Networking, innovation, and industry insights took center stage as over 230 participants gathered at Arburg for the 32nd Annual General Meeting of the VDWF. From company tours to strategic discussions, the event highlighted the strength and unity of the tool and mould making sector.

After more than 20 years of collaboration in the injection moulding sector, JL Goor is expanding its partnership with Fanuc to include Robodrill CNC machining centres, broadening its support for key industries in Ireland such as medical devices, aerospace and precision engineering.

From 20 to 23 May, Targi Kielce will host the 29th edition of Plastpol — one of Europe’s largest and most international events for the plastics and rubber processing industry. With 600 exhibitors from over 30 countries, the fair combines live demonstrations, cutting-edge technology, and a strong focus on sustainability, automation, and global business networking.

Engel has equipped Rosenheim University of Applied Sciences with a cutting-edge injection moulding cell to drive forward sustainable materials research. With a focus on recyclable composites, natural fibres and digital innovation, the partnership is setting new standards in plastics processing and construction technology.

Fresh perspectives and forward thinking: At the fifth VDWF Practical Forum on Plastics Technology, experts came together online to explore the future of injection moulding — from sustainable solutions and digitalisation to the power of collaboration and automation.

The Dutch mouldmaker and injection moulder Promatrix is specialised in aluminium moulds for prototyping and small to medium serial production of plastic parts. Hasco’s Streamrunner enabled the company to produce 0.15 g earplugs in a compact 4-cavity mould.

Kielce’s upcoming Plastpol exhibition serves as a key platform for showcasing groundbreaking global solutions, including live demonstrations of machinery. This increasingly international event plays a significant role in fostering new business opportunities.

Need to push ahead with injection moulding projects before the summer holidays? Speedpart enables a quick project start.

Engel and Cannon have entered a strategic partnership. The aim of this cooperation between two partners is to further develop innovative technologies for PUR flooding and enable industrial applications with even higher quality and efficiency.

Visitors can experience the future of lightweight construction with Engel’s cutting-edge injection moulding technologies at JEC World. Highlights include the live production of a fibre-reinforced, hollow bicycle handlebar for Canyon Bicycles, using fluidmelt and organomelt processes on a tie-bar-less Engel victory machine.