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27. - 30.

May 2025

Green Plast

Milan, Italy

08. - 15.

October 2025

Düsseldorf,

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November 2025

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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

Compact production of airbag housing with FiberForm

Compact production of an airbag housing on a KraussMaffei CX 300-1400 LRX 350 TwinZ - overall process optimized with multiple kinematics.

News 09.02.2017

New Victrex and Tri-Mack joint venture will accelerate molded polyketone components in aerospace

Сase studies

New ground broken and conquered

The Austro-Polish injection molding company Buzek Plastic developed a mass production technology for making water-soluble, multi-chamber laundry detergent containers of polyvinyl alcohol.

Videos

In-mold decoration for the automotive industry

News 02.02.2017

New Country Fresh IML Ice-Cream packaging wins awards

Plastic packaging producer Dairypack Tubs joined forces with Verstraete IML for the development of the new Dairymaid ice-cream packaging.

News 02.02.2017

Collaboration boosts resin transfer moulding process efficiency

A collaboration has created a method to shorten the resin transfer moulding process by placing sensors in injection technology for the first time.

News 02.02.2017

Maximum efficiency for complex composite processes

At JEC world ENGEL AUSTRIA will stage a live demonstration to present pioneering composite applications and offer insights into ongoing development projects.

Articles

W837 IML, a new in-mold labeling system for lid production

The new smart IML system by WITTMANN, premiered last autumn at K2016 in Düsseldorf, boasts flexibility, small footprint and camera control.