The Leipzig-based start-up Aevoloop has received around €8.25 million in investor and public funding to bring its patented plastics technology to market. With a novel “predetermined breaking point” design, the company makes conventional plastics fully recyclable and biodegradable.

During the K Show 2025, Guill Tool & Engineering reported strong international interest in its crosshead and tooling technologies, with visitors particularly focused on process efficiency, recycled materials, and AI-based production control.

At Formnext 2025, Krauss Maffei will present the Powerprint Flex together with a matching tool — a modular 3D printing system designed for relatively large components.

Siemens and Capgemini are, as has now been announced, expanding their strategic partnership. In the future, the companies intend to develop AI-native digital manufacturing capabilities.

3D printing is extremely practical when you want to produce small quantities of customised components. However, this technology has always had one major problem: 3D printers can only process a single material at a time. Until now, objects with different material properties in different areas could only be 3D printed at great expense, if at all.

Additive manufacturing company Xjet announces the Carmel Pro, a compact and cost-efficient metal and ceramic 3D printing system that makes industrial-grade Nano Particle Jetting (NPJ) technology.

Horn’s latest grooving innovation promises deeper cuts, cleaner finishes, and more versatility than before. Discover how the new 66T system takes precision machining to the next level.

At K 2025, DME presented a range of new and established solutions for the plastics and tooling industry. Highlights included the upcoming Clean Care 2.0, alongside developments in Hot Runner, S-Core, and cooling technologies.

Founded in 1993, Everplast Machinery specializes in the manufacturing of plastic extrusion machines. Together with its subsidiary E-Plast, established in 2008, Everplast has installed more than 2,300 systems for users in around 110 countries. Since its inception, Everplast Machinery has produced more than 300 extrusion systems over the years.

Founded in 1988, Polystar's portfolio includes machines for bag making, blown film production, and especially plastic recycling machines. Under the slogan "Recycling Made Simple," the company offers solutions that help recycle plastics and keep them circulating in the circular economy.