The ENGEL Group is starting the global roll-out of the all-electric Wintec e-win injection moulding machines outside Asia and streamlining its two-platen portfolio comprising the Engel duo and Wintec t-win. Updates include expanded clamping force availability and higher injection performance.
At Chinaplas 2026, Haitian will present X-Injection, an AI solution for injection molding process setup, optimization, and monitoring. The system is intended to support fast mold start-up, defect diagnosis, and early warning of process deviations.
At Hannover Messe (20–24 April 2026), Dassault Systèmes will present applications of industrial AI, virtual twins and virtual assistants in automation. At booth H74 (Hall 14), the company will showcase solutions for designing and optimizing production systems in a virtual environment.
Haitian International has announced it will present solutions for intelligent manufacturing at Chinaplas 2026. The company will show, among others, the premiere of the MA2500V/1000 Ultra, applications for home appliances, automotive and drones, as well as the X-Injection Molding Cloud platform.
Wittmann Group is changing its management structure, consolidating the injection molding machines division and the automation and auxiliary equipment division under the joint leadership of the owners effective May 1, 2026. Rainer Weingraber will leave the group at the end of April.
Bekum is introducing the fully electric SmartLine series for extrusion blow moulding. The manufacturer states, among other things, a 30% reduction in machine investment and up to 20% lower energy consumption thanks to optimized drives and HiPEx extruders.
Deutsche Aircraft uses Dassault Systèmes’ 3DExperience platform for integrated management of the design, testing, certification and production preparation of the D328eco regional aircraft.
At Chinaplas 2026 in Shanghai, the ENGELGroup will present solutions for technical moulding and AI-based assistance systems. The focus will be on physical foaming with foammelt and the inject AI package for process stabilisation and scrap reduction.
At Interpack 2026, three halls will concentrate the range of machines, materials and processing and packaging technologies for the pharmaceutical industry, with a strong focus on automation, digitalisation and sustainable packaging.
At GTC 2026, Universal Robots presented the UR AI Trainer system developed with Scale AI, enabling imitation learning for robots and creating an integrated data pipeline from the lab to the factory floor.
The Wittmann Group has expanded its WiAssist app with a plasticizing module that calculates the dwell time of the material in the plasticizing unit and facilitates the selection of screw diameter and injection process parameters.
MAS Tech celebrates its 20th anniversary as a provider of complete solutions for plastics and PET recycling, based on patented conical co-rotating twin-screw extrusion technology and new iQonicTWIN platforms.
