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March 2026

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March 2026

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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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Сase studies

Award-winning and super-fast

JESA: Turnkey system reduces production time for LED lighting units by almost 90 percent.

News 12.07.2016

WITTMANN introduces new beside-the-press granulator

The new G-Max 12 beside-the-press granulator comes with a completely new control concept and can be operated from outside a protective housing.

Videos

ENGEL e motion 180 injection molding of BMC bulk molding compound

News 12.07.2016

Stäubli Robotics presents automation solutions for plastics at K 2016

News 05.07.2016

Complex automation solutions made easy

KraussMaffei Automation to present flexible solutions at K 2016.

News 05.07.2016

Hekuma's K 2016 'brush' with modular systems

At K 2016, HEKUMA will present alongside injection moulding machine juggernaut ENGEL and precision mould-maker HACK, 'scrub!', in an innovative, modular system.

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.