Mesago Messe Frankfurt, the organizers of Formnext and Messe Frankfurt North America have entered into a strategic pact with AMT – the Association for Manufacturing Technology and Gardner Business Media. Under the agreement the leading additive manufacturing, trade and media organizations are joining forces to launch Formnext show in USA. Formnext USA Chicago will debut at McCormick Place, Chicago from March 14-16, 2025. 

Encouraged by the continued adoption of additive manufacturing by new and established manufacturers in USA, Mesago Messe Frankfurt, AMT and Gardner Business Media will organize a series of events with the Formnext brand to build their presence in USA. The initial showing of Formnext in the USA market will be at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which will be held from September 12-17, 2022, in Chicago at McCormick Place. 

Expressing delight on the development, Douglas Woods, President, AMT said, “Formnext is clearly the premier additive manufacturing event in Europe, and we are extremely excited to be partnering with them to bring these world-class events to the US.”

Lending support to Woods’s views, Rick Kline, Junior President, Gardner Business Media said, “Gardner reaches more than 350,000 manufacturing decision-makers as qualified print subscribers in North America, and we will dedicate the full force of our brands to ensure the success of this event.” 

According to Petra Haarburger, President, Mesago Messe Frankfurt, Germany, the organizer of Formnext in Frankfurt said Formnext USA Chicago offers both North American and international additive manufacturers an exceptional platform in the highly dynamic US market. Organizing the event in the US will help address the current and future needs of additive manufacturing in North America.