Outlook for the 2025 congress program

Together with our highly committed advisory boards and valuable network partners such as the VDMA Additive Manufacturing Working Group, DECHEMA, 3D-MID or the AM Platform, we are currently developing the high-quality and diverse congress program for the coming year. The first speakers and companies are already announced. Regular updates are published here.

This is how the three days of the congress are organized:

What you can expect at our specialist congress in Erfurt in May 2025:

4 first-class keynote speakers - for example we are looking forward to Pat Warner of BWT Alpine Formula One Team, Dr. Karl-Heinz Dusel of MTU Aero Engines and Max Schaukellis of Roland Berger
2 insightful panel discussions
8 user-driven AM forums:
- - Aerospace - with talks by Liebherr-Aerospace, CHESCO, Ariane Group, Materialise, Fraunhofer EMI as well as Pioneer Aeronautics Innovation
  - Mobility - with talks by Sauber Motorsport, Mercedes-Benz, iwis e-tec GmbH, M&H CNC Technik and more to come
  - Chemistry & Process Engineering - with talks by Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH together with BaehrCon , KSB SE together with FUNKE Wärmeaustauscher Apparatebau, WZR Ceramics and more to come
  - Electronics & Components - with talks by xtpl, Nanoe, Helmholtz Institut, Techblick-analyst, 3-D MID/Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and PROTIQ GmbH
  - Software, AI & Design - with talks by Deloitte, Hyperganic, Siemens & KIT, CT Core Technology, pedcad foot technology as well as Grant Thornton
  - Energy technology & hydrogen - with talks by Scanlab, headmade materials, Energy & Turbomachinery Network, Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Technology, Whitecell Eisenhuth and more to come
  - Innovations in AM with two focus areas: Defence (Rheinmetall, Diehl & Airbus) and Medical (Siemens Healthineers, Kumovis GmbH - a 3D Systems company, Evonik and more to come)
  - VDMA AM4industry - Enabling & Using Robotics - Fraunhofer IAPT / Siemens AG, ZF Friedrichshafen AG / Grenzebach Maschinenbau GmbH, Schaeffler AG / Toolcraft AG, Schubert Additive Solutions GmbH / Siemens AG, LIGHTWAY GmbH, ARBURGadditive GmbH + Co KG / Osko GmbH, Additive Industries b.v. / K3D b.v. as well as DMG MORI / Böllhoff GmbH & Co. KG
1 quality-approved AM science forum

And furthermore:

Technical Deep Dives Tour
AM Science Poster Slam
5 Expert Tables: a) Standards & standardization; b) Dental requirements for AM; c) AM & orthopaedic technology; d) AM & MedTech; e) AM and tool making

And of course there will again be plenty of time for networking: whether at lunch, the After Work Event on May 13, the evening event on May 14 in the Parksaal of the Arena Erfurt or the obligatory Thuringian bratwurst in the outdoor area or the beautiful old town of Erfurt!