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.
Tomra Recycling announces the presentation of its updated AI-based sorting technology portfolio at IFAT 2026 in Munich, highlighting the 30th anniversary of the Autosort system and the launch of new deep learning solutions and analytical tools.
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.
At Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Dassault Systèmes will present 3DExperience solutions for scalable artificial intelligence and virtual twins. The offering targets integrated industrial sectors, including data centers, semiconductors and 5G networks.
Dassault Systèmes has introduced Virtual Companions, a new category of AI experts on the 3DExperience platform. The solution is intended to support industry in designing, testing and validating innovations and operations in the era of the generative economy.
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, is implementing the POLY-ML project, where machine learning techniques are used to predict material properties based on composition and processing conditions, shortening development time and reducing waste.
At Swiss Plastics Expo 2026, the audience presented ENGEL with the Swiss Plastics Expo Award for the first autonomous injection moulding cell based on the inject AI solution, an evolution of the inject 4.0 concept.
Unitex has commissioned a new filament yarn production plant in Trang Bang with a capacity of 36,000 t/year, fully digitalized using Barmag's atmos.io platform.
Dassault Systèmes presents key development directions for the manufacturing industry in 2026, including the integration of artificial intelligence, virtual twins, sense computing and the expansion of digital manufacturing platforms.
AI Innovation Hub at Plastics Recycling Show Europe 2026
Borealis launches the global rollout of the Borstar Digital Twin program, based on artificial intelligence and virtual replication of polyethylene and polypropylene production processes.
Increasing regulatory requirements, circular economy targets and digitalisation are transforming industrial packaging solutions. Interpack 2026 will showcase the latest developments in pallets, drums, containers, labelling and measurement systems.
