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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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News 13.10.2016

A premiere: EcoPower Xpress by WITTMANN BATTENFELD at K 2016

True to the watchword “BE SMART”, the company puts its first high-dynamic all-electric machine on display in Düsseldorf.

News 13.10.2016

activeREmote: A trophy for the innovative diagnostics tool

Plastic Industry Awards 2016: Sumitomo (SHI) Demag wins the year’s Best Technology Application for a second time thanks to a new 3G remote diagnostics tool.

News 13.10.2016

MES provider T.I.G. joins the ENGEL Group

With this investment, ENGEL is consolidating its position as a leader in the area of manufacturing execution systems for the injection moulding industry.

News 13.10.2016

Sepro Group introduces new robots at K 2016

Sepro Group is expanding at both ends of their range of robots for plastics injection molding, introducing two of their biggest 3-axis and 6-axis robots ever, and one of their smallest as well, at K 2016.

News 04.10.2016

APC plus by KraussMaffei: Increased precision and repeatability

All the modern KraussMaffei machines benefit from the new smart Adaptive Process Control technology, ideal for special tasks.

News 04.10.2016

Piovan presents its developments at K 2016

The Piovan technologies on display will be represented by a conveying and dosing system in full operation.

News 04.10.2016

Portfolio expansion with new machine design by Maplan

At K 2016, Maplan will present its new machine design to a broad public for the first time.

News 04.10.2016

Milacron presents its technology at K 2016 in two booths

Milacron will be displaying its Advanced Plastics Processing Technologies (APPT) as well as Melt Delivery and Control Systems (MDCS).