Additive manufacturing & 3D

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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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Additive manufacturing & 3D

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Articles

3D printing community gears up for Asiamold 2018

Asiamold continues to be the ideal business platform for the mould and die industry

News 10.10.2017

Solvay to commence PEKK production in USA

Solvay will launch PEKK resin production next year to support the aerospace market with thermoplastic composite materials

News 28.08.2017

Arburg to showcase at the MSV 2017

High performance for the optical industry and additive functional parts at most important industry event in the Czech republic and Slovakia

News 15.08.2017

Fakuma 2017: Smart, smarter, Arburg!

In Friedrichshafen Arburg will present machinery, processes and turnkey solutions for efficient plastics processing

Articles

Interview with the director of Equiplast, the International Plastics and Rubber Event

Pilar Navarro: “Machinery and process demonstrations will take centre court at the Gran Via Exhibition Centre”

Videos

3D Systems Figure 4 with Automated 3D Inspection

Now with automatic, in-line 3D inspection, 3D Systems’ Figure 4 technology enables ultra-fast, modular Stereolithography for the closed-loop manufacturing of plastic parts

News 26.07.2017

Exhibitors affirm the successful concept of Moulding Expo

Second Moulding Expo attracts around 15,000 visitors from 52 countries to Stuttgart

News 19.07.2017

Plustech announced participation in Imtech 2017

Specialists to focus on micro molding approach and how it is critical to meet today’s demanding ‘miniaturization’ applications