Symposium
About
BE-AM is a symposium and exhibition that brings together experts in 3D printing and Additive Manufacturing from industry, academia, design and architecture. It is a platform to share and discuss ideas, projects and technologies. The event is hosted by the Formnext fair in Frankfurt/Main, and organized by Prof. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Oliver Tessmann, and Alexander Wolf from the Technical University of Darmstadt.
For the tenth time, the Symposium 2025 was held both in person at Formext in Frankfurt am Main and streamed live online for viewers around the world. The event took place in November 2025. Sixteen international speakers from academia and industry presented and discussed the latest developments in Additive Manufacturing in architecture and the construction sector.
The event was organized by Prof. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Oliver Tessmann, Dr.-Ing. Alexander Wolf and Stefanie Appelgrün (M. Sc.)
Further information, impressions and presentations from previous years can be found in our BE-AM | Archive and on our social media channels. All the presentation can be watched on our BE-AM |Youtube-Channel. Find the links below
The Symposium 2024 was held both in person at Formext in Frankfurt am Main and streamed live online for viewers around the world. The event took place in November 2024. With 7 well-known companies from the industry, 11 universities and 2 research institutes, there were more speakers and exhibitors than ever before. Highlights included novel bio-based printing materials, a range of large-scale applications for the construction industry and AI-based design and manufacturing processes. The event was organized by Prof. Ulrich Knaack, Prof. Oliver Tessmann, Dr. Nadja Gaudillière-Jami, Alexander Wolf.
Further information, impressions and presentations from previous years can be found in our BE-AM | Archive and on our social media channels.
From the Frankfurt Central Station
S-Bahn lines: S3 (direction Bad Soden), S4 (direction Kronberg), S5 (direction Bad Homburg/Friedrichsdorf) and S6 (direction Friedberg/Groß Karben) to the station Frankfurt (Main) Messe, then to the “Torhaus entrance”.
Underground line: U4 to the station “Festhalle/Messe”, follow the signs to the “City entrance” to the exhibition grounds. A free shuttle bus will take you directly to the Formnext halls.
From Frankfurt city center
The suburban train stations Hauptwache and Konstablerwache are the main transfer stations in Frankfurt city center in addition to the central station. From both stations, the S-Bahn lines S3/S4/S5/S6 will take you to the “Frankfurt (Main) Messe” S-Bahn station in 10 minutes. You can reach Formnext in 5 minutes via the “Torhaus entrance”.
From the airport
From Frankfurt (Main) Airport Regionalbahnhof (regional train station) the S-Bahn lines S8 and S9 leave for the central station every 15 minutes (journey time approx. 10 min.). From there, you can reach the exhibition center in less than 5 minutes with the lines S3/S4/S5/S6.
Find more information about travel times and the area of the RMV network here.
Public transportation connections: www.rmv.de