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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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News 07.05.2021

Covestro introduces new 3D printing material

Recycled PET made from post-consumer plastic waste was developed by the recently acquired DSM Resins & Functional Materials

News 16.04.2021

A unique approach to overmolding cube applications

StackTeck Systems Ltd. announces a new technology for overmolding PET preforms with multiple layers

News 25.12.2020

From citrus peel to plastic bottle

Plant-based and recyclable plastic bottles now enabled with VTT’s new FDCA technology using citrus peel as raw material

News 13.11.2020

Husky launches new system offering infinite possibilities

Flexible mid-volume NexPET™ system purpose-built to quickly and easily produce just the right output for multiple preform designs

Articles

Supplying complete mould solutions for closures-beverage lines

Integrating product-mould design with machine development was crucial to the success of SACMI

Articles

Re-shuffling the cards in the market

World premiere of the all-new NETSTAL PET-LINE: superlative performance delivers lowest operational and unit costs

Сase studies

Injection molding of high-grade protective face shields

FACEshield fasteners from FT-TEC manufactured with injection molding technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD

News 10.01.2020

Sustainable and flexible

SACMI outlines the future of plastics at Upakovka 2020 with new tethered cap manufacturing solutions