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Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

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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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Videos

EM1 Lens Injection mold robotic extraction

Molding robot takes lenses out of mold and deposits them into the tape and reel loading machine. Lenses are loaded in to the tape only if they pass a function test.

News 04.07.2016

Fewer rejects and greater energy efficiency

To mark K 2016, ENGEL has consolidated its systems expertise by expanding its range of intelligent peripherals.

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Robotic handling equipment at CY Plastics

Star Automation robot for automated part handling, with Arburg 470 C injection molding presses and Branson ultrasonic welder.

News 04.07.2016

WITTMANN presents new robots

WITTMANN has broadened its robot range for both ends of the manufacturing spectrum.

Сase studies

Multiple kinematics from KraussMaffei support multi-daylight mold production at automotive supplier Arkal

Сase studies

LeakTEC Leak Detection offers perfect solution for DB Automation

UK specialist implemented 32-cavity injection molding tool with automated testing system.

News 27.06.2016

Autodesk and Rescale team up to bring HPC to Moldflow

CAD software giant Autodesk and cloud computing’s Rescale have announced a partnership to bring high performance computing (HPC) resources to Moldflow.

News 27.06.2016

WITTMANN launches new temperature controller

With the new TEMPRO plus D120/1-L, WITTMANN releases an especially powerful single zone unit.