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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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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

IMI Bulgaria uses robotized solutions

News 11.01.2016

ATI Industrial Automation introduces new capacitive six-axis force/torque sensor

The new Capacitive F/T Sensor, a low-cost solution for industrial robots, pressing force control, grinding, deburring, etc.

News 11.01.2016

ChemChina to acquire KraussMaffei Group

China’s leading chemicals group, China National Chemical Corporation, has agreed to acquire KraussMaffei Group from Onex Corporation for a cash enterprise value of €925million.

News 11.01.2016

Fiber-reinforced chassis for light commercial vehicles

Wear-free process monitoring during production

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

ATI Industrial Automation introduces new capacitive six-axis force/torque sensor

ChemChina to acquire KraussMaffei Group

ARBURG presents new robotic system