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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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News 19.01.2016

Promoting lightweight construction research in the UK

The National Composites Centre (NCC) in Bristol, UK has put a new KraussMaffei RimStar Compact 4/4/4 into operation.

News 18.01.2016

Husky names Stefano Mirti president of hot runners and controllers business

Husky Injection Molding Systems announced the appointment of Stefano Mirti to the position of President, Hot Runners and Controllers.

News 14.01.2016

Building bridges between development and practice

"inject – the injection moulding forum" from ENGEL AUSTRIA takes place for the first time

Videos

KUKA robot KR 16 operate at a plastics injection molding machine

Articles

Why you need to consider automation to stay competitive

As the plastics industry progresses, more molders enter the market vying for contracts. If you are a custom molder in the competitive industry you must ask yourself, what can I do to set myself apart?

Videos

Automated injection molding machine

Articles

How online quoting compressed time for plastic injection molding

A couple of years ago, it took engineers days or even weeks to obtain a quote for a custom plastic injection molding project. Today, the time has been compressed to just a matter of hours.

Сase studies

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

Promoting lightweight construction research in the UK

Husky names Stefano Mirti president of hot runners and controllers business

Building bridges between development and practice

KUKA robot KR 16 operate at a plastics injection molding machine

Why you need to consider automation to stay competitive

Automated injection molding machine

How online quoting compressed time for plastic injection molding

IMI Bulgaria uses robotized solutions