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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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News 08.12.2022

High-tech injection molding technology and auxiliaries

At the Swiss Plastics Expo the WITTMANN Group will present a fully integrated injection molding cell producing bio building blocks

Videos

Kowey IML Injection Robot

Zhuhai Kowey Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. is a high-tech enterprise which focuses on the automatic solution for the plastic industry. Kowey integrated the design and application into injection robots, plastic industrial specialized robots, automatic package production line, customized automation, industrial robots etc

News 13.10.2022

Designed to be both informative and easy to use

Interactive robotic demonstrations by Sepro Group will allow K 2022 visitors to experience the future of automation

News 12.09.2022

Saves energy and space

ENGEL extends its series of linear robots for K 2022 with the new viper 4 for picking and placing small moulded parts

Articles

Greater cost effectiveness in the production of large containers

ENGEL and HAIDLMAIR have been able to set a new standard thanks to the optimum interplay

Сase studies

Technical parts for the automotive industry

Produced with 3-component technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD at Wirthwein Crimmitschau

Сase studies

Full-production molding facility in just six months

Westfall Technik brings new Chicago plant online in record time with a little help from its friends at Wittmann

Articles

Smart exhibits at Plastpol 2022 in Kielce

ENGEL is premiering a production cell with an integrated ENGEL easix articulated robot in Poland