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13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

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17. - 20.

November 2026

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Frankfurt am Main,

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December 2026

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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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Articles

New TPVs for long-term seal integrity

High-flow elastomers from Teknor Apex range need no pre-drying and have a light natural hue for ease of coloring

News 26.07.2017

Live production of PET barrier preforms at Drinktec

The Swiss injection molding machine manufacturer Netstal will present PRELACTIA® – the ideal packaging solution for milk drinks

Videos

REP patented rubber injection units

Learn the basics about rubber injection molding

News 19.07.2017

Arkema to make a major investment in Asia

Arkema announces an investment plan of 300 million euros over five years in the biosourced polyamide 11 chain

News 19.07.2017

Polyplastics USA announces headquarters expansion

Company doubles size of technical laboratory and adds new equipment and machinery

Articles

After six years in the wilderness the sector is finally on the road to recovery

Interview with Bernd Roegele, the president of Equiplast, the International Plastics and Rubber Event

Videos

e-beam x-linked cup

The video shows an e-beam cross-linked cup made of PE-HD compared to a standard PE-HD cup for 45 minutes in a hot air oven

News 06.07.2017

LANXESS to revise its organizational structure

LANXESS’s Rhein Chemie business unit combines rubber and colorant specialties