At Arburg’s fully booked ALS User Meeting and Smart Factory Information Day, around 160 participants explored how digital tools, live demonstrations and expert insights can boost transparency, efficiency and competitiveness in production.

At its Open House “Iniezione Next!” in Peschiera Borromeo, Arburg Italy welcomed more than 200 guests for the Italian premiere of the new electric Allrounder Trend.

The 2026 trade fair year begins for Arburg with the Swiss Plastics Expo in Lucerne, Switzerland. A forward-looking exhibit will be presented at stand C1061 in hall 1: an electric Allrounder 370 A with Gestica control system processes so-called “paper pearls”, an alternative material, instead of petroleum-based plastic.

With the appointment of Dr Volker Nilles as Chief Executive Officer, Arburg is strengthening its top management team and setting a clear strategic focus on long-term growth, internationalisation and future-oriented transformation at the family-owned company.

Arburg is exiting the additive manufacturing market by the end of 2025 to refocus on its core injection moulding business — while ensuring full service and spare parts support for existing Freeformer users.

Formnext 2026 is off to a strong start: 527 exhibitors from 34 countries had already registered by early March, reflecting sustained momentum in additive manufacturing. The event will once again bring together global AM players, new exhibitors and industrial users across the full process chain.

Mach 2026 will return to the NEC Birmingham from 20 to 24 April with a broad supporting programme alongside the technology on display. Across three lecture theatres, a new Speakers Corner and dedicated tooling seminars, the event will address topics ranging from market trends and additive manufacturing to AI, productivity and practical solutions for the shop floor.

With a major update to Geomagic Freeform, Hexagon is aiming to make advanced 3D design easier to access for manufacturers, designers and small businesses.

The new Opel Grandland Electric features illuminated Plexiglas moulded lettering in place of traditional chrome elements. Developed in collaboration with Röhm and Hella, the design reflects current trends in lighting technology and materials use in automotive manufacturing.

When Commercial Tool & Die needed new milling capacity for very large plastic injection moulds, the company turned once again to Zimmermann. The result is a trio of custom-built machines that combine flexible multi-axis machining with robust construction, as shown in the new video case study.