Haidlmair at Fakuma 2026 October brings a fresh start 

Haidlmair’s trade show presentation focused on highly productive injection molds for a wide range of applications. But the mold maker didn’t just bring new products to the show. It also used Fakuma 2026 to announce strategic decisions.

The two hot-runner specialists, FDU Hotrunner and Oerlikon HRSflow, have entered into a comprehensive production partnership. The parent company Haidlmair announced this during its appearance at Fakuma 2026 . 

As part of this collaboration, FDU Hotrunner contributes its many years of expertise in the areas of technology development, engineering, and system design. As a strategic partner, Oerlikon HRSflow is responsible for the industrial implementation of defined solutions and components based on the concepts developed by FDU. The Haidlmair subsidiary retains responsibility for control and regulation systems as well as overall technological responsibility.

Strategic Manufacturing Partnership 

“This partnership combines the strengths of two leading companies in the plastics industry. Together, we are laying the foundation for innovative solutions that will offer our customers worldwide even greater productivity, quality, and process reliability,” explains Michal Prochazka, Managing Director of FDU Hotrunner GmbH.

The collaboration focuses on leveraging complementary expertise and accelerating innovation processes. Through close technical cooperation, existing solutions can be tailored even more precisely to the needs of international plastics processors.

The collaboration is explicitly designed as an operational production partnership. The focus is on engineering, technical solutions, standardization, and greater process reliability for FDU's customers.

Acquisition of 75 percent of the shares in Euro Stampi

This is already the second strategic announcement from Haidlmair to be made during the trade show in Friedrichshafen. The company used the first day of the trade show to draw attention to its acquisition of a majority stake (75 percent) in Euro Stampi. PlastXnow has already reported on this on LinkedIn.

Euro Stampi, based in Jesi near Ancona, was founded in 1982 and specializes in the design and manufacture of medium- and large-sized injection molds for the packaging and environmental technology industries. The company operates in more than 40 countries, employs over 100 people, and has a production area of approximately 6,000 square meters.

The toolmaker handles the entire manufacturing process, which ranges from product design and engineering to tool fabrication and assembly, all the way through to the inspection of the finished tools. This enables the company to ensure quality, efficiency, and reliability throughout all project phases. In addition, Euro Stampi can also manufacture the tools using its six injection molding machines (with clamping forces ranging from 1,000 metric tons to 4,800 metric tons).

New tooling technology reduces cycle times and scrap 

Technology was also a focus in Friedrichshafen: The highlight of the trade show presentation was the highly productive injection molding tools for a wide variety of applications. 

Haidlmair placed special emphasis on forward-looking developments in tooling technology, particularly through new processes for containers. With the “Active Tool,” the company presented new approaches to increasing process efficiency and productivity. These technologies enable more precise process control, reduce scrap, and improve reproducibility in production. In this way, they help achieve higher output volumes and a sustainable optimization of production costs.

FDU Hotrunner unveiled a new generation of its needle valve technology at Fakuma. The new single-needle valve nozzle significantly expands the process window and enables reliable, stable, and high-quality processing of even the most demanding and critical materials. In addition, FDU presented a new cylindrical gate designed specifically for challenging gate areas. This gate enables the use of engineering and filled plastics while ensuring good gate quality and process reliability.

The subsidiary Digital Moulds showcased its monitoring solutions for injection molding production as well as its innovative Mold Lifecycle Management Tool. These digital applications provide transparency across a mold’s entire lifecycle, support condition-based maintenance, and lay the foundation for data-driven decisions aimed at increasing availability, productivity, and mold service life.

A Short Interview with CEO Mario Haidlmair

In injection molding, the mold determines far more than just the shape of a part. Dimensional accuracy, surface quality, scrap rate, and cycle time result from the interplay of mold design, melt flow, and process data.

At Fakuma 2026, Haidlmair will demonstrate how these levels are becoming more closely integrated. At the heart of Active Mold technology is a molding system whose components actively adapt to material-related shrinkage during the cooling phase. The goal: greater dimensional accuracy and less scrap—especially for demanding packaging applications.

The trade show speed date with Mario Haidlmair (box) also focused on the role of hot runners as a quality factor and on how digital tools can use production data to provide concrete starting points for a more stable process.

FAKUMA 2026: TRADE SHOW SPEED DATE

At Fakuma, Haidlmair is showcasing the “Active Mold,” which is designed to make the manufacturing process more precise and thereby reduce scrap. What makes a mold “active” today—and what specific benefits does this bring to day-to-day production?

The concept behind the active mold is that we have developed a system in which we move parts within the mold during the injection molding process to accommodate shrinkage. In other words, the mold interacts with the plastic and adjusts accordingly. This results in shorter cycle times and higher part quality. 

With FDU Hotrunner and a new single-needle shut-off nozzle, the focus is also on stabilizing demanding manufacturing processes. How much of an impact does hot runner technology ultimately have on the quality and process reliability of an injection molding process?

When it comes to complex components, every part plays a major role. In my opinion, the hot runner has the greatest impact on what happens inside the mold. FDU Hotrunner has developed a system that uses a gate slot instead of a gate point. This means we need less pressure to fill the part. This, in turn, has several positive effects: fewer flash marks, the ability to use more cost-effective plastics, and shorter cycle times.

This is a summary of the interview with Mario Haidlmair. You can find the full video on our LinkedIn channel.