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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

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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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Software and simulation

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News 13.09.2016

Maximized consistency for hydraulic injection molders

The new assistance system version by ENGEL is meant to optimize production on hydraulic injection molding machines: high stability now keeps pace with quality.

News 26.08.2016

Autonomous optimization reduces particle segregation in MIM

At the World PM2016 Congress & Exhibition, SIGMA Engineering will present a new approach to minimize particle segregation in Metal Injection Molding.

News 10.08.2016

Hands-on virtual molding

At the world plastics show K 2016 SIGMA Engineering GmbH surprises visitors at its booth with an entirely new perspective on its SIGMASOFT® Virtual Molding technology.

Сase studies

Smart technologies for brilliant results

Reliable injection moulding technology allowed Eifler Kunststoff-Technik to fabricate extremely robust visible components that are both functional and have a sophisticated optical finish.

Videos

AMA Plastics achieved success with IQMS' ERP solution

AMA Plastics one of the largest injection molder in the West used IQMS' manufacturing-specific ERP solution that helped them achieve their highest levels of success.

News 04.07.2016

Fewer rejects and greater energy efficiency

To mark K 2016, ENGEL has consolidated its systems expertise by expanding its range of intelligent peripherals.

News 27.06.2016

Autodesk and Rescale team up to bring HPC to Moldflow

CAD software giant Autodesk and cloud computing’s Rescale have announced a partnership to bring high performance computing (HPC) resources to Moldflow.

News 20.06.2016

SIGMA Engineering presents its simulation technology at K 2016

During the K 2016 SIGMA Engineering presents for the first time virtual and real production in parallel within the same booth.