable or expanded plastic particles for producing a multi-component particle foam component, that includes a mold cavity delimited by mold walls, having at least one mold element, which in particular is slide-like or slide-shaped, wherein the at least one mold element is mounted so as to be movable between a first orientation and/or position and at least one further orientation and/or position in which it projects at least in portions into the mold cavity, and wherein the at least one mold element is designed with, or has, a flow channel structure having at least one flow channel which extends inside the mold element and through which a process fluid can flow.

Abstract: A foaming tool for processing foamable plastic particles, having at least one region that forms at least one portion of a cavity, at least one part of a surface structure of the region that forms the cavity being produced by an additive manufacturing method.