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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

WITTMANN robot functions for maximum efficiency

Innovative R8 and R9 control systems are to shorten the part removal time by nearly 30%

Articles

SIGMA Award presented for the first time

The ceremony was held during the third SIGMASOFT® International User Meeting this November

News 13.12.2017

Milacron Attended Plastimagen 2017 in Mexico City

The booth featured Milacron, Mold-Masters and DME product offerings to the Latin American market

Videos

Campetella Robotic Center – K2016 Concept+Spin

Campetella Robotic Center – K2016. Side Entry Robot Concept+Spin Xseries Evo - 48 cavities fork and knife mold - 4,48 sec robot cycle time - 0,68 sec IMM interlock part.

Videos

Babyplast at Fakuma 2017 - Fidgetspinner

Desktop Microinjection Moulding machine Babyplast at FAKUMA exhibition in October 2017. Babyplast vertical machine with Sawyer smart robot produces Fidget Spinner

News 06.12.2017

ENGEL at Interplastica 2018

The Austrian company will demonstrate two technically sophisticated applications in Moscow next January

News 06.12.2017

Yizumi-HPM’s new North American factory begins service

Representatives of county and state authorities, customers, partners and journalists attended the event

Articles

Maguire soft eliminates penalty for low-throughput operation

Dynamic energy saver software constantly adjusts vacuum resin dryer to ensure the lowest possible power consumption