Formnext 2025 will place an even greater focus on commercially successful Additive Manufacturing applications. With its sights set on advancing the industrialization of the AM industry, the leading international exhibition will demonstrate how innovative manufacturing solutions, especially in demanding sectors such as mechanical and plant engineering, can help companies achieve a competitive edge.
Reflecting the increasing relevance of industrial Additive Manufacturing (AM) applications is the new, ever-growing compendium of the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Working Group, which presents successful use cases from the mechanical engineering sector. These cases illustrate how AM technologies are addressing important challenges the industry is facing, such as resource efficiency, functional integration, and new component development. Formnext and its honorary sponsor, the VDMA’s Additive Manufacturing Working Group, are jointly committed to highlighting and expanding the potential of Additive Manufacturing in the industry.
Stage program and call for speakers until 31 July
Spread over three stages, the stage program at Formnext 2025 is a special highlight of the event, offering a wide range of perspectives on Additive Manufacturing. There’s still time for interested companies and experts to get involved as the call for speakers for the Application and Industry Stages has been extended until 31 July.
On the Application Stage, visitors will be shown practical applications of AM from various industries. Offering a platform for cross-industry dialog on industrial solutions, the stage aims to inspire fresh ideas for new applications. “With the increasing industrialization of Additive Manufacturing, commercially successful applications are growing in number and in relevance,” explains Christoph Stüker, Vice President Formnext at Mesago Messe Frankfurt. “Sharing these use cases is essential to establish AM in other sectors and develop new solutions for specific challenges.”
In addition to business cases and inspiration from different application sectors, the Industry Stage encourages discussion on cross-industry topics such as sustainability, digitalization, artificial intelligence, and many more.
Joining forces to improve awareness of industrial AM solutions
Formnext and the VDMA are pursuing the shared goal of increasing visibility of industrial AM solutions and raising awareness of their economic potential. “To achieve the desired level of industry awareness, it is vital that expert networks such as the VDMA and highprofile platforms such as Formnext work together efficiently,” explains Dr. Markus Heering, Managing Director of the AM Association of the VDMA. Once again for 2025, the VDMA will be hosting a Show Case Area at the event, this year under the theme of “Profitable Industrial Solutions”.
Alongside the annual exhibition, Formnext offers various formats throughout the year to support knowledge sharing and create space for ongoing dialog, information, and inspiration within the AM community.
