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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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Robotics

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Videos

Robomaxi 12 cavity side entry IML robot

12 cavity body wrap around side entry IML robot with vision quality control

News 23.05.2019

Sepro Group and Universal Robots announce new Cobot partnership

Sepro will integrate its Visual control system with collaborative robots (cobots) supplied by Universal Robots

Videos

Campetella robotic center - Plastico Brasil 2019

X-Series Modula IML on 6 cavities mold, total cycle time 4,8 sec, robot cycle time 3,0 sec, IMM interlock time 0,83 sec.

News 25.04.2019

New building in France

From the end of April, WITTMANN BATTENFELD France will be located at a new address

Сase studies

Sustainable and energy-efficient production of fittings and pipelines

The machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD MacroPower series producing large molded parts at aquatherm

Videos

TQC 650B PP tall container with robot stacker

News 28.03.2019

Sepro robots on display at Plastico Brasil 2019

The company is demonstrating the remarkable speed and flexibility of its 3-, 5-and 6-axis robots

News 21.03.2019

Yizumi to disribute Franka Panda

Guangdong Yizumi Precision Machinery Co.,Ltd. reaches collaboration deal with German robotics company Franka Emika