Trade fairs
Successful Formnext 2021
Almost 18,000 visitors came to the trade fair for additive manufacturing under the Frankfurt exhibition tower.
With over 600 exhibitors from 36 nations, Formnext 2021 recorded a very successful result. The 17,859 specialists and executives, 48 percent of whom were international visitors from 76 nations, were able to experience Formnext on a total of three levels of the ultra-modern exhibition halls 11 and 12 on the Frankfurt exhibition grounds with a total of 30,000 square meters.
Formnext exhibitors and the extensive supporting program showcased the diverse possibilities of industrial 3D printing for numerous user industries. Visitors were able to discover innovative solutions with which they can make their own production more efficient and future-proof. Above all, the participants clearly enjoyed finally meeting and exchanging ideas in face-to-face encounters. The trade fair took place under 2G conditions at the highest possible safety level, so only people who had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or had recovered from it were able to attend.
Important industry players on site
Companies such as 3D Systems, Additive Industries, Addup, Arburg, BigRep, Carbon, Cubicure, Desktop Metal, DMG Mori, Dyemansion, EOS, Evonik, ExOne, Farsoon, Formlabs, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft, GE Additive, HP, Incus, Keyence, Markforged, Materialise, Nexa3D, Renishaw, Ricoh, Siemens, Sigma Labs, Sisma, Stratasys, Trumpf, Voxeljet and XJet presented advanced solutions for the future of industrial manufacturing."Expectations exceeded"
"Once again, Formnext has proven to be the industry highlight of the year for trade visitors. After last year's major challenges, this year both the number of exhibitors and the visitor response exceeded our expectations," says Sascha F. Wenzler, Vice President Formnext at the organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH. "This shows once again how important Formnext and personal encounters are for this innovative industry, which develops technologies at a rapid pace and wants to discuss them with investors, partners and customers. We have clearly sensed that the entire industry has been waiting a long time for Formnext."
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