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13. - 17.

October 2026

Fakuma

Friedrichshafen,

Germany

17. - 20.

November 2026

Formnext

Frankfurt am Main,

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02. - 05.

December 2026

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Istanbul,

Turkey

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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

ELION 2800-870: Worlds First 128 Cavity Pipette Tip System

At K 2016 Netstal presented the world's first 128-cavity pipette tip system on an all-electric ELION 2800-870.

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ENGEL v-duo 700 | fibre reinforced plastic shovel

The newly developed in situ unit combined with injection moulding opens up new opportunities in the production of fibre reinforced plastic components with a thermoplastic matrix.

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Injection compression saves up to 25% of material

The injection molding machine series by Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, El-Exis SP, was developed especially for the packaging industry and allows to save up to 25% of material and reduce the needed clamping force.

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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.

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Sawyer robot at injection molding facilities

Tuthill Plastics Group, a full-service custom injection molding company, is using a Sawyer robot with Intera 5 to power improved product quality and more efficient production.

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Injection moulding machine by Stork IMM running at the K 2016

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In-mold decoration for the automotive industry

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Cube-mould machine: Two-colour flip-top in 8,5 seconds

The ALLROUNDER CUBE produces two-colour flip-top PP closures for Pril washing-up liquid bottles from Henkel.