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13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

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Frankfurt am Main,

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December 2026

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Istanbul,

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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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Videos

The Technology of Injection Molding - Level Two, Lesson One

Optimize the process. In the Technology of Injection Molding - Level Two, employees will gain a deep understanding of the scientific method in understanding the effect of each machine control on the four basic variables.

Videos

Verstraete IML U.S. facility update

A while ago the company announced the start-up of US production facility. The video discovers the progress

News 05.07.2018

Following the developing trend of Industry 4 0

FCS sincerely welcomes visitors to the company’s booth at TAIPEIPLAS 2018 this August

News 28.06.2018

Complex multi-component application

ARBURG will demonstrate the multi-component injection moulding of hard/soft combinations at DKT 2018 in Nuremberg

News 28.06.2018

Industry 4 0 and a broad range of machines

At the coming DKT 2018, REP will focus on Industry 4.0 and its rubber injection moulding machines

News 28.06.2018

Interesting silicone processing for the German rubber convention

WITTMANN BATTENFELD will showcase LSR application at the DKT held from 2 to 5 July in Nuremberg

Сase studies

Innovative two-component packaging

Chobani Greek yogurt: ready in a ‘flip’ thanks to specialized Y-shaped IML packaging

News 27.06.2018

Tie-bar-less technology optimally utilises efficiency potentials

ENGEL focused on medical technology at the Interplas 2018 held last week in Bangkok