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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

China

18. - 19.

March 2026

Solids

Dortmund,

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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Data processing

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News 08.11.2016

EUROMAP presents Industry 4.0-ready standard for IMM data exchange

EUROMAP has published its new Industry 4.0-ready standard for data exchange between injection moulding machines and central computer and manufacturing execution systems (MES).

News 08.11.2016

ADAMS Engineers Opens Technical Center

With capacity for four fully equipped machine systems, including the latest in machine technology from ENGEL, the Technical Center provides resources to meet the growing needs of plastic processors.

Articles

All-inclusive: State-of-the-art production with Plastics 4.0

KraussMaffei develops networking solutions along the whole production chain, aligned through its Plastics 4.0 concept. These include the new E-Service platform.

News 04.10.2016

Piovan presents its developments at K 2016

The Piovan technologies on display will be represented by a conveying and dosing system in full operation.

News 04.10.2016

Milacron presents its technology at K 2016 in two booths

Milacron will be displaying its Advanced Plastics Processing Technologies (APPT) as well as Melt Delivery and Control Systems (MDCS).

News 27.09.2016

ENGEL e-connect, a portal for the smart factory era

Sharing the page with its customers: The new platform by ENGEL enables constant monitoring and direct online requests for quicker maintenance.

Сase studies

Flexibility required

For automated production of a backlit door strip in the Audi A4, a six axis robot featuring the SELOGICA user interface was used for the first time.

Сase studies

Revolutionizing Injection Molding

When a company that questions everything needed a machine that didn’t need questioning.