Formnext Chicago Brings Global Event to US Market
Collaboration with additive manufacturing’s premier show organizer unlocks potential for industry; Formnext Chicago offers a stronger choice
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April 8-10, 2025
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Bonnie Gurney
- Aug 8
- 5 min
Additive Manufacturing Sector at IMTS 2024 Features New Exhibitors, Diverse Tech, Service Providers
“Metal AM is now part of the traditional manufacturing process. It has become repeatable and dependable and is ready for production...
Bonnie Gurney
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The ETC Tackles Automation, Efficiency, Agility, and Productivity at IMTS 2024
The Strati 3D printed car returns for its 10-year anniversary.
GlobalSpec
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Green Practices in Investment Casting: Sustainable Approaches to Metalworking
Investment casting is inherently an energy-intensive manufacturing process. That creates a challenge for a company focused on...
Pete Zelinski
- Jun 4
- 4 min
Formnext Chicago: A Comprehensive Showcase of Additive Manufacturing
Formnext Chicago is set to arrive next year. AMT President Doug Woods and Sascha Wenzler, vice president Formnext at Mesago Messe...
Peter Eelman
- May 21
- 2 min
What’s Next for Additive Manufacturing
Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has experienced widespread growth in our understanding and curiosity. It has reached an inflection...
Meaghan Ziemba
- May 18
- 5 min
Who’s Who Shaping Additive Manufacturing?
I am thrilled to get up close and personal with four up-and-coming additive manufacturing leaders to discuss the top trends and...
Christopher Chidzik
- Apr 26
- 2 min
The Dollars and Sense of Additive Investment
Several publicly listed additive companies have had their share value drop below the dollar-per-share minimum, putting them at risk.
Dayton Horvath
- Apr 12
- 3 min
What a Ride: Investment Trends in Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing investments cool off and focus on applications and service business approaches to drive the industry’s growth.
Gary Vasilash
- Mar 29
- 11 min
The Story of Strati: 3D Printing a Car
At IMTS 2014, a group from industry, a government national laboratory, tech, and AMT got together to do something that had never been done.
Bonnie Gurney
- Mar 18
- 3 min
Sustaining the Growth of Additive Manufacturing Through Market Development
In the decades since AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology welcomed its first member that specialized in additive...
Bonnie Gurney
- Mar 11
- 1 min
Fitting Additive into the Mainstream Ecosystem
EOS is one of the largest most respected additive manufacturing leaders, and the company continues its leadership as a member of the...
Stephen LaMarca
- Mar 6
- 3 min
Rolex: Unsung AM Icon Since 2007
Additive manufacturing (AM) has been considered an “emerging” technology for a long time. Fortunately, we have brands and companies like...
Bonnie Gurney
- Feb 29
- 1 min
Formnext Becomes a Reality in North America
Formnext Germany covers the entire additive manufacturing (AM) ecosystem. There was no other AM event with its scope in North America —...
Catherine Ross
- Feb 22
- 3 min
Additive Changes How Things Are Made (and Sold)
Company A makes widget 1. Company B needs widget 1 to make product alpha. Company B buys widget 1 from company A and uses it to make,...
Bonnie Gurney
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Leadership by Taking a Leap
Melanie Lang believes innovation favors the bold. In addition to being CEO of Formalloy, she currently serves as the vice president of...
Kathy Keyes Webster
- Feb 2
- 3 min
Art and Engineering Are Not Mutually Exclusive
"I am doing art still," he said about his work with AFRL on turbine engines. If you had to tell someone how you got into your career...
Kathy Keyes Webster
- Jan 12
- 2 min
From Star Gazing to Part Making: Building an Entrepreneur
It all began with stargazing. As a young girl, Melanie Lang spent hours tracking meteor showers and locating constellations. This led to...
Bonnie Gurney
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Formnext 2023 Represents Full Breadth of AM Ecosystem
Formnext 2023, held November 7-10 in Frankfurt, Germany, reminded the additive manufacturing (AM) and broader manufacturing industry that...
Mark Huber
- Nov 10, 2023
- 3 min
AM Investment Trends
Missed AMT’s MTForecast? Here’s some insight on the double-digit growth rate of additive manufacturing (AM) and surprising shifts.
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