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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

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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

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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

Motoman robot in injection moulding automation

The MOTOMAN 130 kg handling robot from YASKAWA is equipped with a vacuum gripper unit with automatic blow off to automate the unloading of an injection moulding machine.

News 25.01.2016

Sepro opens new daughter company in Canada

Сase studies

Robot speeds process at Berry Plastics

News 25.01.2016

Borch breaks ground on “intelligent factory”

Chinese injection molding machinery maker Borch Intelligent Equipment Co. Ltd. is building a new factory in Guangzhou.

News 25.01.2016

ARBURG presents retrofittable INTEGRALPICKER V

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