AltForm will make its first official appearance under its new brand identity at Formnext 2025, the world’s leading trade fair for additive manufacturing and advanced production technologies.
Following the company’s rebranding earlier this month, Formnext represents a key milestone: the first opportunity to present AltForm’s expanded technological vision to the global industrial manufacturing community.
Visitors can meet the AltForm team in Hall 12.0, Stand E139.
From additive manufacturing to advanced laser production
At Formnext 2025, AltForm will showcase how its portfolio has evolved from metal additive manufacturing into a broader ecosystem of advanced laser technologies, automation, and digital production tools.
The technologies on display are designed for real industrial environments, where scalability, repeatability, and process control are essential. AltForm’s approach focuses on enabling production-ready systems rather than isolated machines, supporting customers from pilot projects to full-scale industrial deployment.
New Powder Bed Fusion platforms for industrial throughput
At Formnext 2025, AltForm unveils the Print 300 and Print 400 Series, the next generation of Laser Powder Bed Fusion systems developed specifically for industrial throughput and production environments.
These platforms introduce a new architecture focused on stability, repeatability, and automation readiness. The machines feature redesigned build chambers optimized for thermal uniformity, improved gas-flow management to ensure consistent melt pool conditions, and enhanced multi-laser coordination to support high productivity without compromising part quality.
A key element of the new series is the modular chamber concept, which enables parallel operations such as printing, depowdering, and job preparation. This approach reduces machine idle time and supports continuous production workflows, from pilot manufacturing to fully automated lines.
The Print 300 and 400 Series are fully integrated with AltForm’s powder management ecosystem, including controlled powder handling, sieving, recycling, and traceability. This ensures process stability, material efficiency, and compliance with industrial quality standards.
Designed with industrial users in mind, the platforms support advanced process monitoring, open parameter access for material and application development, and seamless integration into automated production cells.
On the booth, visitors can see the new Print Genius 300, configured with the new automated build chamber extraction system.
This solution allows the build chamber to be removed immediately after printing, enabling parallel depowdering and setup of the next job while the machine continues production. The result is a significant increase in machine utilization and overall productivity, especially in series production environments.
The system on display also features the upgraded filtration unit with solid-state passivation technology. This solution enhances operational safety when processing reactive materials, reduces maintenance requirements, and contributes to more stable long-term operation.
The Print Genius 300 represents AltForm’s approach to Powder Bed Fusion as a production tool rather than a prototyping machine, combining robustness, automation compatibility, and process intelligence.
AI-powered software ecosystem
Formnext 2025 also marks the public debut of AltForm’s AI-powered software suite, designed to support industrial users throughout the entire production lifecycle.
At the core is a new industrial HMI that provides real-time process visualization, guided job setup, and intelligent assistance during machine operation. The integrated AI assistant supports operators during configuration, calibration, and troubleshooting, reducing learning curves and minimizing human error.
The ecosystem extends beyond the machine interface. A dedicated mobile application allows users to monitor production remotely, receive alerts, and access key process data in real time. At production level, the desktop fleet management platform centralizes machine scheduling, production tracking, parameter management, and traceability across multiple systems.
Advanced features include predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and data governance tools that support certification, quality assurance, and ESG reporting. This digital layer transforms Powder Bed Fusion into a connected, data-driven manufacturing process.
ZENIT robotic cell with Wire DED
AltForm’s Formnext presence is completed by a full ZENIT robotic cell, configured with Wire Direct Energy Deposition.
ZENIT is a modular and scalable platform designed for large-part manufacturing, repair, and surface processing. The cell supports multiple laser-based processes on the same architecture, including Wire DED, Powder DED, WAAM, remote laser welding, laser hardening, and surface treatments.
The modular design allows the system to be tailored to specific applications, from standalone robotic cells to fully integrated automated lines. ZENIT is designed for harsh industrial environments and supports high deposition rates, multi-axis motion, and advanced process control.
With ZENIT, AltForm addresses applications such as large structural components, tooling repair, functional coatings, and hybrid manufacturing workflows where additive and subtractive processes coexist.
A clear industrial direction
Formnext 2025 marks an important step for AltForm: the first public presentation of its new identity and its long-term industrial strategy.
By combining advanced laser technologies, automation, and AI-driven software, AltForm aims to support manufacturers in transforming additive manufacturing into a reliable, scalable, and fully integrated production technology.
