Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing

The Additive Manufacturing marks its inaugural event on June 3-4, 2025, in Bad Nauheim. This first-ever gathering will bring together a specialized network of engineers, researchers, and industry experts focused on advancing additive manufacturing (AM) for the automotive sector.
With AM revolutionizing manufacturing across industries, this event is uniquely dedicated to addressing how the automotive industry can harness its potential while navigating the unique challenges posed by just-in-time (JIT) production models.

Attendees will explore the latest progress in:

  • rapid prototyping
  • specific-function optimizations
  • on-demand component creation—crucial for reducing costs and boosting efficiency.

As the automotive sector seeks ways to incorporate AM without compromising production capacities or lead times, this conference will offer invaluable insights, practical case studies, and strategic discussions on aligning AM technologies with the rigorous standards of automotive manufacturing.

The expert network would like to discuss the innovations and recent technological advancements in the following areas:

  • Additive manufacturing driving innovation in engineering design and production processes.
  • Additive manufacturing applications for rapid prototyping, complex jigs & tooling.
  • Range of new AM Materials viz polymer, metal, composite for static and functional parts.
  • Automation & improved efficiency, Artificial Intelligence scaling AM.
  • Hybrid manufacturing – Integrating AM in Traditional Manufacturing Processes.
  • AM Series/Mass Manufacturing units of the future.
  • Effect on existing Supply Chain due to AM / Possible reformations.

Conference Program

Review

2025

Programm Committee

Junaid Sheikh

Presidium
Automotive Circle, DE

Andrea Huber

Presidium
Automotive Circle, DE

Prof. Dr. Ingomar Kelbassa

Head of Institute

The Fraunhofer Institute for Additive Production Technologies IAPT, DE

Dr.-Ing. Frank Beckmann

Deputy Head of Institute

The Fraunhofer Institute for Additive Production Technologies IAPT, DE

Exhibition & Sponsoring

Exhibitors on site

Become a sponsor or exhibitor

Take advantage of the high coverage of the Automotive Circle and profit from the sponsoring options before and during the events. Show your competence and services, matching the conference subjects, to the numerous car body engineers of international OEM. Thus, you are strengthening your brand awareness in the automotive industry!

Come on board as an exhibitor or sponsor and benefit from this excellent platform to strongly promote your company’s capabilities as a reliable supplier!

Check out the various exibition and sponsoring options!

If you have any question or want to request additional information on exhibiton & sponsoring options, please contact Ms. Frauke Haentsch.

Participation details

Super Early Bird

Participation fee

1.795 €*

for registrations received by March 2, 2024

Early Bird

Participation fee

1.995 €*

for registrations received by May 2, 2024

Standard

Participation fee

2.195 €*

for registrations received after May 3, 2024

Organizer

Vincentz Network GmbH & Co. KG
Plathnerstrasse 4c
30175 Hannover, Germany

T. +49 511 9910 – 384
www.automotive-circle.com
paula.reisner@vincentz.net

Date & Venue

Conference: June 3-4, 2025

Digital Participation
or
On site Participation @
DOLCE by Wyndham Bad Nauheim
Elvis-Presley-Platz 1
61231 Bad Nauheim, Germany

T +49 6032 303-0
F +49 6032 303-529
info@dolcebadnauheim.com
www.dolcebadnauheim.com

Accommodation is available at the conference hotel.

We kindly ask you to make your own hotel reservation at the conference hotel. Rooms are available from € 159,- to € 179,-, depending on the room category. All rooms include breakfast for a price of € 5,- per person and day. Please refer to: “Automotive Circle”.

The following cancellation conditions apply for all categories:

All reservations can be cancelled free of charge up to 4 weeks before arrival. Up to 2 weeks before arrival 60% of the room rate will be due. From 2 weeks before arrival 80 % will be charged.

Participation Fee

On site or digital participation (choice is all yours):

Super Early-Bird
1.795 €*
for registrations received by March 2, 2025
Early-Bird
1.995 €*
for registrations received by May 2, 2025
Standard
2.195 €*
for registrations received after May 2, 2025

Students will get 50 % discount on standard prices on presentation of a valid student ID.
A 10% group discount on the rate that is valid at the time of registration is available. This will apply when 5 or more attendees from the same company address register at the same time.
The access data for the digital conference participation will be send out via E-Mail approx. one week prior the conference. The prerequisite for this is that all payments have been received in full.

* All prices plus 19 % German VAT. All conferences in Europe are subject to VAT. To reclaim, please contact your local tax office.

Participation fee includes

On site participation: Fees including full conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet, luncheons, catering, the participation in the evening networking event and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.

Digital participation: Fees including full digital conference participation, incl. conference materials and list of delegates, the authority for downloading the presentation on the internet and on-demand access to the presentation videos for 2 weeks after the conference.

Registration

Registration is preferably done via the event’s website, alternatively by e-mail or regular mail. The confirmation of participation and invoice will be sent via e-mail. Without this confirmation, there is no claim to participation in the booked event. Registrations will be considered in the order in which they are received, except EuroCarBody. However, the number of participants is limited in all cases.

Technical Plattform for digital participation

This virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The following tools are used:

  • Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
  • Vimeo Player
  • Wordly
  • Slido

Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to internal company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.

Conference Language

Please note that the contents of lecturers and presentations are composed in the English language.

Cancellations

Fees will be refunded in full if notice of cancellation is received by May 5, 2025. Please understand that event preparation and organization involve financial and human resources. Therefore a fee of 50% of the participation fee will be charged, if the notification of cancellation is received after May 5, 2025. Should notification reach us after May 20, 2025, or in case of non-participation, 100% of the participation fee will be charged. Substitutions of delegates may be made at any time.

Cancellations and changes must be made in writing and will be confirmed by the organizer. Cancellations due to health reasons can be cancelled free of charge at any time with a medical certificate. If a participant is demonstrably unable to attend due to travel restrictions, he/she has the option of converting the attendance participation into a digital participation (if this is offered). Any cost differences will be reimbursed).

The participant undertakes to follow the instructions of the organizer and the venue. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the event.

The organizer reserves the right to change the program or to cancel the event in the event of special circumstances (important reason). In particular, the organizer is entitled to take such measures in cases of force majeure, due to official orders, in the event of a situation endangering the life, body or health of the participants. In these cases, the organizer shall not be obliged to pay damages and/or reimbursement of expenses to the participants. This applies in particular to any cancellation fees incurred by third parties (e.g. hotel bookings, train or flight tickets).

If the digital event has to be canceled by the organizer due to insufficient number of participants, technical complications or due to illness of one or more speakers, already paid participation fees will be refunded in full. Further claims do not exist.

Invitation Letters

Please contact us if you need invitation letters for visa requirements. We will be happy to assist with this after we have received your registration. There requests are usually handled by us within 2 working days and we typically send the invitation letters out as a PDF file via eMail. If you require an original letter we can send it out by regular mail. Please understand that if you need letters sent via express mail that we have to further the delivery and handling costs to you.

Program Changes

Automotive Circle reserve the right to revise event content and change implementation tools. There is no claim to a specific lecture, workshop or references. Registered trademarks: No guarantee is given that the products, processes and other names mentioned are free of third-party property rights.

Data Protection

As participant of an event, you agree that data such as company, address (zip code, city, country), first name, name and job function of the attendee will be published on the list of participants. The list of participants is available to all participants in digital form. The list of participants could also be used by sponsors and exhibitors for advertising purposes. Objection against publication and circulation of your data may be made at any time until 3 weeks prior to the event and has to be made in writing to the organizer. The address data are processed for customer service and information purposes in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Company’s name, city and country might be published on the Internet as reference for upcoming Automotive Circle events. Personal data will be forwarded to the local health authority on request.

Pictures, Videos & Recordings

By registering you understand that your participation and attendance at the event may be videotaped, filmed and/or audio recorded. You agree that the recording may be used for any lawful purposes that Vincentz Network, or its designees, in their sole discretion, may determine.

Picture credits

Vincentz Network; ©AndSus – stock.adobe.com

Miscellaneous

With your binding registration you agree that film, image, word and sound recordings may be made of you during the event. These recordings may be used without restriction by Vincentz Network or authorized parties in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Also have a look at our Privacy Policy.

Hanover, July 2024

What can you expect from the digital participation?
  • Follow the live stream of all presentations or on demand* until 2 weeks after the conference
  • Ask you individual questions during the Q&A session to the speakers during the live stream
  • Exhibitor forum and the possibility to get in touch with the exhibitors
  • Messaging and chat functions to get in touch with others
  • Download of the presentations
  • NEW: AI Translation into 60+ languages, i.e. English, German, Japanese

*Will be provided after the conference

Acces data to the digital platform will be send out approx. one week before the conference starts.

Technical Plattform

The virtual event of the Automotive Circle is planned and conducted using electronic tools and platforms. The follwoing tools are used:

  • Cvent Attendee Website (via browser, compatible with the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge)
  • Vimeo Player
  • Wordly
  • Slido

Each participant is responsible for using these tools. If it is not possible to use them, e.g. due to technical company requirements, this does not entitle the participant to cancel the digital participation free of charge.

  • Aibuild Limited, GB
  • Ampower, DE
  • AMTB, US
  • ArcelorMittal, FR
  • ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks NV, BE
  • Audi, DE
  • B.I.G. Holding SE, DE
  • Benteler Automobiltechnik GmbH, DE
  • BMW Group, DE
  • Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co., DE
  • Cosma Engineering Europe GmbH, AT
  • Daimler Truck AG, DE
  • DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH, DE
  • DePaul University, US
  • EDAG Engineering GmbH, DE
  • ESRF – European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, FR
  • Ford, DE
  • Fraunhofer IAPT, DE
  • Honda R&D Co., Ltd., JP
  • Hyundai Motor Company, KR
  • IPG Laser GmbH & Co. KG, DE
  • Kimura Foundry, JP
  • Maxphotonics GmbH, DE
  • Meta Tool Technologies, US
  • Nikon SLM Solutions AG, DE
  • Nissan Motor Co., Ltd, JP
  • Precitec GmbH & Co. KG, FR
  • Renault, FR
  • Robert Bosch GmbH, DE
  • Rovalma, S.A., ES
  • SEAT, ES
  • SSAB Special Steels, SE
  • Synera GmbH, DE
  • Toyota Motor Corporation, JP
  • Toyota Motor Europe, BE
  • ZF Group, DE

Status as of May 27, 2025

Your Contacts

Paula Reisner

Senior Event Manager

+49 511 9910-373

Frauke Haentsch

Director Sales

+49 511 9910-340