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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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Additive manufacturing & 3D

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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

News 16.06.2017

Jabil accelerates innovation with launch of Blue Sky Center in Spain

Blue Sky Innovation Center - Tortosa will enable customer collaboration, innovation and competitiveness in the digital era

News 16.05.2017

Arburg to exhibit at the RapidTech

Freeformer produces aviation component made of PC at the upcoming event in Germany

News 11.04.2017

3D printed parts to improve McLaren F1 performance

McLaren Racing to accelerate design modifications by expanding its use of Stratasys 3D printed components

Videos

Industry 4.0: "Smart" luggage tag as a practical example

News 23.03.2017

Milacron's DME announces partnership with Linear AMS to provide conformal cooling solutions

News 13.03.2017

ARBURG presents Industry 4.0 solution at Hanover Messe

Smart" luggage tags will be manufactured in the smart factory using the principle of spatially distributed production.