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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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Сase studies

Precise and quick face mask production with Virtual Molding

SIGMASOFT optimizes production of face masks: shorter development, faster process

News 15.05.2020

Confronting coronavirus with multifunctional high-tech masks

ARBURG is using its injection moulding technology to produce face masks made from LSR and PP

News 13.03.2020

Dr. Boy to exhibit at the plastics trade fair in Sweden

The German manufacturer of IMMs will set several exclamation marks with its presence at the ELMIA in Jönköping

News 06.02.2020

Milacron collaborates with Nexus

The company will demonstrate precise LSR capabilities of Roboshot equipped with the a Nexmover robotic demolding system

Articles

New Liquid Silicone Rubber cleanroom series

Gluco is now manufacturing machines for clean-room applications with Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR) injection units

News 10.01.2020

Tessy Plastics expands

Tessy Plastics Corp. announced their expansion of warehouse space in one of their manufacturing facilities

News 20.12.2019

KraussMaffei at the Swiss Plastics Expo

LSR micro-injection molding with All-electric PX 25 and DataXplorer and APC plus digital solutions in focus

News 20.12.2019

Focus on automation and digitalization

ARBURG will take part in Plastec West 2020 in Anaheim, California with an electric ALLROUNDER