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Vol. 1. No. 3 Autumn/Fall 2015
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A new global platform
to showcase Additive
Manufacturing
There is growing excitement amongst the metal AM
community as a major new European event for the industry
gets ready to open its doors. The event, formnext, takes place
at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre, Germany, from the 17 th to
the 20 th of November.
The very strong level of support that this event has generated
can in many ways be seen as a milestone in the evolution of
the international Additive Manufacturing industry. For the
first time, competing metal AM technology suppliers appear
to have come together to speak with one voice in committing
to formnext, an event that promises to be one of the most
important global platforms for the industry.
In addition to more than 200 international exhibitors, there
will be an exciting conference programme provided by the
organisers of the UK’s long established TCT exhibition. We
at Metal Additive Manufacturing magazine are of course also
excited to be part of this adventure and we extend an invitation
to our readers to visit us on booth 3.1/B66 and pick up the
print edition of our latest issue.
As readers of previous issues of Metal AM will recognise,
our publication continues to grow in both size and the level
of support from the international community. In this 80 page
issue we continue to offer a balance of international industry
news, unique market insights through contributions by
international experts, and reviews of the latest cutting edge
research from the international conference scene.
Nick Williams
Managing Director
Vol. 1 No. 3 AUTUMN 2015
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CONFERENCE REPORT: AMPM2015
Cover image
China has approved the use of
additively manufactured replacement
hip joints made by AK Medical,
China’s largest manufacturer of
artificial joints (Image courtesy of
Beijing AKEC Medical Co Ltd, China)