Additive manufacturing & 3D

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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

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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Сase studies

More efficient glazing production lines

Saint-Gobain 3D prints tooling with BCN3D 3D technology for an elevated efficiency of its automotive production

News 13.05.2022

Two brands for all 3D printing materials

Covestro changes brand name of 3D printing materials filaments, pellets and powders to Addigy®

News 13.05.2022

To provide the best possible additive manufacturing experience

BCN3D announces new partnership with get3D, a distributor of world-renowned 3D technology in Poland

News 06.05.2022

Manufacture components over 50 per cent faster

Arburg plastic freeforming: improved build-up strategy for support material saves material and build time

News 15.04.2022

Introducing the Argo Adaptive

fi’zi:k has recently announced an all-new 3D printed saddle utilizing Carbon Digital Light Synthesis™

News 08.04.2022

High temperature processing and process monitoring

From 17 to 19 May 2022, ARBURG will be exhibiting at RAPID + TCT in Detroit with two freeformer 300-3X models on display

News 25.03.2022

Rosti Malaysia to produce express test

Rosti has partnered with a global molecular diagnostics company to manufacture a COVID-19 test within 15 minutes

Articles

Unique design elements in 3D printed recycled material

The best occasion to tell the result of the collaboration between LATI3Dlab, Gimac and Vudafieri