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Shows

05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

India

04. - 06.

March 2026

Asiamold Select

Guangzhou,

China

18. - 19.

March 2026

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Dortmund,

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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Software and simulation

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News 08.11.2017

Plastics 4.0 at Fakuma

Netstal unveiled new e-service and cloud-based product monitoring data platform AnalytiX

Articles

authentig – MES-solution for the plastic industry

T.I.G. developed a new MES-solution for the factory of the future

Articles

Fully Coupled Analysis Brings Optimal Accuracy

As the kernels of Filling, Cooling, Packing and Warp are integrated and can run simultaneously

Videos

Intravis at drinktec 2017

Many innovative new products and a big step towards the Smart Factory of the future – This is what INTRAVIS was proud to showcase at Drinktec in Munich, Germany

Articles

WITTMANN’s digital robot twin

R9 control system enables virtual validation of the sequences to be carried out by the robot

Articles

Engel bringing process monitoring to the next level

ENGEL will demonstrate how easy it is to fully utilise the potential of iQ weight monitor at the Fakuma 2017 in Friedrichshafen, Germany

Videos

SpeciMold – In-line production of polymer specimen

The SpeciMold produces polymer specimen in a single step in-line, not needing several process steps

News 05.09.2017

Wittmann Battenfeld and MPDV Mikrolab cooperate in MES

The collaboration between the companies will be demonstrated live for the first time at the booth of WITTMANN BATTENFELD at Fakuma 2017