Once again this year, outstanding developments and exceptional achievements from the world of Additive Manufacturing will be honored in the following categories:
- AMbassador Award: outstanding individuals or organizations who have a unique impact on the industry and users through innovative training and education approaches or their personal advocacy. The panel: Dr. Irene Skibinski (VDMA Additive Manufacturing), Haden Quinlan (MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Ralf Anderhofstadt (Daimler Truck AG | Daimler Buses GmbH), Lisa D. Block (Hybrid Manufacturing Technologies & Women in 3D Printing)
- Design Award: exceptional AM design and AM products (aesthetic and functional aspects). The panel: Anouk Wipprecht (FashionTech Designer and Engineer), Duann Scott (BITS to ATOMS and CDFAM), Prof. Dr.- Ing. Oliver Tessmann (TU Darmstadt DDU Digital Design Unit – Digitales Gestalten), Evamaria Deisen (Deisen Design)
- (R)Evolution Award: groundbreaking products, technologies, or services that offer outstanding added value for the user. The panel: Dr. Melissa Orme (Boeing), Dr.-Ing. Maximilian Binder (BMW Group), Prof. Jennifer Johns (University of Bristol Business School)
- Rookie Award: young individuals with promising business ideas who have either not yet founded a company or who launched less than a year ago.
- Start-up Award: young, inspiring companies with viable business models. The panel for the Rookie and Start-up Awards: Arno Held (AM Ventures), Alex Kingsbury (nLight), Prof. Dr. Peter Mayr (TU München) und Dr.-Ing. Sascha Schwarz (TUM Venture Labs), Heather Swift Hunt (Kickstarter)
- Sustainability Award: AM applications and products evaluated and rated on the basis of their product life cycle. The panel: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kristian Arntz (FH Aachen), Dr. Mohsen Seifi (ASTM International), Sherri Monroe (Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association, AMGTA)
“To keep moving forward, the AM industry needs a constant supply of new and forward-looking ideas and innovators. So, we want to do more than just give outstanding people, companies, and organizations a stage. We also want to help them network and connect with potential customers, partners, and investors,” explains Christoph Stüker, Vice President Formnext at event organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH.
The entries in each category will be judged by a distinguished panel of judges, some of whom are new this year, bringing fresh ideas with new perspectives and a broad expertise. The winners will be announced at the award ceremony at Formnext on the evening of Thursday, 20 November 2025. In addition to the beautifully designed Formnext Awards trophy, the winners will receive a cash prize or non-cash prizes such as business coaching.
“The success of last year’s Formnext Awards launch has demonstrated the significant opportunities that the awards offer participants and winners in each category,” explains Petra Haarburger, President of event organizer Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH. “They enjoy access to all relevant international experts in one place and benefit from targeted networking and scope for in-depth discussions and strategic partnerships – while also raising their profile among key decision-makers in the industry and beyond. The awards stage at Formnext is where competence, relevance, and reach come together.”
As in the previous year, the finalists’ submissions and exhibits will be on display at Formnext 2025 as part of a special exhibition. In the public vote, Formnext’s visitors will have the opportunity to select one of the finalists in each of the six categories, either on site or online, and thus help determine the final result.
Applications are open from now until 31 July for the Start-up Award and 31 August for all other categories. For more information, see formnext.com/awards.
Formnext
International exhibition and convention on the next generation of manufacturing technologies
The Formnext will be held from 18 - 21 November 2025.
Press information and photographic material:
Links to websites:
Formnext – Hub for Additive Manufacturing
https://www.facebook.com/formnext
https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/formnext
https://www.instagram.com/formnext/
Your contact:
Franziska Richter Levin
Telefon: +49 711 61946-574
Franziska.Richter-Levin@mesago.com
Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Rotebuehlstraße 83 -85
70178 Stuttgart
Germany
Background information on Formnext
Formnext is the hub for Additive Manufacturing, industrial 3D Printing and the next generation of intelligent manufacturing solutions. In addition to the annual highlight, the expo in Frankfurt/Germany, we provide our clients worldwide with a variety of relevant updates, insights and events around Additive Manufacturing (AM) as well as the related technologies along the entire process chains. Formnext is organized by Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH (formnext.com).
Background information on Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH
Mesago, founded in 1982 and located in Stuttgart, specializes in exhibitions and conferences on various topics of technology. The company belongs to the Messe Frankfurt Group. Mesago operates internationally and is not tied to a specific venue. With around 160 members of staff Mesago organizes events for the benefit of more than 3,300 exhibitors and over 110,000 trade visitors, conference delegates and speakers from all over the world. Numerous trade associations, publishing houses, scientific institutes and universities work with Mesago closely as advisers, co-organizers and partners. (mesago.com)
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
www.messefrankfurt.com/background-information
Sustainability at Messe Frankfurt
www.messefrankfurt.com/sustainability-information
Background information on the Working Group Additive Manufacturing (Honorary Sponsor)
Within the Working Group Additive Manufacturing, about 200 companies and research institutes collaborate under the direction of the German industry federation 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. (am.vdma.org)