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October 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

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Wear-free process monitoring during production

New HASCO presents new proximity switches for precise, contact-free position monitoring

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News 30.03.2017

WITTMANN BATTENFELD shows injection molding technology at Chinaplas

The company will demonstrate three machines from its PowerSeries.

Videos

Assembly within the injection moulding cycle: Two-component LSR wristwatch

Сase studies

Hybrid technology from WITTMANN BATTENFELD for production of high-precision optical parts

UPT-Optik Wodak GmbH has been using a hybrid machine from WITTMANN BATTENFELD’ since the beginning of this year.

News 14.03.2017

Focus on hybrid molding plus IMD technology

LANXESS subsidiary Bond-Laminates will be making hybrid molding plus IMD technology the focal point of its presentation at the JEC World Composites Show & Conference 2017.

News 02.03.2017

Milacron introduces new secondary injection unit

Milacron Holdings Corp. now offers molders in the Americas the Milacron-FANUC ROBOSHOT SI-20A, a vertically mounted secondary injection unit for ROBOSHOT machines.

News 02.03.2017

Award-winning and bespoke dessert container made with injection moulding

Finnish dairy producer Valio Ltd. has created an ‘easy-to-serve’ packaging with injection moulding applying IML technology.

News 02.03.2017

MD&M West featured impressive molding process

During MD&M West, Plustech, Inc., the North American Branch of Sodick’s IMM Division showcased the latest in Injection molding technology.

Articles

The hybrid is the future of e-mobility

KraussMaffei advances the development of the new lab system that combines forming and back injection of hybrid materials in one step.