Additive manufacturing & 3D

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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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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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Videos

Give your 3D printed FDM parts the smoothness of injection molding

The Finishing Touch Smoothing Station polishes your FDM parts to near injection-molded quality with minimal operator intervention.

News 27.07.2016

Freudenberg Medical introduces Rapid Prototype WorkCell

Unique program includes dedicated engineers and delivers molded prototypes in any material.

News 27.07.2016

Evonik to partner HP in project for new 3D printing materials

The specialty chemicals company will participate in HP Inc.’s Open Platform program and introduce new customized powder materials to the market for HP Multi Jet Fusion™ technology.

News 12.07.2016

The first 3D printer for microfluidic devices allows one-step prototyping

Dolomite Microfluidics has created the FDM 3D printer that allows virtually anyone to make rapid prototypes of fluidically sealed devices.

News 05.07.2016

WACKER presents the first industrial 3D printer for silicones

The 3D printer that will debut at the K tradeshow represents the first printer generation to industrial purposes.

News 15.06.2016

Magma Global and Victrex 3D print 10,000 foot long PEEK subsea m-pipe for oil and gas production