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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

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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 19.09.2019

Innovation and sustainability

The key topics to be presented by Piovan Group and its own brands, Piovan, Aquatech, Fdm and Penta at K 2019

News 19.09.2019

Meusburger at the K 2019 with market innovations

Meusburger stand will feature among other things the new and one-of-a-kind configurator for hot runner moulds

News 19.09.2019

Sigma at K 2019

Accompanying the development process with SIGMASOFT ®, from part design, over mold design to production

News 19.09.2019

Engel expands intelligent assistance

ENGEL will be setting smart-factory milestones at K 2019 including the intelligent assistance system iQ melt control

Articles

Digitalisation and the circular economy

ARBURG’s presentation at K 2019 will deliver answers to important and pressing questions for the multifaceted world of plastics processing and use

Articles

Effective and homogenous cooling of contour cores

HASCO presents new brass spiral cores Z960/… and Z9610/… specially developed for efficient conformal cooling

Articles

Rapid and reliable coupling of heating and cooling lines to moulds

HASCO multiple shut-off couplings and nipples for injection moulds, optimized for high-temperature applications

News 16.09.2019

New management for Wittmann Battenfeld Deutschland

The graduated engineers Andreas Schramm and Michael Tolz will jointly succeed Klaus Ehlig as Managing Directors