Arburg at Fakuma 2026 with solutions for the Smartest Factory

At Fakuma 2026 in Friedrichshafen, Germany, Arburg is presenting itself as an innovative complete full-service provider of solutions for plastics processing, supporting its customers on their journey towards the Smartest Factory with comprehensive expertise. The focus and centrepiece of the Arburg is “Digital Services & Software” across the entire value chain. In addition, six machine exhibits – including two Allrounder Trend machines – as well as new robotic systems and complex turnkey plants will be on display. 

From innovative injection moulding technologies – including smart assistants and AI-supported features – through to efficient automation and turnkey systems, right up to the digital interlinkage of the complete production process, customers can draw on Arburg’s full range of digitalisation solutions. Experts will demonstrate how all these features interlock and work together optimally along the value chain using screens and simulators in the central area of the exhibition stand. This year, Arburg’s in-house developed host computer system (ALS) celebrates its 40th anniversary. This modular MES from Arburg – which will also be available as a cloud-based model in future – creates transparency in production, increases Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and can be interlinked with the arburgXworld customer portal. The customer portal, in turn, offers numerous apps – including AI-supported ones – that boost productivity in day-to-day operations. Finally, smart assistants and pilots help to reduce unit costs without compromising on part quality.

With six Allrounders on its own stand and a further eight on partner stands, Arburg is showcasing a broad spectrum of innovative injection moulding solutions. Everything is on display, from standard machines through to automated micro and multi-component production cells, right up to complex turnkey systems for the medical technology sector. A highlight at the Arburg stand are two standard electric machines featuring the intuitive Gestica lite control system: the efficient production of LSR closures is demonstrated by a production cell centred around an Allrounder 1800 e Trend, equipped with a 64-cavity tool and a Multilift Select 16 linear robot system. An Allrounder Trend 1000 e demonstrates technical injection moulding by producing free-falling connector components for the electronics industry.

Automation and turnkey projects also feature prominently, with Arburg viewing itself as an holistic ‘problem solver’. These projects include a turnkey system centred around a vertical Allrounder 475 V with a Kuka six-axis robot, which uses in-mould decoration (IMD) to produce high-quality covers for key fobs. An electric Allrounder 270 A with a micro injection module and a linear Multilift Select 4 demonstrates the micro-injection moulding of four micro-filters, each weighing 0.004 grams, with complex geometries. The medical experts have further developed the digitally interlinked “NextGen Medical Solution” production cell, centred around an electric Allrounder 570 A in a cleanroom version, so that it can now also produce injector pens from recycled material. An AI-supported software tool ensures consistently high part quality. Another exciting application is the two-component process centred around an Allrounder More 2000, which uses a complex 32-cavity tool to produce two-colour dominoes, assisted by a Multilift V 30 robot and a cobot.