Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT
formnext
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, November 18 – 21, 2025
How does an additively manufactured semi-finished product become a high-quality component for industrial use?
Additive processes such as Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) offer high flexibility and resource efficiency in individual and small series production. But only through appropriate post-processing does the component achieve the surface quality that industrial use requires.
At Formnext 2025, the Fraunhofer IPT, together with other Fraunhofer institutes, will show examples of numerous processes and their combinations: conventional processes for smoothing surfaces such as milling and sandblasting, but also vibratory grinding, stream finishing, plasma processes, laser beam structuring, selective coating and painting.
The institutes' joint exhibit offers trade fair guests a compact overview of the variety of different technologies and invites them to discuss specific challenges.
