法兰克福国际模具制造及添加剂技术展览会（formnext）是唯一的国际模具制造及添加剂技术展览会，作为欧洲首屈一指的模具制造及加工、快速成型制造，增材技术的专业展览会，formnext展也翻译为国际精密成型及增材制造展览会，该展从2015年开始，一年一届，在法兰克福国际展览中心举行。法兰克福是有关行业的主要商贸枢纽，荟萃创新技术。
法兰克福展览有限公司一直与模具行业与3D打印行业紧密合作，同时拥有举办年度国际性展会的丰富知识和经验，公司在全球设有28个子公司和约50个销售伙伴，可以为formnext -法兰克福国际精密成型及增材制造展览会带来庞大的全球商贸网络和资源，致力满足参展商的需求。有关展会将为业界构建国际化商贸平台，推动模具及快速成型制造的技术发展。
formnext展由tct设计的国际展会平台展示全球尖端的增材制造以及来自工业工具、生产解决方案、设计和产品开发、质量管理和计量以及材料和部件领域的创新公司。对于来自世界各地的参展商，formnext是展示工业生产的新发展和解决方案的绝佳机会。参展企业期待：您的公司可以利用尖端生产技术在竞争中获得优势；洞察和联系人，将帮助您以更高效的方式实现产品创意；您需要的最新专业知识，以继续缩短产品上市时间。
观众类别：模具采购，汽车产业，航空航天，船舶制造，仪器设备工程技术，通用工程技术，家用电器及技术，电子电气行业，IT产业，通讯行业，包装技术，消费品，玩具产业，体育和休闲，自行车，家具，美容消费品，医疗/牙科/化工产业，生物科技，建筑服务业，钟表及手表业，珠宝，照明，光学产业，绿化建设，机床，国防军工，个性化定制，文化创意及数码娱乐等。
展品范围(Show Products):
模具制造及加工 ；增材制造、3D打印及技术 ；量具及夹具制造 ；快速制造，手板制作及快速成型 ；模具加工机械及工具；模具自动化系统及自动化工程；刀具，切削工具及配件 ；模具材料（钢材，铜材，合金，粉末等） ；模具配件（热流道，标准件，传感器等） ； 表面处理技术 ；模具检测及质量控制；测试用生产设备和系统；模具设计软件，模具生产管理软件；模具人才培训及资格认证 ；(R&D)模具研究和开发；模具厂房设备 ；模具非生产材料，工具工装；模具生产工程，工业设计，表面处理 。
展会报告(Show Reports):
At this year’s Formnext between 7 and 10 November 2023, Frankfurt once again became the center of global Additive Manufacturing and modern production technologies. The higher level of maturity, increasing integration into production lines, advancing automation and new production technologies and materials played a major role. The meta-trend of sustainability was in the focus of more and more visitors and exhibitors, this year's partner region Nordic and the extensive stage program.
Formnext continued to write its success story into 2023, again demonstrating the relevance of Additive Manufacturing processes. In its ninth year, the Formnext exhibition welcomed 32,851 specialists and managers (50% international), representing a further increase of 11,1% on the impressive numbers already recorded for the previous year.
With 859 exhibitors (59% of which were international), it proved to be another record year for Formnext. The exhibitors, varied events, and special shows demonstrated the wide range of possibilities offered by Additive Manufacturing for numerous user industries, including medical technology, automotive and mechanical engineering, architecture, and aerospace. Visitors were able to discover innovative solutions that they could use to make their own production more efficient and sustainable.
The latest next-level developments in industrial 3D Printing were also on display. Exhibitors presented robotic 3D Printing systems for plastics, for instance, which can even be used to print entire boats. While in metals, companies such as AMCM, Eplus3D, InssTek and others demonstrated that highly complex components weighing several tons, such as rocket engines, can be manufactured in one piece using precision AM. In nanotechnology, exhibitors such as BMF and Nano Dimension presented new solutions that can be used, for example, for the 3D printing of electronic components and much more and will make numerous new applications and products possible in the future. The high level of innovation at Formnext was also demonstrated by established players and young start-ups alike, including Bosch, D3-AM, Reinforce 3D and Venox Systems, which presented the latest Additive Manufacturing technologies.
An impressive track record
“Sascha F. Wenzler, Vice President for Formnext at event organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH summarizes “With the unparalleled concentration of innovations, decision makers, and AM experts, the event offered a unique trade fair experience. In the context of an extremely dynamic sector Formnext provides a roadmap for the evolution of cutting-edge manufacturing industries.”
Visitors were also impressed by Formnext’s development and the sheer number of innovations on show:
Mahdi Bodaghi, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Engineering at Nottingham Trent University and director of the 4D Materials & Printing Lab states: “I really enjoyed being at Formnext. I’ve seen a lot of AM technologies and it has been fantastic to see that a lot of them have been translated to the needs of companies as well as society. I can see high impact generated by AM.”
“That’s the place to be to see the improvements in the AM market. Here at Formnext we are able to explore and review all the various systems and materials efficiently in one place. That gives us the opportunity to find and select the most suitable solutions for our production,” commented Chip Gear, CEO The Technology House.
A broad and varied program of supporting events
The supporting events at Formnext 2023 were more diverse than ever, focusing on a wide range of user industries, from automotive and construction through to mechanical engineering. The new service provider marketplace put the spotlight on the special role of service providers in expanding the AM user base. The new multi-stage concept was extremely well received and showcased AM applications, technologies, and innovations while providing a platform for discussions on industry-relevant topics such as sustainability, cybersecurity, and investments.
A strong international flavor
With a remarkably high proportion of international visitors (50%), Formnext once again demonstrated its credentials as the leading international exhibition for Additive Manufacturing and modern industrial production. Exhibitors also praised the impressive volume of visitor traffic and the high standard of discussions:
“This is the first time we exhibited at Formnext with 3D-Werk and we are thrilled! The quality and quantity of the discussions we’ve had and the new contacts we’ve been able to make exceeded our expectations - especially considering the current economic situation. You can see here that Additive Manufacturing is still on the rise!" comments Gerhard Duda, CEO and founder of 3D-Werk Black Forest GmbH.
Robin Bappert and Christof Dratner, Cunova stated: "Formnext was overwhelming for us in every respect! The sheer amount of innovations here and the many valuable discussions we were able to have with potential customers... We realized here that a completely new market is opening up for us in Additive Manufacturing and now see even more potential for us to fully enter the supply chain as a powder supplier.”
Daniele Grosso, Marketing Manager Prima Additive enthused: “We generated a high number of contacts, we are happy about the frequency and quality of visitors that came to our booth. People have more and more knowledge about the technology, they are asking technical questions and are more and more likely to take decisions in their companies.”
Mitch Debora, Co-founder and CEO Mosaic added: “We wanted to bring 3D Printing to the factory floor and announced the shipping of our Array system. Therefore, we met the right partners from all over the world. The interest was overwhelming; at our booth we had lots of people with buying power.”
Stay up to date even after the event with Formnext streAM
Content from the stage program will continue to be available on demand even after the event on Formnext streAM (www.formnext.com/stream). Until the end of November, contacts made during the event can be cultivated online and discussions continued.
Next year, Formnext is scheduled to take place from 19 to 22 November 2024 in Frankfurt am Main.
