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Smart Molding International 1-2026

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Shows

02. - 05.

June 2026

Equiplast

Barcelona,

Spain

02. - 04.

June 2026

Interplas

Birmingham,

13. - 17.

October 2026

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Friedrichshafen,

Germany

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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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News 08.10.2021

With an ever-sharper focus on sustainability

Innovation by SACMI Rigid Packaging Technologies to play a pivotal role at Drink Japan this October

Articles

Tough, durable and ideal for dog toys

Teknor Apex Monprene® serves the pet toy market with TPE series offering a broad range of performance and aesthetic characteristics

Articles

Innovative solutions for current challenges

From lightweighting to circular economy — KRAIBURG TPE will address important market trends at Fakuma

Articles

Elastomer series makes the cut in shavers and razors

KRAIBURG TPE caters to the personal hygiene market with its THERMOLAST® K series of compounds

News 17.09.2021

Envisiontec and Covestro collab on material and printer solutions

New resin e-PerFORM, based on SLA Resin Somos PerFORM, has been optimized for EnvisionTEC 3D Printers

Articles

New dosing system and new all-electric cold runner

ELMET at Fakuma, International trade fair for plastics processing, two new lead products of the company

Сase studies

Two machines do the work of three

Monoflo relies on automatic mold changes from KraussMaffei for larger logistics packaging

Articles

Elastomers with optimal adhesion to plastics

KRAIBURG TPE offers the THERMOLAST® TPE series compounds for E-Mobility applications