On November 7, 2026, Nanjixiong learned that Formnext announced the finalists for the 2026 Formnext Awards. Seventeen projects across six categories will be exhibited in Frankfurt from November 17 to 20. Public voting is open until noon on November 19, and the awards ceremony will take place at 16:10 that day on the Industry & Application Stage in Hall 11.
The three Design finalists span a wide range: a one-piece, patient-specific titanium implant from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center; a semi-cryogenic rocket engine from Indian startup Agnikul Cosmos, printed in one piece from Inconel and used in a 2024 space mission; and an FDM-printed TPU computational bra. The (R)Evolution category includes Thought3D's Drywise pre-extrusion filament dryer from Malta, BMF's microArch S150 micro/nano 3D printer with 25-micron optical resolution, and Fyous' GHOST system, which forms dental orthodontic thermoforming tools using an array of thousands of pins.
Among the Start-up finalists, cAIclone uses AI to optimize 3D-printed hydrocyclones for battery-recycling separation; FlexCycle turns electronic waste into copper powder; and Spaceform is developing a vacuum-suspended printing process called VASP. The Sustainability category includes Baker Hughes' additive-manufacturing carbon-footprint platform, BMF's on-demand spare-parts solution, and another nomination for FlexCycle.
Nanjixiong's view Few finalists are complete machines. Most are focused on specific applications such as hydrocyclones, dryers, thermoforming tools, and carbon-footprint tracking, suggesting that industry attention is shifting from building new machines to finding practical use cases.
AI-translated from an article by Kuaixiong on Nanjixiong, originally published on 2026-11-07. Text and images retain the original source attribution.
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