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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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Сase studies

Productivity to increase with collaborative robot

Plastic Molded Concepts increases throughput efficiency and job quality with Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer

News 11.04.2018

The focus is on high-performance machines and automation

ENGEL will demonstrate how process consistency and quality can be combined with efficiency and economy at PLASTPOL 2018

News 10.04.2018

The 5th Haitian Guangzhou Factory Open Day

Most of the visitors have shown strong interest in the intelligent and automatic production scheme on display

News 10.04.2018

Advancement of Internet of Things

IOT ready data collection hardware efficiently connects physical machines to the digital cloud

News 10.04.2018

KraussMaffei Group press conference

The highlights include innovative injection molding and extrusion solutions as well as digital products for the Industry 4.0 era

News 10.04.2018

Complete offering of products and solutions for plastic industry

NPE 2018 for the Piovan Group: growth, investments, product news and Industry 4.0 solutions

News 04.04.2018

A notable vendor

Gartner identifies IQMS as one of five Notable Vendors in the Industrial Manufacturing category

News 04.04.2018

Sepro will exhibit at Chinaplas 2018

Robots for the plastics industry will be showcased at the National Exhibition and Convention Center of Shanghai