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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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Videos

Seprobot

Meet Seprobot, a “collaborative robot solution" developed by Sepro Group.

News 24.01.2019

Fanuc flexes its muscles in Europe

Fanuc Europe’s top manager emphasizes great service and big investments

News 17.01.2019

Machine downtimes to be reduced by 10 % with no extra costs

The WITTMANN W8 and WX robot generations come with the patented SmartRemoval function as standard

News 27.12.2018

Federal President of Germany visited Foshan

YIZUMI was invited to participate in the Digital and Economic Roundtable to introduce its technological cooperation with Germany

News 27.12.2018

Arburg at Plastec West 2019

Vertical and electrical ALLROUNDERs in use to demonstrate sophisticated injection moulding applications

News 27.12.2018

Rethink Robotics meets German engineering

HAHN Group acquires robot technology from Rethink Robotics and strengthens its service offerings for collaborative robotics

Videos

Humans and Robots Collaborate to Build Vehicle Armrests at Yanfeng

The KUKA LBR iiwa robot, which is capable of human-robot collaboration (HRC), is used in production operations at automotive supplier Yanfeng Automotive Interiors in Lüneburg (Germany).

News 20.12.2018

Major investments in micro innovations

MTD Micro Molding, a long-time leader in micro injection molding, has made significant investments in innovation