The AM community is always on the move, the industry is constantly advancing modern production with progress and development. To help you to stay tuned, we have selected relevant AM events for you here.
Our event tips 2026
15 – 19 March, Reno (Nevada)/USA
AMUG Conference
The AMUG Conference is a user‑focused professional event that brings together practitioners and experts from all areas of Additive Manufacturing to share knowledge, experience, and best practices. With hands‑on presentations, workshops, and an accompanying exhibition, it offers a unique platform for in‑depth exchange on AM technologies.
8 – 9 April, Barcelona/Spain
CDFAM – Computational Design Symposium
The CDFAM Symposium brings together leading experts in computational design, AI, and Additive Manufacturing. Its program highlights modern approaches such as generative design, topology optimization, and design for AM, offering valuable insights into current methods for part design, lattice structures, and process‑driven geometries. Members of the Formnext community receive a 20% discount on registration when they use this link and the code FORMNEXT20.
22 – 25 April, Friedrichshafen/Germany
AERO Friedrichshafen
AERO Friedrichshafen is the leading international trade show for general aviation, bringing together manufacturers, suppliers, and users from all areas of aviation. It showcases the full spectrum of modern aviation technologies and, through expert lectures and conferences, provides a central platform for industry exchange and emerging trends. With its new “Formnext goes vertical” format, Formnext and solution providers for this sector will also be present at AERO and will showcase the role Additive Manufacturing plays in the aviation industry.
26 – 28 August, Shenzhen/China
Formnext Asia Shenzhen
Following the successful model of Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany, Formnext Asia Shenzhen showcases products and technologies across the entire Additive Manufacturing process chain, from pre- to post-production. Alongside AM equipment, the platform brings together suppliers of raw materials, post-processing technologies, inspection equipment, AM solutions, services and more.
8 – 12 September, Frankfurt/Germany
Automechanika Frankfurt
Automechanika Frankfurt is the world’s leading trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, showcasing innovations across the entire value chain – from parts and components to diagnostics, repair technologies and future mobility solutions. Formnext will also be represented here with the “Formnext goes vertical” format, showcasing together with leading AM providers how AM is enabling new, efficient, and tailor‑made solutions for the automotive industry.
17 – 20 November, Frankfurt/Germany
Formnext
At the annual highlight for the Additive Manufacturing industry over 800 AM providers will showcase solutions along the entire process chain to more than 38,000 visitors. In addition, an outstanding supporting program offers knowledge transfer and AM know-how for future oriented production.