formnext 2020

NOVUM Project Developing Cellulose 3D Printing Pilot Line

As discussed in our series on the relationship between 3D printing and climate change, fossil fuel companies anticipating any regulation in response to global warming have warmed up to the…

Interview: Satori and Moroccan Designer 3D Print “Work From Home” Office Goods

London-based startup Satori, which means “enlightenment” in Japanese Zen, recently entered the 3D printing market with the launch of its new professional 3D printer, the compact, resin-based ST1600. The system,…

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Formnext Connect: Aerospace 3D Printing Remains Resilient

This year’s digital edition of Formnext managed to gather the additive manufacturing (AM) community in an unprecedented event. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the leading exhibition transformed into a…

Formnext: Ecosystem Approach Key to Growing and Developing the Niche 3D Printing Market

At Formnext this year, Dr. Wilderich Heising (Partner and Co-leader of BCG’s Additive Manufacturing unit in operations for Europe) and Dr. Thomas Kruger (Project Manager in BCG’s Additive Manufacturing unit)…

Connecting at Formnext Connect, Part One: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 3D Printing and More

The industry’s biggest trade show made the crucial decision to take its world-renowned event and host it online, potentially disrupting countless networking opportunities and business deals. Given the fact that…

Formnext 2020 Roundup: New 3D Printing Hardware, Materials and Partnerships

In a typical year, the Formnext event sees people travel from all over the world to Frankfurt for a four-day showcase, loaded with breakout sessions and networking events, highlighting the…

Molyworks Turns Scrap Metal into Metal 3D Printing Powder

Molyworks is one of my favorite 3D printing startups. The company has huge potential with its containerized atomization machine, which convert scrap metal into 3D printing powder. This was underscored…

Analysis: Additive Industries and Makino Partner for Metal 3D Printing Post-Processing

At Formnext Connect, metal 3D printer manufacturer Additive Industries has announced a partnership with Makino to develop process chains for integrating milling operations into a metal 3D printing workflow. To…

Farsoon Launches Flame-Retardant Material and Post-Processing Solutions at Formnext

Farsoon Europe and Tiger Coatings have successfully developed a specialized thermoset material, with flame-retardant properties, for polymer laser sintering using Farsoon’s HT252P industrial 3D printing system. The material, TIGITAL 3D-Set…

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12-laser Metal 3D Printer from SLM Solutions is 20X Faster than Competition

After months of work developing a new model of metal additive printing system, selective laser melting pioneer SLM Solutions finally introduced its NXG XII 600 machine during the 2020 Formnext…

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How to Use Formnext Connect to Connect to Everyone in 3D Printing

In a virtual world, our largest trade show is now thundering onward, a global collision stream of bits and bytes that brings the entire 3D printing universe to your den…

Formnext Connect 2020: Carbon & Fast Radius Expand Strategic 3D Printing Partnership

Formnext 2020, called Formnext Connect this year, has officially begun, and will last through Thursday, November 12th. Today during the virtual event, Carbon announced the expansion of a strategic partnership…

3D Printing Webinar and Virtual Event Roundup, November 9, 2020

With the exception of just a few online offerings, most of this week’s roundup is dedicated to Formnext Connect, taking place virtually this week from November 10-12. Read on to…

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Siemens to Present Virtual Reference Factory at Formnext Connect with EOS and DyeMansion

With Formnext 2020 coming up next week, Siemens is set to announce new developments and innovations in industrial additive manufacturing through its partnerships and collaborations, in particular with EOS and DyeMansion….

3DPOD Episode 38: Formnext VP Sascha Wenzler

I think we can all agree that, so far, this year has been incredibly taxing and confusing for us all. Some of us have had their working lives affected in…

Formnext 2020 Cancels Physical Show, Shifts to All Digital 3D Printing Event

Against all odds, Formnext 2020, the largest annual event in the additive manufacturing industry, had still been planning to hold an in-person, if somewhat watered down, trade show in Germany…

TCT3Sixty Postponed to 2021, Co-Located with Interplas and Med-Tech Innovation Expo

Following the postponement of TCT Asia earlier this year, due to COVID-19 impacts, TCT3Sixty, which was set to be held at NEC Birmingham, UK from Sep 29 – Oct 1,…

AM Ventures Impact Award Announced for Formnext 2020

A sister company to polymer and metals sintering leader EOS, AM Ventures is trying to find the next wave of firms that will fundamentally change the 3D printing industry. To…

3D Printing News Briefs, May 18, 2020: Fraunhofer, Formnext, Visagio & DiManEx, BCN3D Technologies

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Fraunhofer will soon discuss adoption of Industry 4.0-related technologies in a webinar, and we’ve learned that Formnext 2020 is still planned for this November….