Growth market and bridge builder
Spain is this year's partner country of Formnext. The country not only has a very dynamic and rapidly growing AM industry, but also acts as a bridge between Europe and Latin America due to its geographical location.
read more...From the CAD file to production
There are now numerous online platforms that offer the 3D printing of components. The Protiq Marketplace offers various functions - for example, manufacturing processes and materials as well as component visualization.
read more...Ten years of the 3D Pioneers Challenge
The 3D Pioneers Challenge (3DPC) will be celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2025. Since 2015, the competition for additive manufacturing and future-oriented technologies has offered pioneers a stage at rapid.tech 3D. Innovations have been honored that have pushed the boundaries of what is possible, inspired the industry and thus significantly advanced it.
read more...Trumpf's 3D printing technology makes manufacturing systems for the semiconductor industry more precise and efficient. Semiconductor manufacturers can reduce waste and save costs with AM technology.
read more...Technical breakthrough for implants
In a collaborative project, a team of experts from Tel Aviv Medical Center, PTC and Hexagon have created a patient-specific scapula implant for a 16-year-old cancer patient. The team used additive manufacturing and medical imaging to design and manufacture the titanium scapula implant.
read more...Impulses for the production of tomorrow
Formnext 2024 came to an end with a new record number of exhibitors and visitors. The trade fair offered numerous insights into the latest developments in additive manufacturing. The focus was on the possibilities of optimizing production processes while pursuing a more sustainable approach.
read more...With the new concept of the Formnext Awards, Formnext has for the first time honored exceptional talents and ideas from the world of additive manufacturing in a total of six different categories.
read more...Formnext got off to a successful start and will continue to present innovations from additive manufacturing and modern industrial production with over 860 exhibitors until November 22, 2024. The trade fair attracted many visitors on the very first day and featured numerous world premieres.
read more...At Formnext 2024, Siemens and selected partners will be demonstrating how additive manufacturing can become a driver of innovation for industrial applications through a functioning ecosystem, digitalization and automation.
read more...Additive manufacturing technologies enable near-net-shape production and demand-oriented use of materials.
read more...Deloro Wear Solutions, supplier of metallic wear protection, presents its portfolio in the field of additive manufacturing.
read more...Joke Technology is bringing the Eneska Postprocess 5.0 workstation to the trade fair. It supports the post-processing of printed components.
read more...Formnext has been managed by a dual leadership team since 01.11.2024: Christoph Stüker and Sascha Wenzler will take over responsibility for the trade fair for additive manufacturing. Both have been working together in the trade fair team since the start of Formnext in 2015.
read more...Research at the Fraunhofer IWS
To make harvesting robots or submarine grippers more universally applicable and autonomous in the future, researchers at the Fraunhofer IWS are teaching them to feel: They are working on artificial grippers modeled on nature. The combination of 3D and dispensing printing with other technologies is helping here.
read more...New technologies, materials and applications
Formnext is putting talents and ideas from the world of additive manufacturing in the spotlight with a new award concept. For the first time this year, young innovative companies and sustainable business ideas will be honored in six categories. For the first time, the public will also be able to vote.
read more...Ultimaker has developed the Makerbot Sketch Sprint, a 3D printing solution for educational institutions that is up to five times faster than standard 3D printers. It enables teachers to make lessons more efficient and offer students more creative projects.
read more...Research into additively manufactured steel
How does additively manufactured steel behave in combination with traditionally manufactured steel? How can they be optimally processed together? A doctoral student at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences is researching this. She is investigating the weldability of additively manufactured and cast steel.
read more...Additive manufacturing processes not only offer production opportunities for prototyping, but also economic and ecological potential for small and medium-sized enterprises. The new brief analysis by the VDI Center for Resource Efficiency (VDI ZRE) looks at the opportunities and challenges of industrial 3D printing processes.
read more...The latest study by Protolabs, which surveyed more than 700 engineers worldwide and analyzed key industry data, shows that the 3D printing market is growing 10.5 percent faster than previously assumed. The total volume of the market is estimated at 25.89 billion euros for 2024.
read more...Together with Kuka, HS Automation has developed a modular automation cell for a new type of 3D metal printing. The laser welding process with a Kuka robot enables the production of complex metal parts without support structures.
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