Additive manufacturing's largest trade show, Formnext, returned to its pre-pandemic strength in 2022. In this episode, Peter Zelinski describes trends from the show floor (including 3D printing with ceramics, anticipating robot automation, and a pivot away from support structures) while Stephanie Hendrixson shares observations found in social media.

 

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Mentioned in this episode:

• Pete's post-show report on Formnext 2022
• Videos filmed at the show:
• Wasp 3D printing with clay
• An example of a part made with EOS's Autodesk plugin for optimizing supports
• Metrom's high-speed parallel kinematic 3D printing platform
• How Duplex 3D prints a kayak paddle from two directions at once
• Advances in binder jetting from GE Additive
• Rivelin and robots for machining metal 3D printed parts
• Nexa3D ceramic composite resin
• Nanoe’s Zetamix RF material
• Our episode of The Cool Parts Show featuring Lithoz 3D printed ceramic
• Grob Liquid Metal Printing system
• KraussMaffei's powerPrint and precisionPrint machines
• Pokémon hunting for robots
• Prusa's Automated Farm System (see Pete's photo of the Prusa booth in our blog post)
• Enlarg3D bike ramp in use
• Desktop Metal's Forust system for 3D printed wood
• Axtra3D's X1 and Revox X1 3D printers combining DLP and stereolithography
• Chromatic 3D's trampoline with printed elastic springs and our previous story on the company
• Parts printed from polySpectra COR resin and other odd-looking parts created using Metafold 3D software
• Formnext Forum Austin (August 28-30, 2023)