Supplies of standard parts, Starck Norma, will present its new products for tool and mould making at Kuteno, the subcontracting fair for the plastics processing industry, from 10 to 12 May in Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Germany.

Linear guides and rolling bearings from NSK find use in many advanced automation systems for plastic injection moulding processes, including the industrial robots manufactured by Campetella Robotic Center.

With more new machines, more new technology and more to shout about, Sodick Europe, together with sole UK distributor Sodi-Tech EDM, has taken its largest stand ever at Mach 22. After a bumper couple of years — despite the upheavals and uncertainties caused by the pandemic and Brexit — Sodick will be demonstrating a wide range of the latest technology.

Ireland — The global injection moulding machine market size is expected to reach $ 20.0 billion by 2028. This is mainly due to a strong shift from metal parts towards plastic components in the automotive industry.

From the 4th to the 8th of April, Open Mind Technologies will once again be returning to the Mach exhibition at the Birmingham NEC, giving its exhibition premiere to the latest version of its Hypermill CAD/CAM software.

France — A cooperation between mould makers, robotics and IML label manufacturers, material flow specialists, raw material suppliers and Arburg France resulted in a fully automated Injection moulding cell for the production of thin walled containers.

Welcoming back in-person attendees for the first time in two years, the Plastimagen 2022 trade fair taking place from 8 to 11 March at the Centro Citibanamex in Mexico City is not just of fundamental importance for the Mexican market, but for the Latin American market as a whole. Accordingly, Arburg will once again be in attendance and will have its own stand in Hall D, no. 730.

Germany — In spring 2022, the VDWF will be represented at two trade fairs within a few weeks of each other. At Medtec Live in Stuttgart from 3 to 5 May, 40 tool and mould making companies or suppliers will present their products at the VDWF joint stand. And Euroguss in Nuremberg from 8 to 10 June is also well attended: around 10 companies have come together for the VDWF stand.

What happens when three specialists go wild in their field of expertise can be seen on a workpiece for tool and mould making. A project developed for an online seminar demonstrates the know-how and the successful cooperation. The clamping specialist Schunk, the programming professionals from Open Mind and the tool experts from Horn were on board. New approaches met proven technologies.

Wild & Küpfer (W&K) produces plastic injection moulded parts that meet high quality standards. The main player is the company's own tool shop, where a Kern Micro and, since 2020, a Kern Micro HD ensure precision and productivity.