Formnext 2026
17 November 2026 – 20 November 2026
Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Formnext is a trade fair for Additive Manufacturing and industrial 3D Printing, held annually in Frankfurt am Main. The exhibition presents solutions along the entire process chain of industrial 3D Printing, from software, materials and AM systems to post-processing, quality management and services, and is accompanied by a supporting programme of talks, panels, awards, showcases and summits on two stages.
52 sessions · 95 speakers
Agenda
- Warm-up 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Formnext Defence Summit: Welcome 17 November 2026 · Formnext Defence Summit – Portalhaus, Room Transparenz
- Discover3Dprinting Seminar (DE) 17 November 2026 · Technology Stage (Hall 12 Level 1, B49)
- Closed-Loop Process Chain for Additively Manufactured Aerospace Components 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Keynote: AM: Bridging from Low to High-Tech Production for the Battlefield 17 November 2026 · Formnext Defence Summit – Portalhaus, Room Transparenz
- Panel: AM - a military capability enabler 17 November 2026 · Formnext Defence Summit – Portalhaus, Room Transparenz
- AI Accelerated Workflow Using EOS API’s for Custom Slice File Generation and Backend Data Processing 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Can metal 3D printing create the next generation of fatigue-resistant steel structures? 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Expert pitches: Experience Area teasers 17 November 2026 · Formnext Defence Summit – Portalhaus, Room Transparenz
- Integrated Cladding in Construction Robotic 3D Printing 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Experience Areas 17 November 2026 · Formnext Defence Summit – Portalhaus, Room Transparenz
- The State of the AM & Manufacturing Industry 2026: Trends, Investment and Global Market Perspectives 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Additive Manufacturing for Security & Defence: Building Resilience, Readiness and Strategic Sovereignty 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Integrated Additive Manufacturing for Defense: From Digital Design to Mission-Ready Parts 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- 4D Printing: Components That Change Shape on Demand 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Pitchnext Event 17 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- BE-AM Symposium 2026 18 November 2026 · Portalhaus, Level 1, Room Transparenz
- Warm-up 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Discover3Dprinting Seminar (EN) 18 November 2026 · Technology Stage (Hall 12 Level 1, B49)
- Accelerate Time-to-Production Cutting Weeks to Days and Improving Designs With Additively Manufactured Polymer Mold Inserts 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- From Continuous Carbon Fiber Additive Manufacturing to Railway Applications: Early Lessons from Industrial Deployment 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Guided Tour – Postprocessing – Metal - German 18 November 2026 · South Foyer, Hall 11.0 (in front of the Press Center)
- Simulation and Validation of Large-Format FDM Tooling for Automotive Production 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- WILDWOOD: Where Artistry and Technology Take Flight to create a Stop Motion Epic 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Powering Resilience: How Additive Manufacturing is Transforming the Energy, Oil & Gas Industry 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- From AI to Print: Automated Design of Soft Robotic Grippers for Adaptive Handling 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Guided Tour – Postprocessing – Metal - English 18 November 2026 · South Foyer, Hall 11.0 (in front of the Press Center)
- From Hype to Factory Floor: How AI is Transforming Additive Manufacturing 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- From Scan to Print: How VivoBiome, Oechsler, and Carbon Built a Production-Scale Personalized Footwear Platform 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- The Mediterranean: the story of a 3D Printed sneaker 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Why Does Industrial AM Still Struggle to Scale? 18 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Warm-up 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Discover3Dprinting Seminar (DE) 19 November 2026 · Technology Stage (Hall 12 Level 1, B49)
- Beyond PCBs: The Emerging Potential of 3D Printed Microelectronics 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Advanced Functional Materials and Technologies for Additive Manufacturing of 5G/6G Devices 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Guided Tour – Postprocessing – Polymer - German 19 November 2026 · South Foyer, Hall 11.0 (in front of the Press Center)
- Bridging Design, Materials, and Manufacturing: Scalable Additive Manufacturing Workflows for Medical Applications 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Beyond the Buzzword: Can Additive Manufacturing Deliver on Its Sustainability Promises? 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Can 3D Technologies Help Solve the Skilled Labor Shortage? From Digital Workflows to Scalable Production 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Extending Tool Life with Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Guided Tour – Postprocessing – Polymer - English 19 November 2026 · South Foyer, Hall 11.0 (in front of the Press Center)
- FDM-printed polymer punches and dies for rapid sheet-metal bending tooling 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Building Resilient Supply Chains with Additive Manufacturing: From Strategy to Scale 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Formnext Awards ceremony 2026 19 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Discover3Dprinting Seminar (EN) 20 November 2026 · Technology Stage (Hall 12 Level 1, B49)
- Warm-up 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- How Additive Manufacturing Can Make a Difference in Space 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Navigating AM Complexity: Knowledge-Driven Process Selection Tool for Parts with Heterogeneous Requirements 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Physics-Based Digital Twins for Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing: From High-Fidelity Simulation to Deployable ROMs 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Simulation-Assisted Process Design for DED Repair: From Melt Pool Prediction to Virtual Qualification of High-Value Components 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- Certify your build in-situ: real-time data and AI for qualifiable wire-fed Laser Directed Energy Deposition (DED-LB/M) 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)
- After Work Talk 20 November 2026 · Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11 Level 0, D72)