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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Events

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Molding technologies

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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 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.

News 06.12.2016

New low-migration LED inks for in-mold labels meet Swiss food packaging guidelines

News 30.11.2016

Meet ENGEL at Composites Europe 2016

You can rely on the expertise of ENGEL AUSTRIA for lightweight technologies in large-scale manufacture to come: the company is showcasing pre-series solutions.

News 30.11.2016

K 2016: BOY — innovative in all categories

With its appearance at the K 2016 the specialist of injection moulding machines up to 1,000 kN clamping force hit the mark and impressed the visitors with its exhibits and applications.

News 30.11.2016

Swiss Plastics 2017: Arburg portends a “Golden” electric age

Arburg is about to present in Lucerne cost-efficient, basic-level, standardized solutions for quality electrical part manufacture by injection molding.

News 30.11.2016

Moretto welcomes 'record number of visitors' on K stand

Moretto has been reflecting on a new benchmark-setting K 2016 having welcomed a record number of visitors onto its stand and its Moretto in Motion articulated lorry.