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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Molding technologies

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

More Shows

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

Articles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News

News 06.06.2019

Reducing marine plastic litter

European Commission welcomes Council of the EU final adoption of new rules on single-use plastics

News 06.06.2019

Green polyethylene in plastic packaging

Braskem and Atlhetica Nutrition launch packaging made from sugarcane for new vegan protein product line

News 06.06.2019

One Rock Capital Partners has acquired Nexeo Plastics

The company will deepen relationships with customers and supplier partners as a stand-alone plastics distribution business

News 30.05.2019

Solvay becomes strategic materials partner to Stratasys

A cooperation agreement has been announced to develop new high-performance additive manufacturing filaments

News 30.05.2019

Management team changes at Hekuma

Bruno Bleicher has been the new Managing Director alongside Markus Schmidt since middle of May 2019

News 30.05.2019

Greater manufacturing agility and cost-effectiveness

DuPont announced new additions to 3D Printing Materials Portfolio at RAPID + TCT 2019

News 30.05.2019

Four machines at the Plastpol 2019

BOY, the German specialist for injection moulding machines is currently presenting an interesting part of its product range

News 29.05.2019

Lanxess to offer economic alternatives to polyamide 66

The company will present a wide range of halogen-free, flame-retardant compounds at the “Plastics in E&E Applications” conference