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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

More Shows

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

End-of-line testing under hygienic conditions

The reliable inspection, labelling and packaging of 36,000 syringes per hour: Stäubli robots master this task under hygienic conditions

News 22.12.2022

More space for production, logistics and the apprentice workshop

ENGEL to strengthen its robot production at the Dietach location in Austria: building work starts in May 2023

News 08.12.2022

Digital solutions maximise the full potential of production cells

ENGEL will show how this works at the Swiss Plastics Expo 2023 event, which will take place in Lucerne from 17 to 19 January

News 08.12.2022

Winner at Plastic Industry Awards

TH Plastics is celebrating having won the coveted Plastic Industry Award for Supplier Partnership

News 08.12.2022

High-tech injection molding technology and auxiliaries

At the Swiss Plastics Expo the WITTMANN Group will present a fully integrated injection molding cell producing bio building blocks

Videos

BMSvision x Elho PlantMaster

News 24.11.2022

Standard mould units with digital innovation

Rapid access to comprehensive details about the components saves both time and costs

Сase studies

Keeping control at Holloid Plastics

Injection moulding specialists is continuously upgrading the FSX monitoring system supplied by BMSvision