Formnext Chicago

08/07/2024

Thank you to our Formnext Chicago Founders Club members, 3DEO Inc., Airtech International, Beckhoff Automation, and CIDEAS Inc! The Founders are an exclusive group of additive manufacturing industry leaders who have made the commitment to Formnext Chicago and are a key element of the Formnext fAMily in the U.S.A.

Stay tuned each week, as we highlight a selection of our Founders Club members!

07/26/2024

Today's is brought to you by Formnext Forum Austin last year. At this amazing event, we had our original Founders Club members- Formalloy, EOS and Mazak North America -sign up to exhibit at Formnext Chicago in 2025! We can't wait to see them all together again, this time on the show floor in just about 9 months!

07/05/2024

Summer is always a good time for nostalgia, so what better time for a to when we announced Formnext Chicago 2025? It was 2021 and we announced our partnerships with Formnext, Gardner Business Media, Inc., and Mesago Messe Frankfurt to bring the legendary show stateside! We've been hard at work since then preparing for a great show that highlights the whole ecosystem of industrial additive manufacturing. We look forward to seeing you all there April 8-10, 2025!

You can read the original press release here:

The inaugural Formnext Chicago event will be held April 8-10, 2025 at McCormick Place, Chicago.

06/19/2024

Additive manufacturing is stronger together. brings that to life through the unique partnership that formed the event – and the community it will develop – inside and outside of the event! The entire ecosystem is on display and introduced to current and future adopters of additive manufacturing technology.

You can find more info from our partners: AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology, Gardner Business Media, Inc., Mesago Messe Frankfurt, Additive Manufacturing Media and Formnext.

06/12/2024

Helping manufacturers understand how additive manufacturing fits their business – from design to material to machinery to post – is what will fuel additive manufacturing growth. Formnext Chicago focuses on helping your business grow by helping current and future additive manufacturing adopters find their AM fit.

Be sure to check out more information from our partners: Additive Manufacturing Media, Mesago Messe Frankfurt, Gardner Business Media, Inc., and Formnext.

06/05/2024

Formnext Chicago delivers global event to provide additive manufacturing businesses the opportunity to grow their brand and business by reaching new customers and new prospects.



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05/31/2024

Formnext built the world’s most important influential annual additive manufacturing gathering in Frankfurt, Germany. Formnext Chicago establishes that foundation in the United States, a home for the North American additive manufacturing market to connect, innovate and grow by bringing together leaders in additive and industrial manufacturing.



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05/14/2024

ROLEX has been a known name in time for nearly 120 years, so it is no surprise they know how to be ahead of the curve. Rolex got into additive manufacturing all the way back in 2007, back when the first iPhone was introduced and Myspace was all the rage on social media.

Read all about Rolex's voyage into additive here:

Additive manufacturing (AM) has been considered an “emerging” technology for a long time. Fortunately, we have brands and companies like Lamborghini and Rolex to tell us it has, in fact, emerged...

05/10/2024

Debbie Holton and Jay Rogers of Haddy had more to talk about when they sat down at Formnext 2023. After discussing his work on a microfactory, Rogers expressed how important it is to bring the younger generations into the industry. Bringing an established show like Formnext stateside is a key element to bridging the generational gap.

Watch the full conversation here:

05/07/2024

We got to chat about two of our favorite "a" words at Formnext: additive and affordable. Debbie Holton sat down with Jay Rogers, CEO and Co-Founder of Haddy, who is bringing AM and robotics to make "beautiful furniture that people can afford". He emphasizes that at shows like Formnext and the upcoming Formnext Chicago, give everyone a chance!

Watch the full conversation here:

05/03/2024

They say it's all about the journey, and even if the one to Formnext Chicago is a long one, we can't wait to get there! As additive manufacturing has grown, the competition has gotten fierce. So what does that mean? AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology President, Doug Woods, Mesago Messe Frankfurt's Sascha Wenzler and Gardner Business Media, Inc.'s Peter Zelinski dive into bringing Formnext to additive's biggest market.

Read all about it here:

Formnext Chicago arrives next year. AMT's Doug Woods, Mesago's Sascha Wenzler, and Gardner's Peter Zelinski discuss the long road to this event, the importance of Formnext coming to additive's biggest market, and the competitive 2025 event landscape.

04/29/2024

We want to go where everyone knows our name, so we loved being at Formnext in 2023. Debbie Holton of Converge Consulting Group LLC chatted with Peter Rogers of Layered Ltd about how Formnext is where everyone comes from across the globe to feel at home, just like Cheers.

Watch the full conversation here:

04/23/2024

Renishaw Engineering was ready for their close up at Formnext in 2023 where they debuted their RenAM 500Q Ultra system. Travis Egan sat down with John Laureto, AM Americas Business Manager at Renishaw to discuss the new tech and their excitement for Formnext Chicago!

04/12/2024

Fridays are the perfect day to flashback to Formnext! Debbie Holton of Converge Consulting Group, sat down with Dave Burns Global Business Advisory Services LLC to discuss the up-side of co-dependency, especially in the world of AM and how it benefits all.

Watch the conversation here:

04/08/2024

We are officially ONE YEAR out from Formnext Chicago in 2025! We are hard at work planning a show that brings the entire AM ecosystem to McCormick Place. All the things you love about Formnext , are coming stateside!

Check out more details and plan for the show here:

Formnext Chicago brings the most comprehensive, best-in-class additive manufacturing trade show to the United States. Find the latest additive manufacturing technologies and explore solutions revolutionizing industrial manufacturing.

04/05/2024

Let's flashback to a great conversation at Formnext with Travis Egan and Claudia Rupp, Director of Global Marketing and Communications for EOS about different growth markets for AM in Europe and how that unique spark at Formnext will translate to in 2025.

Watch the full conversation here:

04/02/2024

Tuesdays are great days to look back at one of our favorite events of last year: Formnext. You can catch all the episodes of our Adventures With series and gain invaluable insights about the AM ecosystems.

Read a recap of this series and catch the rest of the episodes here to prepare for Formnext Chicago 2025!

Formnext 2023, held November 7-10 in Frankfurt, Germany, reminded the additive manufacturing (AM) and broader manufacturing industry that Formnext is the international destination for AM technology...

03/28/2024

Today we're throwing it back to Formnext 2023 with some photos from the show! It was so amazing to be surrounded by all things additive and seeing all the things it had to offer. Autodesk welcomed us to their booth and showed us all their 3D printing had to offer. Looking back just makes us even more excited for Formnext Chicago in 2025!

03/25/2024

The Formnext - Where ideas take shape 2023 throwback saga continues with AMT's Bonnie Gurney and Formnext's Sascha Wenzler discuss how new additions to Formnext are strengthening he additive community.

You can watch the full interview here:

03/21/2024

We are only a little over a year from Formnext Chicago 2025 so it seems like a good time to throwback to Formnext and the adventures our manufacturing leaders took on in Europe!

Watch the first episode here and stay tuned for the whole season!

03/19/2024

The manufacturing community needs an event that connects the full ecosystem of AM. To expand the opportunities AM brings to the industrial manufacturing industry, AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology has partnered with Mesago Messe Frankfurt (the producers of Formnext) and Gardner Business Media, Inc. to bring Formnext to the USA.

Join us for Formnext Chicago, April 8-10, 2025.

To find out more, read the article below or check out Modern Machine Shop, Additive Manufacturing Media, and International Manufacturing Technology Show.

In the decades since AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology welcomed its first member that specialized in additive manufacturing (AM), additive has revolutionized business models, supply chain strategies, and the needs of the market.While the technology has significantly matured, reach...

02/20/2024

Formnext Chicago may be over a year away, but Dan Janka, President of Mazak North America is giving a sneak peek at what they are featuring at the show (the VC-500A/5X AM HWD).Janka spoke with Peter Eelman, Chief Experience Officer at AMT about their plans for the show and why it is a gamechanger.

Watch the full video here:

02/09/2024

We may still be a little over a year away from Formnext Chicago in 2025, but we've got plenty of content for you in the meantime. Recently, IMTS+ Additive Consultant, Alex Kingsbury, chatted with EOS President of North American, Glynn Fletcher, to talk about the additive industry and his Formnext Chicago outlook.

Check out the full interview here: