8 - Formnext Returns--And Expands

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Formnext resumed in-person in Frankfurt, Germany, for 2021. Held November 19-16, Formnext 2021 filled three halls of the Messe Frankfurt convention center with 3D printing equipment as well as materials, software displays, postprocessing equipment and more. In this episode, cohosts Stephanie Hendrixson and Pete Zelinski share trends they found across the show as well as the news regarding Formnext USA. Gardner Business Media president Rick Kline joins to discuss the event, the result of a strategic partnership between Gardner, Mesago Messe Frankfurt and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

This episode is brought to you by PTXPO.

For more on Formnext 2021, read our trends article and watch 8 Cool Parts from Formnext 2021.

For more on Formnext USA, see this article (includes events timeline).

Also mentioned in this episode:

• Formnext trade show
• AddUp and PostProcess Technologies' cooperation
• MarkForged FX20 machine and Eiger distributed manufacturing system
• Arburg Freeformer 3D printing PEEK
• Replique digital inventory platform
• CEAD composite 3D printing with robots
• Anisoprint continuous-fiber composite 3D printer
• HP
• Stratasys
• XJet's Support Material Automated Removal Technology (SMART) Station
• Sandvik and its investment in BEAMit
• 3D printed speakers made of sand
• Syng triphonic speaker
• Stratasys's partnership with ECCO shoes on 3D printed tooling
• Multimaterial 3D printing with DED for metals; laser powder bed fusion for metals; and lithography for ceramics and/or metals