16. – 19.11.2021 Frankfurt am Main Tickets & registration

Facts and figures about Formnext

Formnext shows the entire world of additive manufacturing and its upstream and downstream processes under one roof. This is just one of the reasons why it has developed rapidly in recent years and become the international meeting point for suppliers and users of industrial 3D printing.

Digital event 2020 Event development At a glance Event profile Key topics Application industries Visitor references Partners Analysis

Digital event 2020

In the exceptional year 2020, Formnext took place purely digitally as Formnext Connect.

Click here for the full review and on demand content from Formnext Connect.

Development of the physical event

The growth of the event is self-explanatory. In just 5 years exhibition area, exhibitor statistics and number of visitors have increased nearly fourfould.

At a glance

Experience the global additive manufacturing offering and the latest visions of the future of intelligent production.

At Formnext, you can expect:

A leading global trade fair dedicated to additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing
A conference held in tandem with the exhibition by our content partner TCT with 925 booked day passes
852 exhibitors and 34,532 visitors on 53,039 square meters of space
Exhibitors from 36 nations and visitors from 99 nations
56% international exhibitors and 49 % international visitors

Event profile

The Formnext exhibition showcases the complex, multifaceted world of additive manufacturing across the entire range of materials used, from polymers to metals and other materials, as well as every process step in state-of-the-art industrial production right up to series production.

Experience the future of innovative manufacturing under one roof!

Key topics

Solutions for additive manufacturing
Design / Product Development
Materials
Manufacturing preparation/ Pre-Processing
Solutions for component processing
Solutions for surface treatment
Quality Management / Metrology
Digitization / Services / Tool and Die Making
Apprenticeship, Training and Qualification
Research and Development (R&D)
Organizations and Publishing Companies

Application industries

Those who attend formnext work in the following user industries:

Automation and Handling
Automotive
Aviation and Aerospace
Construction and Architecture
Consumer Health Care
Dental Technology
Domestic Appliances
Electronic Engineering / Electronics
Energy
Mechanical Engineering and Plant Engineering
Medical Technology
Offshore and Marine
Packaging
Rail and Transportation
Research and Development
Tool and Die Making
Watches and Jewelry

Visitor references

Every year, entrepreneurs, decision-makers, product designers, and the people responsible for production and processes from many renowned companies come to Formnext to find out about solutions, developments and new ideas in industrial additive manufacturing. The companies represented include:

A
ABB
Adam Opel
Adidas
Aesculap
AIR FRANCE
Airbus
Apple
ArianeGroup
Audi

B
B. Braun
Balluff
Bayer
Becker Marine Systems
Bilfinger + Berger
BMW
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma
Bosch Rexroth
Brose
Bvlgari Horlogerie

C
Continental Automotive

D
Danfoss
Daimler
Decathlon
De'Longhi
Deutsche Bahn AG
Deutsche Telekom Technik
DHL Supply Chain

E
Estee Lauder Companies
Evonik
ExxonMobil

F
Ferrari
Festo
Ferrero
Fischer Automotive
Ford
Fresenius Medical Care

G
Goodyear Dunlop Tires
Grohe

H
HABA
Hansgrohe
Harting
Heineken
Henkel
Heraeus
Hessisches Landesmuseum
Hilti
Hitachi
Honda
Honeywell

I
IBM
IKEA

J
Jaguar Landrover
Johnson & Johnson

K
Kärcher
Kendrion
Kensington
Knauf
KraussMaffei
Kühne+Nagel
Kuka

L
Lego
Leica
Leonardo
LG Electronics
Liebherr
Linde
L-Oreal
Lufthansa Technik

M
Magna Exteriors
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McLaren Racing
Mercedes-Benz
Merck
Miele
Mitsubishi
MTU Aero Engines

N
Nestlé
Nike

O
Osram Continental

P
P&G Manufacturing
Pepsico
Philips
Phoenix Contact
Porsche
Pratt & Whitney
Premium Aerotec

R
Robert Bosch
Rolls-Royce
Roche Diagnostics
RWE

S
Safran Aircraft Engines
Salomon
Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology
Schaeffler Technologies
Schenker
Schneider Electric
Schindler Aufzüge
Schott
Schüco
Schunk
Sennheiser
Siemens
Solar Turbines
Sony
Stäubli Tec-Systems
Stryker
Swarovski

T
Tesa
The Boeing Company
ThyssenKrupp
TOTAL
Toyota
TÜV Süd

U
UTC Aerospace Systems

V
Viessmann
Villeroy & Boch
Volkswagen

W
Webo
Weidmüller
Whirlpool

Z
ZF

Partners

Content partners

The top-class TCT Conference @ Formnext is held by our content partner.

The TCT Group is affiliated with Rapid News Communications and its mission is to accelerate the adoption of 3D technologies from design, through development, to production in all sectors. The TCT Group has been a leading authority in the 3D printing industry for more than 20 years and develops comprehensive market-leading solutions for media and events at a global level.

Honorary sponsor

Within the Working Group Additive Manufacturing, Formnext’s conceptual sponsor, over 170 companies and research institutes collaborate under the direction of the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association VDMA. Here, plant engineers, component and material suppliers, industrial companies that work with metals and plastics, service providers in software, manufacturing, and processing, and numerous researchers all work toward the same goal: the industrialization of additive manufacturing techniques. And Formnext offers the ideal platform for this.

Media partners

3D ADEPT Media is a global media company that tracks and analyses the latest trends in the additive manufacturing industry and in all vertical industries adopting AM technologies. As a source for high-quality, accurate, and timely additive manufacturing insights, we pride ourselves on delivering up-to-date information you can rely on through various digital and print resources. Those resources include but are not limited to our Additive Talks series, our online media, our International Catalogue of AM Solutions, our print & interactive digital magazine 3D ADEPT Mag. The Print version of 3D ADEPT Mag is distributed at home and/or offices to our subscribers and in all events where 3D ADEPT Media is a media partner. Registrants to Formnext have the opportunity to get a FREE digital/print subscription to 3D ADEPT Mag.

Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine is dedicated to reporting on the latest commercial and technical developments in the industry through in-depth application, technology and business-focused articles. It is available free of charge via our website and iOS/Android apps, or in print with the purchase of a subscription.

Metal-AM.com is the go-to source for industry news and technical information on all aspects of metal AM. In addition to editorial content, it offers an industry event listing and a free magazine archive comprising all back issues. Our enewsletter delivers the week’s business and technical news to our readers every Friday.