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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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Shows

06. - 09.

May 2025

Moulding Expo

Stuttgart,

Germany

13. - 15.

May 2025

KUTENO

Bad Salzuflen,

Germany

20. - 23.

May 2025

Plastpol

Kielce,

Poland

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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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Videos

ENGEL e-motion 280T high speed Petri Dish automation

Сase studies

Knowhow slashes energy consumption with Moretto tech

The new solution integrated existing hopper loaders with new Moretto One Wire material handling controls and pipework, allowing for a reduction in the number of dryers.

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 02.12.2015

AUTOMATICA 2016 presents automation in the plastics industry

Videos

Injection molding applications with a KUKA robot

The main requirements on the handling systems were a long reach, both horizontally and vertically, and a high degree of flexibility.

Videos

ENGEL e-motion 180T | auto injector

All electric 2 shot manufacturing cell including servo driven index platen.

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Cup manufacturing – standard robot for injection moulding for medium sized batches

A standard linear robotic system with dynamic mould-entry can already shorten cycle times.