{"id":10329,"date":"2018-11-19T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-11-19T01:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/?p=10329"},"modified":"2018-11-19T01:24:52","modified_gmt":"2018-11-19T01:24:52","slug":"10-new-must-see-innovations-formnext-2018-191120184","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/10-new-must-see-innovations-formnext-2018-191120184\/","title":{"rendered":"10 new must see innovations at Formnext 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The Formnext trade fair ended last Friday in Frankfurt.\u00a0During the 4 days, 650 exhibitors presented their solutions related to additive manufacturing and thousands of visitors went through the two halls in search of the latest innovations of the market.\u00a0This year, Formnext has really established itself as the major event to attend with many innovations unveiled. Be it machines, materials, software or accessories, the objective being to accelerate the development of 3D technologies.\u00a03Dnatives went on site to discover them and meet the most innovative actors at the moment: here are the 10 novelties that should not be missed at Formnext 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span>1. The new high-speed technology from EOS<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The German manufacturer EOS, known for its\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/metal-3d-printer-manufacturers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>metal solutions<\/span><\/a><span>, has officially introduced its 3D polymer printing technology called LaserProFusion.\u00a0Offered as an alternative to injection molding, this process uses up to one million laser diodes at once with the key to speeds never reached yet on the market.\u00a0The goal of EOS is to offer a much higher level of productivity and get closer to mass production.\u00a0Little information is still available and the machine was not visible on the show.\u00a0The first units are announced for 2021!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41114\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41114\" class=\"wp-image-41114 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_eos.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">EOS technology could print such a piece in 9 seconds (photo credits: 3Dnatives)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>2. Stratasys arrives on 3D metal printing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The US giant announced its strategic arrival on the\u00a0metal additive manufacturing\u00a0market\u00a0last May: it took advantage of the event in Frankfurt to say more about its technology Layered Powder Metallurgy (LPM), developed internally for several years.\u00a0The process involves depositing a layer of combined metal powder with a thermal ink jet that acts as a binder.\u00a0Aluminum should be one of the first materials available.<\/p><div class=\"dnati-inside-article-leaderboard\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"dnati-128922218\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/app.swapcard.com\/login\/event\/additiv-defense-2026\/ticket\/VGlja2V0VHlwZV83MDM4MQ==\/page\/UmVnaXN0cmF0aW9uRm9ybV81NjE4Ng==\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LB (4)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/LB-4.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"wordpress-8493c67ec2738889a702fa65b1c5ff30\">\n<div id=\"wordpress-1563742425\" class=\"wordpress-milieu-article\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tqU0U6-sAM4\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"wordpress-8493c67ec2738889a702fa65b1c5ff30\">\n<div id=\"wordpress-1563742425\" class=\"wordpress-milieu-article\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>3. HP&#8217;s 3D Metal Printer at Formnext 2018<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Unveiled last September, the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/hp-metal-jet-3d-printing-100920184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>HP Metal Jet<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0technology\u00a0showed the ambitions of the manufacturer HP on metal, a decisively key material for players in the field.\u00a0At Formnext, visitors were able to admire the machine for the first time as well as metal parts on the manufacturer&#8217;s stand. An imposing printer with a very refined design that should be available from 2020 for only a few privileged users at first.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41115\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41115\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41115\" class=\"wp-image-41115 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_hpmetal.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credits: 3Dnatives<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>4. Kodak enters the 3D printing market<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Best known in the world of photography, American Kodak embarked on 3D printing with their first FDM machine, the Kodak Portrait.\u00a0The manufacturer had unveiled their first prototype at CES in Las Vegas this year and arrived at Formnext 2018 with its finished product.\u00a0Equipped with a double extrusion system, transparent walls and a print volume of 200 x 200 x 235 mm, the machine is compatible with a variety of plastic filaments &#8211; PLA, ABS, Nylon, PETG and PVA.\u00a0Nothing very innovative a priori;\u00a0the firm focused on reliability and print quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41116\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41116\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41116\" class=\"wp-image-41116 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_kodak.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41116\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credits: 3Dnatives<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>5. BigRep expands its range of machines<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>As a large-format 3D printer manufacturer<\/span><span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/bigrep-and-ethiad-airways200420184\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BigRep<\/a> has introduced two new machines in its lineup: the BigRep Pro and the BigRep Edge, which incorporate the\u00a0<\/span><em><span>Metering Extruder Technology.<\/span><\/em><span>\u00a0A more accurate and faster extrusion system for large parts.\u00a0Both models, present at the Formnext 2018 show, are already available for sale.\u00a0The Pro offers a print volume of 1005 x 1005 x 1005 mm while the Edge can print 1500 x 800 x 600 mm pieces.\u00a0It should be marketed from the second quarter of 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41117\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41117\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41117\" class=\"wp-image-41117 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_bigrep.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41117\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The BigRep EDGE (Photo credits: 3Dnatives)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>6. PAM Series M from French Pollen AM<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>From the 650 exhibitors, you could find a few French actors working with additive manufacturing including Pollen AM which for the first time featured its metal solution, the\u00a0<\/span><span>WFP Series M<\/span><span>.\u00a0Inspired by the technique of metal injection molding (MIM), the French manufacturer offers a machine cheaper than most market players and can now create stainless steel and titanium parts.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41118\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41118\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41118\" class=\"wp-image-41118 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_pollenam.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"473\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41118\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credits: 3Dnatives<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>7. Intamsys FUNMAT PRO 410<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The Chinese manufacturer Intamsys is expanding its range of 3D printers compatible with high performance materials such as PEEK or ULTEM.\u00a0With a print volume of 305 x 305 x 406 mm and a double extruder that can go up to 450 \u00b0 C, the FUNMAT PRO 410 was unveiled at the show.\u00a0The manufacturer has redesigned the design of its machine which aims to provide better adhesion of layers and a higher surface quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_41119\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<div id=\"attachment_41119\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41119\" class=\"wp-image-41119 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/formnext_intamsys.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-41119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The INTAMSYS booth at Formnext 2018 with its new machine at the front (photo credits: INTAMSYS)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span>8. Speed \u200b\u200brecord for Nexa3D<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>It seems that the manufacturer Nexa3D has broken a record speed printing with its new SLA machines. Being a\u00a0promising 6 times faster than the current competitive solutions of the market, while offering a volume 2.5 times larger.\u00a0Its two 3D printers, NXE200 and NXE400 should be marketed in early 2019 starting at $ 19,950 and $ 49,950 respectively.\u00a0A convincing manufacturer to follow and in particular for the former CEO of 3D Systems, Avi Recheintal, that are to become its CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3FEb5swSk-8\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span>9. Colossus, additive manufacturing equipment in a container<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The Belgian start-up Colossus presented for the first time its 3D printer enclosed in a container, based on the use of plastic pellets.\u00a0On the specifications side, we were impressed by its print speed (15 kg per hour) but also by its print volume of 3 x 1.5 meters.\u00a0The container has been designed so that the machine can be easily transported.\u00a0The container offers a closed heated enclosure and a material storage system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/colossus.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span>10. EnvisionTEC Introduces Enhanced P4K Perfactory to AI<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The manufacturer took advantage of Formnext 2018 to introduce a new line of DLP, P4K 3D printers that use a 4K projector and artificial intelligence.\u00a0Three models are now available, each with a different print volume &#8211; the largest being 23 x 14.15 x 22 cm.\u00a0They are based on an AI program to modulate the pixels and thus obtain a high precision and a very smooth surface finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-41122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/P4K.jpg\" alt=\"formnext 2018\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What&#8217;s new at Formnext 2018 that marked you?\u00a0Let us know what you think in a comment below or on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/3Dnatives\/\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/3Dnatives_en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0pages!\u00a0Don\u2019t forget to sign up for our free weekly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/3d-printing-newsletter\/\">Newsletter<\/a>, with all the latest news in 3D printing delivered straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n<div class=\"dnati-after-content\" id=\"dnati-848098376\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/amcoe.org\/event\/design-for-additive-manufacturing-design-at-elevation\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"DfAM course-850&#215;150\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-600x106.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-768x136.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/04\/DfAM-course-850x150-1-160x28.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" width=\"850\" height=\"150\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Formnext trade fair ended last Friday in Frankfurt.\u00a0During the 4 days, 650 exhibitors presented their solutions related to additive manufacturing and thousands of visitors went through the two halls in search of the latest innovations of the market.\u00a0This year,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6060,"featured_media":10331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6060"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10333,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10329\/revisions\/10333"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.3dnatives.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}