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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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Shows

27. - 30.

May 2025

Green Plast

Milan, Italy

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

Germany

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

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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 14.12.2016

VICTREX™ PAEK polymer is used to produce innovative injection-molded connector

Rampart Products develops next generation HPHT electrical connector using VICTREX™ PAEK polymer to reduce downtime and system costs.

News 14.12.2016

Freeformer User Day 2016 by Arburg Plastic Freeforming

Some 40 experts shared their experiences of collaboration with the Freeformer in Loßburg; innovations and the most significant applications were discussed.

News 14.12.2016

HASCO overviews its successes at K 2016

HASCO set a new record in Düsseldorf this year, both for the portfolio presented at the stand, reconfigured, and for the number of visitors who attended it.

News 07.12.2016

Top IML producer Verstraete IML to open its first U.S. plant

Verstraete IML, currently based in Belgium, will additionally focus on the most promising IML market outside Europe with new production facilities in Tennessee.

News 07.12.2016

SACMI technology to be used for PET preforms by Parmalat

A new IPS 220 machine by Sacmi was commissioned as part of a fully integrated and automated Parmalat production center for maximum performance and efficiency.

News 07.12.2016

Softell textile by LyondellBasell for injection-molded automotive interior parts

Parts injection molded from new the PP product offer a textile-like finish, treasured by today’s material designers and engineers in the automotive.

News 07.12.2016

Arburg heralds a "golden" electric era at Interplastica 2017

At the Interplastica 2017, to be held in Moscow (Russia) from January 24 to 27 2017, Arburg will present the cost-efficient automatic manufacturing of quality parts.

News 06.12.2016

High precision in silicone processing

KraussMaffei will be demonstrating at Swiss Plastics how a PX 50-180 SilcoSet can satisfy cleanliness and quality requirements with high precision and productivity in the growth market of silicone.