
Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt has announced 2015 will see the launch of its own tooling, mouldmaking and additive manufacturing fair, maintaining the German city's reputation as a hub for these technologies following EuroMold's change of location.
Christened formnext, the event will take place between November 24th and 27th 2015 at the Frankfurt exhibition centre and will showcase design and product development in addition to the technologies listed above.
Uwe Behm, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt commented: "Messe Frankfurt will launch formnext – a trade fair that will meet the needs of our exhibitors. The fair will be the international business platform for the sector and will act as a catalyst for technological progress."
Sector representatives have always stressed the advantages of Frankfurt as a trade fair centre. Behm added that Messe Frankfurt "is the ideal organiser" for an international showcase such as this.
"We have extensive specialist knowhow at our disposal and demonstrate this every day. The company will also activate its worldwide network of 28 subsidiaries and around 50 sales partners in order to position formnext successfully."