With its new awards formant, Formnext honors talents and innovations in Additive Manufacturing. For the first time, the Formnext Awards will be presented across six categories — ranging from young innovative companies to sustainable business ideas and pioneering technologies.

Following the success of the nutcracker video for Christmas 2023, which received more than 10,000 views, CAD/CAM developer Open Mind is releasing another festive machining video this year. The partners in this campaign were Hermle USA and Fraisa USA. The milled object is a Santa Claus.

Efficient workholding for large, complex parts has long posed challenges for sectors like aerospace and automotive, but Fyous’ new reusable tooling technology offers a potential breakthrough. Using an innovative pin-based forming machine driven by 3D CAD models, the company can create custom tooling in minutes without waste, eliminating the need for traditional fixtures.

Creaform, a business of Ametek, and a worldwide provider of automated and portable 3D measurement solutions, announces its participation in Formnext 2024. At the event, the company will demonstrate its cutting-edge 3D scanning technologies designed to accelerate reverse engineering, product development and additive manufacturing processes.

After a year-long planning and development phase, the “Faberlab powered by Arburg” Additive Center will be opened on March 2, 2023 at Faberlab, service provider for industrial Additive Manufacturing. In future, the two companies will collaborate at Faberlab’s Origgio location in Greater Milan, Italy.

Markforged has introduced the FX10 Metal Kit, a new print engine that enhances its FX10 3D printer with metal printing capabilities. This development marks the FX10 as the world's first industrial 3D printer capable of printing both metal filaments and advanced composites with continuous fibre reinforcement.

Multi-material technology in the field of additive manufacturing can be used to produce components that are not only geometrically complex but also combine several properties and functions. Several Fraunhofer institutes have been developing expertise in the field of additive manufacturing for several decades and have developed successful technologies, as the following examples show.

With a strong year-end recovery, Hurco’s open house event highlighted cutting-edge 5-axis machines, automation, and enhanced software capabilities, setting the stage for continued growth in the manufacturing sector.

Hasco introduces an innovative solution that eliminates undesirable flow shadows in hot runner systems and accelerates colour changes by up to 70 percent. The 3D-printed Streamrunner system optimises material flow and ensures particularly gentle processing of sensitive materials, improving product quality and reducing material waste.

In spring 2025 Targi Kielce again becomes the centre of industrial innovation and modern technologies. From 25 to 28 March, the Kielce Exhibition and Congress Centre will host the Industrial Spring — one of the most important events dedicated to the industrial sector in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe.