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Smart Molding International 1-2025

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27. - 30.

May 2025

Green Plast

Milan, Italy

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October 2025

Düsseldorf,

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18. - 21.

November 2025

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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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News 25.07.2018

ProTec show premiere at Fakuma

Manufacturing solution for new physical foaming process achieves material savings of up to 60 %

News 19.07.2018

Further expanding worldwide mould technology

ENGEL is establishing a decentralised network of mould experts in its main sales regions

News 19.07.2018

Ensuring part quality while minimizing scrap

Finding the optimal runner system via virtual DoE, featured by the SIGMASOFT®Virtual Molding

News 19.07.2018

Extension of the successful robot series

WITTMANN Group is pleased to present the new robot models PRIMUS 10, PRIMUS 26 and PRIMUS 26T

Сase studies

All-electric machines in scientific applications

KraussMaffei provides the Darmstadt Institute for Plastics Technology with the PX 160 to develop new hot runner concepts

News 12.07.2018

Meusburger Group takes over Segoni

The Berlin software specialist will continue as an independent enterprise, all employees will be retained

Videos

Hispack 2018

Have a look at our participation in Hispack 2018 in Barcelona where FANUC presented the main features in robotics for the packaging industry.

Videos

Plast 2018 GS2 Gunshot

GS2 Gunshot X-Series, extraction and palletization of 2 food containers. Total robot cycle: 2.5 s