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Smart Molding International 2-2025

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Shows

18. - 21.

November 2025

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

Germany

03. - 06.

December 2025

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Istanbul,

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05. - 10.

February 2026

Plastindia

New Delhi,

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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

BMSvision PLANTMASTER MES and moving towards a Smart Factory

Digital technology at the heart of Industry 4.0 will bring about the conditions necessary for higher productivity and costs savings

News 02.05.2017

i-PLANT information solution for injection workshop

Shenzhen i-PLANT Technology to exhibit its latest innovations at Chinaplas

News 26.04.2017

New vertically articulated robots from Toshiba Machine

Toshiba Machine launched three new models in its TVM series of vertically articulated robots

News 12.01.2017

A groundbreaking ENGEL process to be unveiled at Plastec West 2017

The single automated process developed by ENGEL for three-component injection molding of fine items such as interdental brushes is the first of its kind.

Articles

Vario TIP system revolutionizes pipette tip production

In recent years, manufacturers of pipette tips have been able to increase their productivity by a factor of 18 by using the Vario TIP ® system from Waldorf Technik.

News 08.11.2016

Injection-compression molding in a stack mold with IML decoration

Netstal presented injection-compression molding in a stack mold at K 2016 in Düsseldorf.

News 02.11.2016

Netstal’s 128-cavity system solution for pipette tips

A brand new solution for pipette tip producers was unveiled at K 2016 on an all-electric ELION 2800-870. The system is quick and integrates safety features.

News 05.07.2016

Complex automation solutions made easy

KraussMaffei Automation to present flexible solutions at K 2016.