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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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Robotics

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Videos

Robots for future

News 17.10.2019

More durable, quieter, higher quality

The Sawyer BLACK Edition is now available for pre-order being currently presented for the first time at K 2019

Articles

K 2019 Campetella – robots at work

The company mobilizes IML performance for renowned brands addressing environment protection

News 11.10.2019

Less deformed parts by an optimized tempering layout

SIGMASOFT® Autonomous Optimization reduces part deformation by optimizing tempering channel positions

Articles

A new era begins

with the newly developed WX138 robot, which will be presented by WITTMANN at K 2019

News 16.09.2019

Sepro to demonstrate automation solutions at K 2019

The company is exhibiting at the world’s largest plastics show, which is being held October 16 – 23 in Düsseldorf

Articles

The future of injection moulding

FANUC will demonstrate several premieres in their product portfolio at K 2019 trade fair in Düsseldorf

Articles

Hekuma to present new automation concept for pipette tips

The new "HEKUtip" production cell will be demonstrated at this year's K-show in Dusseldorf, Germany