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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

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

More Shows

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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Stork IMM: Gurutzpe GLX13.10.9

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Videos

Stork IMM invested in a new lathe. With this lathe we can produce tiebars up to a diameter of 300 mm and a length of more than 8 meters.

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Austrian IMM builder exhibited at Chinaplas 2026

The ENGEL Group presented a foammelt application and inject AI in Shanghai

News 30.04.2026

Optimizing production framework

SHIBAURA MACHINE CO., LTD. establishes new local manufacturing subsidiary in Anhui Province, China

News 15.04.2026

Automated injection moulding solution at Elmia Polymer

Boy GmbH & Co. KG will be presenting a high-performance, compact automation solution for plastics processing

Сase studies

All-electric injection moulding machine supports expanding semiconductor chip market

Sumitomo (SHI) Demag IntElect IMM is used to manufacture the wafer frames

News 25.03.2026