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

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Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

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Friedrichshafen,

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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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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

Prodways launches a new range of industrial laser sintering printers

News 02.11.2015

Boy demonstrates 3-D printed mold inserts

Dr. Boy GmbH & Co KG used 3-D printed mold inserts to injection mold parts during Fakuma 2015.

News 13.10.2015

Arburg promotes Industry 4.0 at Fakuma

Arburg has spearheaded the Industry 4.0 zeitgeist at Fakuma, combining innovative technology with its Allrounder and Freeformer.

News 30.09.2015

3D printing eliminates waste in medical gripper production

Using additive manufacturing to produce lightweight grippers for an existing robotic handling system has eliminated unnecessary waste.