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.
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 Alpine Racing F1, Dr. Karl-Heinz Dusel of MTU Aero Engines and Dr. Tim Femmer of Roland Berger
- 2 insightful panel discussions
- 8 user-strong AM forums:
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- 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 SE, M&H CNC Technik, BMW Motorrad as well as Howmet Tital
- Chemistry & Process Engineering - with talks by Sanofi, KSB & Funke and more to come
- Electronics & Components - with talks by xtpl, Nanoe, Helmholtz Institut, 3-D MID and more to come
- 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, European Turbine Network, Oerlikon, Schoeller-Bleckmann Oilfield Technology as well as Whitecell Eisenhuth
- Innovations in AM with two focus areas: Defence (Rheinmetall, Diehl & Airbus) and Medical (Siemens Healthineers)
- VDMA AM4industry - Enabling & Using Robotics
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- 1 quality-approved AM science forum
And furthermore:
- Technical Deep Dives Tour
- AM Science Poster Slam
- 4 Expert Tables: a) Standards & standardization; b) Dental requirements for AM; c) AM & orthopaedic technology; d) AM & MedTech
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!