The 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing is being awaited with great anticipation. The trade fair for injection moulding, which also serves as a technology and industry barometer for extrusion technology, thermoforming and 3D printing, will offer information on new solutions and provide fresh impetus for circular economy in Friedrichshafen from the 17th through the 21st of October, 2023.

A Sheffield design and Additive Manufacturing business has invested 100,000 pounds in new technology to keep it at the cutting edge of industrial 3D printing.

Software company Sigma Additive Solutions will partner with Dye Mansion, a provider of connected and integrated post-processing solutions for industrial polymer 3D-printing, to add an integrated hardware/software solution option that offers extra quality assurance for Dye Mansion’s post-processing solutions: DM60, Powershot Performance and Powerfuse S.

Fuzzy Logic has announced on its website the launch of Fuzzy Studio, its industrial robotics programming and simulation software that requires no programming skills. Previously reserved for a select few customers, the software is now available online to a wider audience. It comes with informative documentation and tutorials.

Prototyping bureau, Innovative 3D Manufacturing, has chosen Renishaw for its metal additive manufacturing (AM) production and rapid prototyping services. Innovative 3D Manufacturing employs two quad laser Renishaw RenAM 500Q systems along with four single laser Renishaw systems at its facility in Franklin, IN, USA.

At Rapid.Tech 2023 in Erfurt, AIM3D, supplier of 3D printers using the CEM (Composite Extrusion Modelling) process, will be putting the Exam 255 3D printer centre stage at the trade fair. The Exam 255 system combines high precision 3D components with high build speeds for additive manufacturing.

A huge number of business is affected by supply chain delays. That is why Stratasys has published a guide discussing how three polymer 3D printing technologies – SAF, P3 and FDM — are solid solutions for overcoming supply chain challenges.

The recent World Car Awards (WCA) ceremony, held in April in New York, once again grabbed the attention of the global automotive community, but another star of the night was the eye-catching 3D printed trophy that was presented to the category winners.

GF Machining Solutions will participate in the Moulding Expo (13-16 June) (Hall 1, Stand G21). At the trade fair for tool and mould making, the company will present itself as a solution provider that offers everything from consulting to the successful implementation of production systems from a single source.

Remaining booth locations are filling up in the exhibition halls in Friedrichshafen for the 28th Fakuma international trade fair for plastics processing. All involved parties are eagerly awaiting new impetus from the world’s leading trade fair for the injection moulding industry.