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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

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

Virtual tool alloy selection

Rating benefits of costly tool alloys for improved part quality and cycle time

Сase studies

WITTMANN BATTENFELD technology for plastic parts production

Premium-quality plastic parts for building service appliances – manufactured with injection molding technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD

News 16.06.2017

Maximum flexibility with new servo rotational axes

WITTMANN robots now with new servo axes and higher payload

News 16.06.2017

Industry 4.0 award for ARBURG

ARBURG was honoured with the award for innovative excellence

News 16.06.2017

Jabil accelerates innovation with launch of Blue Sky Center in Spain

Blue Sky Innovation Center - Tortosa will enable customer collaboration, innovation and competitiveness in the digital era

News 14.06.2017

Plastech increasing customer benefits

Custom injection molder Plastech Corporation to invest in technologically advanced equipment supplied by ENGEL group

News 14.06.2017

Negri Bossi exhibited all electric LSR machine at Plastpol

At the International Fair of Plastics and Rubber Processing Plastpol 2017 Negri Bossi showcased two exciting machine applications

News 13.06.2017

Roth Packaging Day welcomed more than 80 participants

Roth Werkzeugbau enters the packaging market supported by Netstal and KraussMaffei