Having achieved international acclaim for its supporting program on three stages, Formnext is continuing its successful multistage concept in 2025. The Industry, Application, and Technology Stages will host discussions on current and future applications, technological developments, and overarching trends in Additive Manufacturing. The call for speakers is open, offering leading production experts an opportunity to share their knowledge and innovations with the international AM community.
Formnext’s multistage program is open to all and designed to encourage everyone to share their knowledge of technologies and applications in the world of industrial 3D Printing. In this way, the stage program addresses the main goals of Formnext attendees: expanding their technical expertise, finding inspiration for applications, and making contacts. “Formnext’s multistage program is an integral part of the leading trade fair for Additive Manufacturing in Frankfurt. It ensures that knowledge about Additive Manufacturing is disseminated even more widely, which leads to increased use of generative manufacturing processes and new applications,” explains Christoph Stüker, Vice President Formnext, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH. Formnext is continuing to sharpen the thematic focus of the conference program this year by concentrating even more on the topics that visitors to the fair last year considered to be especially relevant in a visitor survey. These include design for AM, new products and technologies, business cases, automation, AM services, occupational safety in AM, bioprinting, start-ups and funding, and sustainability.
Focus on cross-industry innovations, technological trends, and practical applications
On the Application Stage, experts and users will present exciting and forward-looking solutions from a range of industries organized into different application areas: from architecture and automation, through medical and dental technology, to the automotive industry, electronic engineering, and tool and die making. The thematic priorities will also be based on this year’s Formnext focus topics: aviation and aerospace, jewelry and watches, and mechanical and plant engineering. The aerospace sector is not only one of the main user industries for Additive Manufacturing, but also an essential pillar for the further development of this innovative technology. The number of additively manufactured components in aircrafts is growing steadily every year, and the construction of rockets or satellites is no longer conceivable without Additive Manufacturing. While the mechanical and plant engineering industry is utilizing the innovative potential of Additive Manufacturing to further improve machines, the jewelry and watch sector has developed into an exciting niche in which 3D Printing is creating new trends and making the production of fine luxury items more efficient.
On the Industry Stage, entrepreneurs, experts, and industry representatives will discuss current overarching issues and aspects of the industry, such as sustainability and the industrialization of AM. Relevant topics also include start-ups, investment and funding, standards and qualifications as well as further training, skills and young talent. In addition, the importance of artificial intelligence in Additive Manufacturing - reflected in subjects such as data management and cyber security, Design for AM and AI and the industrial metaverse - will be one of the main topics on the Industry Stage.
Interested Formnext exhibitors will be bringing their services and solutions to the Technology Stage. On each day of the show innovations from the fields along the AM process chain will be presented and discussed.
Participation opportunities for speakers
By signing up to speak, experts can present themselves to an international audience at Formnext 2025 and enjoy a further opportunity to help shape the world of Additive Manufacturing. “The presentations provide speakers with the ideal platform for sharing knowledge and positioning themselves as industry experts, not to mention valuable networking and business opportunities,” explains Sascha F. Wenzler, Vice President Formnext, Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.
The call for speakers for the Industry Stage and the Application Stage is open until the end of June. Interested Formnext exhibitors can contact Ms. Anabell Condemi to register for a presentation slot on the Technology Stage. Further information on the conference program and the application form for the call for speakers are available at www.formnext.com/callforspeakers.
