Formnext 2025 has once again shown why it is one of the most important events for additive manufacturing and industrial 3D printing. For us, it was a week full of innovations, valuable customer meetings and exciting impressions from partners such as Desktop Metal, 3DCeram and BMF. Here you can get a compact overview of our week at the fair – from our own stand to two of the most exciting exhibitors in ceramic and micro 3D printing.

Part 1: Our trade fair stand with Desktop Metal – Strong partnership & practical applications

Our joint stand with Desktop Metal was a real visitor magnet. After a challenging year with negative headlines (Chapter 11 proceedings), the trade fair appearance sent a clearly positive signal to the market.

The focus was on the presentation of applications in various industries. Components made of technical ceramics, such as silicon carbide (SiC), were particularly well received.

Metal Binder Jetting with the InnoventX system

One of the highlights throughout the days was the demonstration of the InnoventX system. Visitors were able to see the following advantages of the system for themselves on site:

• Small installation space (0.7 L) for low material usage in research
• Open powder and binder system for processing a wide range of materials
• Patented Triple ACT technology for a dense powder bed, reliably distributes and compacts fine MIM powder

Many visitors were positive about the fact that they can have initial benchmarks produced for tests or even series production at our Technology Center in Esslingen.

High visitor quality and clear project ideas

Both existing customers and new contacts came with clear project ideas and questions. It was particularly often about:

• Qualification of new materials
• Production of small series
• Support with system interest, including clarification of technical feasibility, cost calculations and the production of initial benchmarks

Part 2: 3DCeram – AI-supported ceramic production & strong industry orientation

A highlight of the trade fair was the visit to the 3DCeram stand, where Wejdane from AM Pioneers supported the 3DCeram colleagues. Here it became clear how far ceramic 3D printing has come towards industrialization.

C1000 Flexmatic & Cleaning Station – fully automated workflow

The focus was on the AI-controlled C1000 Flexmatic with three laser heads and the semi-automated cleaning station. Together, the two systems form a highly automated, reproducible process – a decisive factor in the series production of technical ceramics.

The AI approach attracted particular attention: visitors praised the simple operation, the process stability and the increasing reproducibility independent of the operator.

Large components of interest to the aerospace industry

Another highlight was the large-format ceramic components with diameters of up to 600 mm. The aerospace industry in particular showed great interest in these possibilities, as such dimensions were previously difficult to realize additively.

Visitors from the medical technology sector were also impressed by the precision and material quality – a clear sign of how versatile ceramic 3D printing has become.

Successful networking & important news

The meetings with customers were extremely successful – both the pre-arranged appointments and the numerous spontaneous conversations.

An important milestone was also announced at Formnext:
Bosch Advanced Ceramics was acquired by Sinto and is now trading as Sinto Advanced Ceramics. This creates a closer connection to 3DCeram, which further strengthens its position in the German-speaking market.

Part 3: BMF – Micro 3D printing in a new precision class

AM Pioneers was also on site to support BMF. Erik presented the latest developments in the field of micro 3D printing, which is becoming increasingly important in industries such as electronics, medical technology and microfluidics.

Highlights at the stand

BMF exhibited numerous microscopically small components from reference customers. Many visitors saw structures of this precision for the first time.

Particularly noteworthy:

• the new S240 system for high-precision small series
• the 10 µm system, which demonstrated the extreme accuracy live
• Components that have also been metallically coated using DVP sputtering

This combination of microstructuring and surface finishing was met with great enthusiasm.

Astonished reactions from visitors

Many visitors were surprised at how detailed and robust the parts from the BMF printer are. The technical possibilities of BMF were perceived as a benchmark for the micro range. An example of what a challenging project for a small series production for connectors looks like can be read here:

https://am-pioneers.com/news/innovativer-testspezialist-fertigt-steckverbinder-in-kleinserien/

Networking was not only excellent at the stand. At the BMF Reseller Dinner on Wednesday evening, particularly valuable discussions were held with system partners, potential customers and experts from the field of micro 3D printing.

Conclusion: One of the strongest Formnext trade fairs in recent years

We can look back on a very successful trade fair for all 3 areas in which we were present as AM Pioneers. The trade fair had a high quality of visitors, showed strong interest in industrial applications and we received a lot of positive feedback on the solutions exhibited.

Formnext 2025 has clearly shown where additive manufacturing is heading:

• Industrialized and automated
• AI-supported and reproducible
• more precise and versatile
• with growing applications in aviation, medical technology and industry

The trade fair was therefore a complete success for us – characterized by strong partnerships, many technical discussions and new technological impulses. We are already looking forward to Formnext 2026 and the developments until then.