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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

02. - 05.

December 2026

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

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 27.07.2025

35 years of Tie-bar-less Technology

ENGEL: The evolution of one of the injection moulding industry’s pioneering innovations

News 27.07.2025

Haitian Semarang Center opens, raising the bar for tech support in Indonesia

The new center integrates mold testing services, a spare parts inventory, and ready-stock IMMs

News 27.07.2025

Bio-attributed polystyrene for food packaging

Food trays made with Styrolution® PS 158K BC100 are now available on the shelves at a leading Japanese retail chain

News 27.07.2025

Safer food conveyor belts thanks to detectable compounds

Metal-detectable engineering polymers for food processing: traceability and safety as new standards for food contact plastics

News 27.07.2025

Space for sustainable innovations

At the beginning of July, WITTMANN Group opened its new technology center in Nuremberg

News 27.07.2025

A new level of robot integration

BOY presents the LR 5 – fully integrated into the Procan ALPHA® 6 control system

News 11.07.2025

Local Roots, Global Success

YIZUMI successfully hosted its Open House in Gujarat, India, showcasing advanced injection molding technologies, and its strategic localization journey

News 11.07.2025

StackTeck announces change in leadership

Michael Gould has been named StackTeck’s new President and CEO effective June 1st, 2025