Between challenges and new momentum: At the EMO 2025 Economic Forum, industry leaders and customers from the metalworking sector will discuss investment trends, technological breakthroughs, and global market prospects.

To advance reuse and circularity in packaging, Avery Dennison has launched a new range of RFID-enabled In-Mould Labels. Designed for integration during injection moulding, the durable labels enable accurate item-level tracking, reduce manual handling, and support high-efficiency reuse systems across industrial and consumer applications.

With its new dual colour masterbatch, Datalase offers a label-free coding solution for clear plastics that simplifies recycling and unlocks new levels of product customisation and supply chain efficiency.

Fictiv enhances its injection moulding service with new DFM tools and improved mould build visibility, aiming to streamline production and accelerate time-to-market for complex plastic parts.

With new equipment at its German facility, Quadpack is now producing PET lip gloss bottles in Europe. The move expands its cosmetics packaging offering, supports local supply chains, and responds to growing demand for recyclable, monomaterial dip-in packs compatible with high-alkane formulations.

Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar rode to victory on a custom 3D-printed saddle — the result of cutting-edge design, biomechanics, and Carbon’s advanced DLS technology.

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

Formteknik Värnamo specialises in high-pressure die casting tools. To optimise production, the company opted for Grob machines, which reduced machining times from 50 to 60 hours to two to three hours.

CAD/CAM company Ency Software will officially unveil Ency 2.0 and the full Ency X ecosystem at EMO Hannover 2025. The updated Ency 2.0 system introduces a redesigned user interface, a new tool assembly editor for mill-turn machines and material-aware feeds and speeds.

At EMO Hannover, Paul Horn will demonstrate high-precision machining on four advanced machine tools, highlighting techniques for lead-free materials, aluminium and complex components. Visitors can also explore the company’s latest tooling developments, including the new sintered chip breaker geometry for challenging materials.