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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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Articles

Flow control retrofit – simple and inexpensive

With a WFC retrofit, WITTMANN flow controllers can be equipped with automatic control of flow quantity and temperature

News 08.05.2019

Great business platform to approach the Asian Pacific market

Piovan Group will exhibit at InterPlas Thailand showing its last technologies from Piovan and Aquatech brands

Сase studies

Victrex invests in Surface Generation

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

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 20.09.2018

Piovan’s new headquarters in North America

Grand Opening Event is to be held at its new location in Fredericksburg, VA on October 4^th

News 13.09.2018

A good chance to present new solutions

The Piovan Group will feature its Piovan, Aquatech and Fdm brands at Fakuma 2018 this October

News 06.09.2018

German-Japanese manufacturer’s Fakuma preview

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag at Fakuma 2018: “Precision. Power. Productivity.” wth high-performance exhibits

News 16.08.2018

Flexibly produce the smallest lot sizes

At Fakuma 2018, ENGEL is going to celebrate three premieres at the same time