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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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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 13.09.2016

Sumitomo Heavy eyes production revamp for molding machines

Sumitomo Heavy Industries will switch to assembly line manufacturing at a domestic factory to speed up production of small injection molding machines by 40% and reduce required manpower by 10%.

News 13.09.2016

Rapid overmoulding boosts Proto Labs injection offering

Leading quick-turn manufacturer Proto Labs has boosted its injection moulding offering with the introduction of its rapid overmoulding service.

News 13.09.2016

RocTool presents 3 innovative molding demonstrations for plastics and composites

RocTool present their new HD Plastics™ approach along with their latest technologies at the K show.

News 13.09.2016

Competent partner for medical technology

WITTMANN BATTENFELD will be presenting an interesting clean room micro injection molding application for medical technology to interested trade visitors at the Compamed.

News 07.09.2016

New plasma hybrid molding process launched at K 2016

PT1200 atmospheric plasma unit is a long-sought turnkey solution for delay-free production of high-performance overmolded components with metal inlays.

News 07.09.2016

Husky at K 2016: An Exhaustive Range of Solutions

The world-renowned provider of industrial technology will premiere its two new complete specialty closure molding systems this autumn in Düsseldorf.

News 07.09.2016

Meusburger presents its products at K 2016

The highlights at the Meusburger stand are: products to try out hands-on, a demonstration table for surface finishing equipment and the Meusburger technical tip video clips.

News 06.09.2016

Promoulding cuts injection moulding lead times with 3D printing

Stratasys technology has helped a Dutch design, engineering and manufacturing organisation reduce its injection moulding lead times by 93 per cent.