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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

Elastic tension strap to customer requirements

ARBURG presents a practical example of Industry 4.0 tailored specifically to the requirements of the injection moulding sector

News 29.11.2017

Rethink Robotics introduces Intera 5.2 software release

The new feature Intera Insights displays KPIs via a customizable dashboard on the robot’s on-board display

News 29.11.2017

Sepro continues record-setting performance

The group anticipates expansion of La Roche-sur Yon plant and opening of new World Training Campus in 2018

Articles

Innovation is key to the future

As a major and recognized platform to promote technological innovations, CHINAPLAS addresses the latest needs of many application industries

News 22.11.2017

Strengthening of the WITTMANN sales team

Beginning this September Lukas Mako takes position in the Austrian Robots Sales Department

Articles

New KraussMaffei LRX small robot controls its own vacuum

Component demolding is more cost-effective with the digital vacuum monitoring of the new LRX small robot generation

Videos

Campetella robotic center - mini modula X-Series 2 cavities yogurt container

Mini Modula X-Series 2 Cavities yogurt container, robot cycle time 2,35 sec, IMM interlock time 0,65sec.

Videos

Sepro S7-45, on a Haitian IMM at K2016

S7-45, the 3 axis, for automation of injection molding machine up to 1300 T, on an Haitian IMM, at K2016