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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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Software and simulation

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Articles

Maguire soft eliminates penalty for low-throughput operation

Dynamic energy saver software constantly adjusts vacuum resin dryer to ensure the lowest possible power consumption

Articles

INTRAVIS introduces new smart camera solution IntraOne

IntraOne! can be used for various inspection of preforms, closures, bottles, containers, labels or decoration

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

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

Piovan at MOLDPLAS 2017

Several innovations were introduced to the Portuguese market including Easylink, an automatic coupling station

News 15.11.2017

Piovan at Plastics and Rubber Indonesia 2017

Piovan is presenting a wide range of solutions at the country’s only dedicated plastics and rubber event

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