At the K trade fair, Japan Steel Works will spotlight its fully electric JADS injection moulding machines, delivering precision, speed and sustainability from 800 to 6,500 kN clamping force – backed by a strong European service and support network.

Efficient temperature management is crucial in injection moulding. With its portfolio of thermal insulating sheets, Hasco offers mouldmakers reliable solutions to minimise heat loss, increase process stability and achieve significant energy savings.

At K 2025 in Düsseldorf, the plastics industry focuses on young talent. With special formats such as the Young Talents Tour, the GKV Lounge, VDMA’s “Young Talents Time” and Career Sunday, school pupils, students and young professionals gain exclusive insights into training, study and career opportunities — free admission on 12 October included.

In high-cavitation side gating, small deviations quickly become costly defects. Innovative hot runner technologies are changing that equation by improving melt balance, gate control and process stability for lightweight, precision-moulded parts.

Oerlikon HRS Flow showcases breakthrough hot runner technologies at K 2025 — including live demos of Stargate, Glow and Flexflow systems for high-quality, efficient injection moulding.

With a multimillion-dollar upgrade and the expansion of Quick Mould into North America, Quickparts is sharpening its focus on speed, precision, and mission-critical manufacturing for aerospace and defence.

After a successful pilot phase, Wago is scaling up its use of autonomous mobile robots in injection moulding. Four Soto robots from Jungheinrich will soon take over the fully automated transport of small load carriers, ensuring efficient three-shift operation, reducing manual workload, and increasing flexibility in confined production spaces.

Die-casting moulds are costly, highly stressed assets — and unexpected tool failure can quickly disrupt production. Fraunhofer ILT is showing how laser material deposition, EHLA and AI-assisted repair processes can extend mould life, reduce downtime and make toolmaking more resource-efficient.

Innovative, digital, and sustainable — Engel’s showcase at K 2025 proves that high-performance injection moulding can meet the demands of modern manufacturing. From AI-assisted process control to lightweight automotive parts and recyclable packaging solutions, the company presents live demonstrations tailored to key industries such as automotive, medical, technical moulding and packaging.

A new rapid tooling service from Quickparts promises to deliver prototype and low-volume production parts across Europe in just five days.