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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

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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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Compound and composite

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News 27.06.2023

Victrex joins Composites UK

with a view to network with other members, get involved in policy making and increase their visibility & market awareness

News 15.06.2023

New thermoplastic composite parts are to replace aluminum

Tool Gauge and Victrex partner to produce composite parts for commercial aircraft using hybrid overmolding

Сase studies

Plastics for safe and sustainable power distribution

EFEN came to replace the ceramic in its NG fuse holders and switches with the self-extinguishing thermoplastic compound by LATI

News 12.01.2023

Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim at Plastindia 2023

High-efficiency technologies for polymer manufacturing, compounding, and plastics recycling will be on display

Сase studies

Taking material responsibility

ZF Vigo in Spain takes compounding into its own hands with Direct Compounding Injection Molding process from KraussMaffei

News 29.09.2022

Flex-N-Gate Europe teamed up with Sumika

They together produced the world’s first automotive inner tailgate trim in short glass fibre reinforced PP

News 29.04.2022

Recycled and sustainable

LATI offers the LATIECO compounds, made using up to 100% resins obtained from chemical and mechanical recycling

News 22.04.2022

New compound offering for 5g dipole antennas

SABIC launches LNP™: easy plating with LDS, warpage control and good RF performance