Formnext Awards – setting the stage for AM progress
Enter the Formnext Awards, which will be conferred on innovative firms, sustainable business ideas, groundbreaking technologies, and much more. There is sure to be a category in which you can shine.
The AM world shines thanks to talented, motivated people who continue to advance the technology and thus drive the entire industry. It’s therefore only fitting that their ideas should receive the time in the spotlight they deserve – for the good of the industry and the forward-thinking development of modern production as a whole.
From its very start, Formnext has used the Formnext Start-up Challenge to promote innovative and creative companies and help pave the way for key technical and entrepreneurial progress. Meanwhile, the AM sector continues to evolve in increasingly complex ways and expand into new areas of expertise. That means it’s time for Formnext to step up its own efforts to recognize excellence in 6 very relevant key topics.
Spotlight on your ideas
The finalists will be selected by the panel of judges, and the overall winners will be chosen at Formnext, with the help of a public vote. The winners will be presented at the award ceremony on the evening of Thursday 21 November 2024.
The finalists’ submissions and exhibits will be showcased at Formnext. Formnext’s on-site and online visitors will have the opportunity to vote for one of the finalists in each of the six categories and thus help determine the final result. In addition to the unique Formnext Award trophy designed by SUTOSUTO and sponsored by Voxeljet, the winners will also receive attractive prize packages. These consist of cash and non-cash prizes as well as extensive communication and marketing activities.
„It’s not just start-ups and new companies who benefit from exchanging ideas, showcasing their businesses, and networking with potential customers, partners, and investors. Therefore, we now want to reach out to the growing diversity of the AM industry through our Formnext Awards as well and recognize the achievements of an even broader range of disciplines.“
Categories & submission criteria
Enter the new Formnext Awards, which will be conferred on innovative young firms, sustainable business ideas, groundbreaking technologies, and much more starting this year. The new Formnext Awards are looking for rookies, revolutionaries, and more – there is sure to be a category in which you can shine.
Set the course for the future of your start-up in the AM world, expand your network and convince potential investors. Winning the Start-up Award will give you a substantial boost and provide a big entry in the world of AM.
For inspiring young companies with viable business models, that…
were founded within the last five years
annual turnover must not exceed 10 million euros
have developed at least one marketable product (sample, prototype or beta version) that corresponds to the list of approved product groups in order to exhibit at Formnext
Market Development Manager Additive Manufacturing – nLight Inc.
Dr.-Ing. Sascha Schwarz
Managing Director – TUM Venture Labs
Prof. Dr. Peter Mayr
Head of Department Materials Engineering,
Professor Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung
Technische Universität München
Michael Petch
Editor-in-chief –
3D Printing Industry
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details you can find in the online application form.
Do you have a convincing idea in the AM sector, but have not been able to get it off the ground? Are you looking for support and first contacts into the AM industry? Then the Rookie Award at Formnext 2024 is the right award to promote and develop your idea.
The Rookie Award is for bright minds,
whose company has not been yet founded or was founded less than a year ago
with a convincing business idea in the AM sector
for whom no significant investment (with the exception of pre-seed funding, angel funding or government funding) has been made yet
Market Development Manager Additive Manufacturing – nLight Inc.
Dr.-Ing. Sascha Schwarz
Managing Director –
TUM Venture Labs
Prof. Dr. Peter Mayr
Head of Department Materials Engineering,
Professor Werkstofftechnik der Additiven Fertigung
Technische Universität München
Michael Petch
Editor-in-chief –
3D Printing Industry
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details can be found in the online application form.
The AM technology is often referred to as a sustainable technology. This may be true in some cases. The real value may, however, only be found during the product’s life cycle. The Sustainability Award will assess exactly that. Not only the production phase, but the full life cycle of AM use cases and products.
The special value of this award:
Direct combination of AM and sustainability using an LCA (Life Cycle Assessment),
not limited to individual materials and manufacturing processes
The following questions are submitted and evaluated by the jury:
Describe your use case in general (material/industry sector and field of use/market size and potential growth rate/scalability/transferability to other market segments).
What is the challenge that your project is tackling?
What is the USP of your project?
Describe the life cycle assessment of your use case along the process chain using an LCA matrix.
Please provide an analysis that illustrates the full business case and analyzes the impact of the AM implementation strategy beyond the part-by-part comparison.
Which of the 17 UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) does your use case address?
Professor for Manufacturing Technologies and Machine Tools –
FH Aachen, University of Applied Science
Dr. Mohsen Seifi
Vice President Global Advanced Manufacturing Programs –
ASTM International
Sherri Monroe
Executive Director –
Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association, AMGTA
The basis of your application is a questionnaire, which is based on the questions of an LCA matrix and a business case analysis. Details on the requirements and questions that the analysis should answer, as well as an example, can be found in the online application form.
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details can be found in the online application form.
Additive Manufacturing provides an unrivaled degree of design freedom. To merely apply AM for aesthetical purposes, however, is short sighted. By identifying concepts that take into account aesthetical and functional aspects, the Design Award is bound to highlight the importance of smart and ingenious design for AM.
Founder – Bits to Atoms and the CDFAM Computational Design Symposium Series
Oliver Tessmann
Professor Digital Design Unit – Technical University Darmstadt
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details can be found in the online application form.
Additive technologies are developing fast and it is hard to keep track. Even exceptional products that are groundbreaking and advance the adoption of AM considerably may be missed by AM end users. In order to change that, we invite Formnext exhibitors to pitch their products and services to our jury. Stand out from the crowd and enter your submission today.
Sr. Additive Manufacturing Manager –
The LEGO Group
Melissa Orme, PhD.
Vice President – The Boeing Company
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details can be found in the online application form.
For a relatively new technology like Additive Manufacturing it is important to have individuals or initiatives that pave the way and speed up the adoption of the technology. The AMbassador Award honors individuals or organizations who provide real impact on the industry through training and educational programs or their personal advocacy.
The following questions are submitted and evaluated by the jury:
What is your connection to AM?
Describe your project and which challenge does it tackle?
Describe your projects technical excellence & level of novelty according to the following criteria: Practical applicability, technical focus, innovation of the concept, change process, actuality, novelty factor and relevance
How do you personally or your project impact society or industry? (impact, range, focus on industry, impact on society, durability and effectiveness of your impact, educational excellence and impact on people)
Submit your application with a short video(max. 1 minute) and answer the questions listed under criteria. Further details can be found in the online application form.
As in the industry as a whole, we also work hand in hand with the Formnext Awards. These partners and sponsors support the Formnext Awards and pave the way for young, innovative developments in the AM world.
Would you like to take part in the awards and need assistance? Or do you want to help make the AM world turn even faster and support further development? There is still space on the sponsor wall!
