Additive manufacturing & 3D

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05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

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04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

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18. - 19.

March 2026

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Dortmund,

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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

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 15.12.2015

VDMA to host Additive Manufacturing Symposium

The VDMA, Germany's leading manufacturing machinery association, will be shining the spotlight on additive manufacturing at a special event coinciding with the Hannover Fair.

Articles

The digital factory

Industry 4.0 networks manufacturing with products and offers enormous potential.

News 06.12.2015

Cytec opens new application centre for high volume applications

The new centre capability ranges from press moulding and injection equipment, to robotics for automated pick and place, material formatting, trimming as well as recycling and 3D printing capabilities.

Сase studies

Applications add up

After purchasing a 3D printer to solve a safety issue, turning shop Swiss Automation has found many more applications for the additive manufacturing technology on its shop floor.

Videos

Injection moulding combined with 3D-Printing

The combiination of injection moulding and additive manufacturing allows the flexible individualisation of plastic products.

News 23.11.2015

Formnext Powered by TCT 2015 'hits the ground running'

The inaugural Formnext Powered by TCT additive manufacturing and tool-making event in Frankfurt (November 17th-20th 2015) has been heralded a great success.

News 16.11.2015

Arburg pushes 'mass customization'

Heinz Gaub, Arburg's managing director of technology and engineering, answered some questions about 3D printing and customization trends.

News 10.11.2015