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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

02. - 05.

December 2026

Plast Eurasia

Istanbul,

Turkey

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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Articles

Video assistance system in robots

As soon as the physical WITTMANN robot switches into the automatic operation mode its digital twin records all the data

News 03.07.2020

Central Sales Management – a new position

Since July 1, Domenik Nikollaj is Head of Sales of WITTMANN Kunststoffgeräte GmbH

News 26.06.2020

Facilitating use of servo-controlled valve gate systems

The most promising application trends for FLEXflow Evo include cost-efficient family molds and back-injection of films

Articles

How to reduce unplanned downtime

Milacron unveils new M-Powered Applications at ARC’s European Industry Forum

Сase studies

Precise and quick face mask production with Virtual Molding

SIGMASOFT optimizes production of face masks: shorter development, faster process

Сase studies

Together against Covid-19

IMM manufacturer ENGEL AUSTRIA and Hack Formenbau are jointly committed to ensuring the global supply of test swabs

Сase studies

Light weight and high air permeability of the large filter area

Community masks from FRÖBEL are manufactured with WITTMANN BATTENFELD injection molding technology

Articles

Safe injection molding machines in the era of remote access

WITTMANN 4.0 Router shields the machine’s control system from the outside world and cyber attacks