The finalists for the Formnext Awards have been announced

The finalists are participating with innovations from a wide range of sectors - from medicine and dentistry to the energy sector and aviation. Formnext visitors can experience all the finalists at the Formnext Awards special show (Hall 11.0, Stand F61). The announcement of the winners, including the award ceremony, will take place on Thursday, 21.11.2024, from 16:20 at the Industry Stage (Hall, 11.0, D72). In addition, the finalists' submissions are now described on the Formnext website. Voting is possible for all categories until Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 12:00 noon, with the audience vote counting as an additional jury vote.

The six categories of the Formnext Awards 2024 © Mesago Messe Frankfurt

In addition to a trophy designed by AM artist duo Sutosuto and produced by Voxeljet, the winners will receive attractive prize packages provided by 3D Printing Industry, AM Ventures, Cirp, Renishaw and Trumpf.

Start-up Award supported by AM Ventures: New technologies and applications

The Start-up Award supported by AM Ventures honors young, inspiring companies with feasible business models. The finalists are:

• AM Craft Group offers small series of 3D-printed interior components for airplanes.
• With its software, Amsight promises to reduce the costs of AM quality management by 70 percent.
• Axolotl Bioscience has developed TissuePrint, a research-grade, xeno-free bio-ink for 3D printing of human tissue models.
• Micro Factory 3DSolutions specializes in the development of resin-based SLA 3D printers.
• With Viscous Lithography Manufacturing (VLM), Supernova Additive has developed a process that can process highly viscous materials with up to 1,000,000 cP.

Rookie Award: Medical and dental in the foreground

The Rookie Award recognizes individuals with promising business ideas who have not yet founded their company or founded it less than a year ago. The finalists are:

• Enki Interdentalis has developed a customized 3D-printed dental splint that uses a water-air mixture to remove food debris and plaque from between the teeth, thereby improving oral hygiene.
• The young company Fidentis has developed a multi-material additive manufacturing solution including a robotic arm that produces prostheses based on a digital model.
• Oryx Medicals is developing an additively manufactured aortic valve that is set to revolutionize the treatment of aortic valve stenosis.

Sustainability Award supported by Renishaw

TheSustainability Award supported by Renishaw recognizes AM applications and products beyond the pure production process based on their product life cycle. The finalists are:

• Baker Hughes contributes to a reduced environmental impact in the energy sector with additively manufactured components for gas turbines.
• Ceratizit has developed a unique process for binder- and sinter-based additive manufacturing of hard metals.
• With its J850 TechStyle, Stratasys enables the holistically sustainable production of high-quality footwear in the luxury segment.

Design Award supported by Cirp

The following finalists in the Design Award supported by Cirp category impressed with their exceptional AM designs and AM products:

• Siemens presents an innovative reactor design for more sustainability in chemistry.
• Quorum Orthopedics revolutionizes prosthetics with a customizable, ergonomic solution using MJF printing.
• ILEK and ISW Institute (University of Stuttgart) contribute to the implementation of low-carbon technologies in the construction industry with sustainable design solutions.

(R)Evolution Award supported by 3D Printing Industry

Products, technologies or services that offer particular added value for the user are honored with the (R)Evolution Award supported by 3D Printing Industry. The finalists are:

• AMSystems promises to achieve high resolution and productivity at any build volume with the patented design of its MLP modules by combining multiple tightly focused laser beams.
• Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV: The new three-material processing technology using powder bed fusion enables the production of battery cell housings made of aluminum, copper and ceramics in a single production step.
• Toolcraft has developed a method for the efficient removal of support structures in metallic 3D-printed components using dry ice blasting.

AMbassador Award: Entertainment, teaching and science

The AMbassador Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have made a unique impact on the industry and users through training and education approaches or their personal advocacy. The finalists are:

• Stanley Tong has developed an additive manufacturing curriculum tailored to a large automotive company and built a network of cross-company professionals, making additive technology accessible to thousands in his lab.
• 3D Printing Nerd: Educates a broad global audience about AM and shows how everyone can get involved in the next industrial revolution with his entertaining YouTube show.
• The University of Stuttgart has developed innovative dental bone grafts together with dentists from Freiburg University Hospital.