Forum France Additive - 1 - 3 july 2025

Additive Manufacturing for profitable and sustainable industry

A meeting place for all players in additive manufacturing, this event is aimed at all trades, all users, industrial and scientific, and all the suppliers of the additive manufacturing value chain.

Quebec, with which FRANCE ADDITIVE has established a partnership, will be in the spotlight during this edition.

Key Highlights

• Over 120 exciting presentations on additive manufacturing

• More than 210 national and international participants

• The presence of a Québec delegation, partner of the event

• 11 sponsors supporting the event — thank you to: Grand Est Développement, IREPA LASER, EOS, Nikon SLM, ADAXIS, SIMETAL 3D, HP, Institut Maupertuis, Ariadne Geometry, SIEMENS, and MMB VOLUM-E — as well as major partners: CQFA, Polymeris, and NAE

• 3 guided tours to discover regional players: IREPA LASER & AMfree, Fabéon, and Lines Manufacturing

• Publication of an exclusive report dedicated to the strategic and security challenges of additive manufacturing

• A poster session where students presented their work

• A networking evening in the heart of an Alsatian vineyard

• An exceptional awards ceremony

                         🏆 Awards presented to celebrate innovation

• Best Part: ERPRO Group – Door medallion for ALPINE
• Best Study: Pint – Metal recycling and its application to a copper-aluminum alloy for railway applications
• Best Application: Nantes University – Leonardo da Vinci Bridge

• Best Technological Breakthrough: S.A.M. (Signature & Authentication of Materials) – Token innovation

• Jury’s Special Award: Polytechnique Montréal – Non-planar 6-axis AM demonstrator for aircraft engines

                         🎖️ Special Distinctions

• Honorary Trophies: Alain Bernard and Georges Taillandier for their unwavering commitment and dedication to the association

• Young Talent in AM: Raphaël Criado – French Champion and WorldSkills Vice-Champion in Additive Manufacturing

• Special thanks to MMB Volum-E for designing and producing the trophies