With a strong start, Formnext 2025 opened its doors in Frankfurt am Main. Until November 21, 803 exhibitors will present the international top tier of Additive Manufacturing (AM) on approximately 50,000 m² of gross space. The first day of the trade fair impressed with significant visitor interest, exciting world premieres, and a program that showcases the diversity of Additive Manufacturing along the entire process chain. This allows Formnext to solidify its position as the world's most important trade fair for AM and modern industrial production. Additive Manufacturing has long since arrived in industrial everyday life. This year, Formnext and its exhibitors will demonstrate even more clearly, through a large number of real applications, the concrete added value that Additive Manufacturing offers in numerous industrial sectors and the business opportunities that arise from it.
"Thanks to the countless innovations that can be discovered at Formnext, the trade fair offers every industrial company the opportunity to explore the diverse possibilities of AM and literally benefit from it," said Sascha F. Wenzler, Vice President Formnext, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.
At Formnext 2025, the international elite of the AM industry, along with innovative start-ups and numerous renowned industrial companies, will present a variety of world premieres along the entire process chain of additive manufacturing – from design to production and materials, to post-processing and quality assurance. This allows visitors to experience the latest developments up close and gain important knowledge to leverage this forward-looking technology, for example.
to develop and launch new products, improve existing ones, or optimize one's own production.
Diverse insights into technologies, trends, and applications.
For its 10th anniversary, Formnext, the world's largest trade fair for additive manufacturing and the next generation of manufacturing, has further expanded its event program. In addition to the successfully established formats such as the stage program,
Numerous special exhibitions, the Formnext Awards, the partner country, and specialized seminars and events will include focused tours of the fair, AM live shows, and much more this year.
The lecture program on three stages offers visitors a variety of ways for both professional exchange and new impulses. Renowned experts discuss current and future applications, technologies, and overarching trends in AM.
and manufacturing industry. The Formnext Awards honor young innovative companies, sustainable business ideas, groundbreaking technologies, as well as individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the industry in six different categories.
The AM industry must have made a profit. As in the previous year, the audience can also participate by voting and can cast their votes for the respective finalists, who will also be presenting at Formnext, until Thursday, January 1, 2000, at 12:00 PM via online voting. All finalists with their submissions can also be seen on the website. During the festive award ceremony on Thursday, January 2, 2000, at 4:20 PM, the winners will be announced.
Partner country Spain
Spain is this year's partner country and will present itself at Formnext 2025 with numerous innovative exhibitors. The country on the Iberian Peninsula not only has a very dynamic and rapidly growing AM industry, but also serves as a bridge between Europe and Latin America due to its geographical location.
Other highlights include:
- Seminar for AM Beginners "Discover3DPrinting": Daily at the Application Stage
- Discover 3D Printing Deep Dives: Tuesday to Thursday on the Technology Stage
- Formnext Awards Special Exhibition: Hall 11.0-D82
- BE-AM Special Exhibition: Hall 11.0-F49
- BE-AM Symposium: January 1, 2000, in the Portal House, Room Transparency
- Start-up Area & Young Innovators: Hall 11.0-D62 / Hall 12.1-B39
- VDMA Special Exhibition Additive4Industry: Hall 12.0-B01
- Career Area: Hall 11.0-D29, Career Counseling and Photo Shoot: January 1, 2000
- Guided Tours – Post Processing: January 19 and January 1, 2000
- AM Quiz Show: January 1, 2000, Technology Stage
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Formnext will also be digitally supplemented this year. Those who cannot travel to Frankfurt can follow parts of the stage program via livestream on LinkedIn and YouTube, as well as watch it on the website after the fair.
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