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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

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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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News 21.02.2019

Creating the best possible customer experience

Autodesk, Arkema and Farsoon take a collaborative step forward in advanced additive manufacturing (3D Printing)

Сase studies

Victrex invests in Surface Generation

This injection and compression molding technology is expected to benefit Victrex’s selected ‘parts’ programmes

Articles

Additive manufacturing Part Identifier

New 3YOURMIND’s software automatically checks economic potential of a part for 3D printing

Articles

Support in the struggle against the lack of skilled staff

KISS principle indicates an increasing necessity to invest in optimized production cells which are easy to run

News 27.12.2018

Piovan is "Industry 4.0 ready"

EL20 of the Easylink is the ideal solution for the fully automatic material supply to the processing machines

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

News 13.12.2018

Engel at Interplastica 2019

The Austrian machine builder will present flexible and efficient concepts along with automation from a single source

News 28.11.2018

Smart technology provides new opportunities

Taiwan's leading IMM manufacturers creates smart molding solutions for their customers