Formnext Forum Tokyo is just around the corner

The potential benefits of AM across different Japanese industries is expected to attract a wide array of professional trade visitors to the upcoming forum, including those from the automotive, medical technology and electronic engineering sectors. The forum will provide these visitors, as well as exhibitors and conference attendees with an informative business platform and important networking opportunities. Just a few of the leading exhibitors confirmed to participate include: DMG MORI Co.,Ltd, TRUMPF Corporation, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd., and Toray Precision Co., Ltd.

“Despite widespread industry disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, AM is set to continue transforming global supply chains thanks to the agility and cost saving benefits that the process provides,” said Mr Yasushi Kajiwara, Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt Japan Ltd. “In fact, AM is now widely used to design and print medical equipment for suppliers and hospitals responding to COVID-19. Formnext Forum Tokyo will conduct a deep-dive into AM topics across a wide range of industry segments, while also providing networking opportunities to help industry players gain new business contacts and share expertise.”

To ensure the safety of participants during the fair, Messe Frankfurt Japan Ltd will put all of the appropriate safety and hygiene measures in place, following guidelines set out by the Japan Exhibition Association and the Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center.

Innovative forums to address future AM development opportunities
Formnext Forum Tokyo will feature a number of concurrent seminars and special product and technology presentations by Japanese industrial associations. Some highlights include:

· Achievements of Next-generation industrial 3D printer development project and future prospects
Hideki Kyogoku, Kindai University, Technology Research Association for Future Additive Manufacturing (TRAFAM)
12:30pm, 24 September
· 3D printing technology by LMD method using a high intensity blue diode laser
Masahiro Tsukamoto (Ph.D), Osaka University
11:00am, 25 September


A virtual presentation by the ACAM Aachen Center for AM will also be delivered to an audience at the venue with Japanese and English interpretation. Topics include:

· Discover3DPrinting
For professionals of all stripes who are considering including AM in their production process, but struggle to find information or access to the relevant technologies.
16:00 (JST), 24 September
· Design for AM
Provides an overview of design possibilities and approaches in AM. The webcast will cover basic design paradigms for AM as well as sophisticated design concepts and evaluate those concepts in terms of costs and effort.
16:00 (JST), 25 September


Held annually, Formnext Forum Tokyo attracts the entire spectrum of AM stakeholders. The forum covers an array of advanced technology and all of the upstream and downstream AM processes and equipment, including materials, powder metallurgy, design, software, and post-processing technologies. Formnext Forum Tokyo is part of a series of international events including:
· Formnext: 10 – 13 November 2020, Frankfurt, Germany
· Asiamold: 3 – 5 March 2021, Guangzhou, China
· Rosmould: 15 – 17 June 2021, Moscow, Russia
· Formnext + PM South China: September 2021, Shenzhen, China

Formnext Forum Tokyo is organised by Messe Frankfurt Japan Ltd. To find out more, please visit www.formnextforum.jp

Press information and photographic material:
https://formnextforum.jp.messefrankfurt.com/tokyo/en/presss.html


Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is the world’s largest trade fair, congress and event organiser with its own exhibition grounds. With about 2,600 employees at 29 locations, the company generates annual sales of around €736 million. We have close ties with our industry sectors and serve our customers’ business interests efficiently within the framework of our Fairs & Events, Locations and Services business fields. One of the Group’s key USPs is its closely knit global sales network, which extends throughout the world. Our comprehensive range of services – both onsite and online – ensures that customers worldwide enjoy consistently high quality and flexibility when planning, organising and running their events. The wide range of services includes renting exhibition grounds, trade fair construction and marketing, personnel and food services. Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, the company is owned by the City of Frankfurt (60 percent) and the State of Hesse (40 percent). For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com