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October 2025

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December 2025

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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 10.05.2016

Virtual production of challenging molded products

SIGMASOFT® Virtual Molding gives unmatched insight and helps avoiding production problems.

News 25.04.2016

Moldex3D links 3D mold filling simulation and 2.5D structural analysis to build high precision thin-shell parts

Сase studies

High-precision control technology lowers consumption of raw materials in injection molding machines

Videos

Quality assurance with QASS Optimizer4D for Plastic Injection Molding

Articles

Principles of computer-aided engineering of thermoplastic injection molding: Process settings

Articles

What is liquid injection molding?

Liquid injection molding is an industrial fabrication method that molds stock materials into a range of components and products.

Articles

How online quoting compressed time for plastic injection molding

A couple of years ago, it took engineers days or even weeks to obtain a quote for a custom plastic injection molding project. Today, the time has been compressed to just a matter of hours.

News 21.12.2015

ENGEL North America hosts Technology Symposium

In support of the injection molding industry, ENGEL North America will be hosting Technology Symposium 2016 at their Technical Center in Corona/CA.