Additive manufacturing & 3D

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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

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02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

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Friedrichshafen,

Germany

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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Sustainable solution with polyurethane resin / High productivity through continuous production / Simple assembly, superior crash performance

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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 12.05.2016

Victrex will develop new polymer grades specifically designed to work in additive manufacturing processes

Сase studies

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing builds the first 3D printed parts to function on the exterior of a satellite

Videos

Injection molding with 3D printing — How it's used

News 15.04.2016

Arburg Innovation Centre opens at KIT in Karlsruhe

The inauguration ceremony for the new Arburg Innovation Centre (AIC) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, was held on Monday 11 April 2016.

Videos

Milacron shifts gears to 3D printed injection molds for rapid part prototyping

Videos

Revolutionizing the Injection Molding Process Using 3D Printing

See how 3D Printing technology helps to create an injection mold for functional testing at reduced time and cost.

Сase studies

Additive parts make for smooth running

igus: freeformer processes the company’s own high-performance plastics.

Сase studies

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

Victrex will develop new polymer grades specifically designed to work in additive manufacturing processes

Stratasys Direct Manufacturing builds the first 3D printed parts to function on the exterior of a satellite

Injection molding with 3D printing — How it's used

Arburg Innovation Centre opens at KIT in Karlsruhe

Milacron shifts gears to 3D printed injection molds for rapid part prototyping

Revolutionizing the Injection Molding Process Using 3D Printing

Additive parts make for smooth running

Somos PerFORM: Wehl & Partner offers 3D printed tooling for much faster production