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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

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02. - 04.

June 2026

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Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

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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 15.03.2017

KraussMaffei introduced the new generation of LRX small robots

The new LRX 50, LRX 100 and LRX 150 have been specifically designed to satisfy the criteria of availability, precision and productivity.

News 13.03.2017

ARBURG presents Industry 4.0 solution at Hanover Messe

Smart" luggage tags will be manufactured in the smart factory using the principle of spatially distributed production.

News 13.03.2017

Sepro starts Swiss sales and servicing

French automation specialists Sepro is setting up a direct sales and services operation to the injection moulding industry in Switzerland.

News 10.03.2017

Husky wins Ringier 2017 Innovation Award for its integrated HyperSync™ system

Husky Injection Molding Systems has been awarded with the Ringier Technology Innovation Award for its recently-introduced HyperSync™system.

News 02.03.2017

High quality, economically produced

At the Koplas 2017 the subsidiary of the Austrian ENGEL Group will demonstrate how the highest quality can be combined with the highest efficiency.

Videos

RocTool demo at K 2016

RocTool, heat and cool technology specialists for plastics and composites, presented its latest molding technologies at K 2016.

News 02.03.2017

Sepro America will demonstrate its robotic solutions at ADM Cleveland

Sepro America will demonstrate a complete automation cell with 5– and 6-Axis robots working together and the new S5 Picker.

Articles

The hybrid is the future of e-mobility

KraussMaffei advances the development of the new lab system that combines forming and back injection of hybrid materials in one step.