Formnext 2026 Preview: What to See in Frankfurt

Einstar EZ GO: a phone-based scanner for makers

Shining 3D · Hall 12.0, booth E01

The Einstar EZ GO. Image: Einstar

Einstar’s EZ GO, launched on 11 November, splits a 3D scanner into a compact scanning unit and a battery grip, and runs wirelessly from a phone, a tablet or a PC. It scans with eye-safe laser lines or infrared light, works without markers, and sends scans to the cloud for 3D Gaussian Splatting, which is free to use at launch. Einstar aims it at makers who want to scan objects for measuring, preserving, redesigning and 3D printing.

The EZ GO costs $999 in the US and €999 in Europe, with a launch price of $899 or €899 until 11 December, and comes on its own or with an electronic turntable. After a first showing at SEMA in Las Vegas, Formnext is its first trade show in Europe.

More on the Einstar EZ GO product page.

Meshy: from AI model to printable part

At the Co Print stand · Hall 12.1, booth G89

Trophy toppers created with Meshy, each designed to fit the same connection point on its base. Image: Meshy

Meshy shows a design-to-print workflow on Co Print’s stand. Meshy’s 3D Agent and API generate organic shapes and batches of variations; an AI assistant then drives Blender to add dimensions, mounting points and splits, so the result fits a real assembly. Examples on show include trophy toppers that share one connector, furniture knobs with standard mounting dimensions and grip concepts, printed in multicolor on Co Print’s four-toolhead Quadro.

“We’ll show how you can generate organic forms with Meshy, then use AI-assisted Blender modeling to add dimensions, mounting points, and other functional details, reducing manual work between the initial idea and a printable prototype,” says Jessie Bergau, 3D Printing Product and Partnerships at Meshy.

Bergau also joins the panel “From Hype to Factory Floor: How AI is Transforming Additive Manufacturing” on Wednesday 18 November, 14:30 to 15:30, on the Industry & Application Stage (Hall 11.0, D72). Meshy has also opened a library of free, print-tested 3D files released under CC0. Try Meshy (affiliate link).

Bambu Lab: Bambu Circle, the H3C and a laser cutter

Hall 12.1, booth G01

The Bambu Lab H3C. Image: Bambu Lab

Bambu Lab uses its fourth Formnext to present Bambu Circle, a network of authorized local entrepreneurs who service machines, sell printers and materials on a small scale, offer print services and give training. The pilot starts in the Netherlands, with Germany and France to follow in early 2027, and a waiting list for European partners opens at the booth.

Two new products are on the stand. The H3C (affiliate link) carries nine print tools, changes between them in under six seconds and can combine up to 24 materials with an AMS connected. The R1 (affiliate link) is a 55 W CO2 laser cutter and engraver, and the first Bambu Lab machine that is not a 3D printer. Read our H3C launch news.

Raise3D: the T450 and T700 large-format printers

Hall 12.1, booth D21

The Raise3D T Series. Image: Raise3D

Raise3D introduced its T Series a week before the show and brings both machines to Frankfurt. The T450 prints 450 x 350 x 400 mm in a chamber heated to 70°C and costs $4,999. The T700 goes up to 700 x 500 x 1,000 mm for $15,999. European prices are the same figures in euros.

The stand also has the RMS220 SLS printer, which gains build height through a software update, the new B520 sandblaster and the DF2+ resin system. Read our T Series news.

Elegoo: a first scanner and two printers under wraps

Hall 12.0, booth C02

The Elegoo M1 Ultra. Image: Elegoo

Elegoo is best known for budget resin and FDM printers, and in late October it moved into scanning with the M1 Ultra (affiliate link), priced at €1,599 in Europe. Formnext is one of the first chances to try it hands-on. Elegoo also promises a first look at an upgraded resin printer and at one more printer it has not announced yet, next to the Centauri Carbon 2 Combo and the OrangeStorm Giga. Community sessions with 3D printing creators run daily from 15:00 to 16:00.

Snapmaker: the U1 and Full Spectrum color mixing

Hall 12.1, booth F31

Snapmaker Space, the model library for the U1. Image: Snapmaker

Snapmaker brings its U1 (affiliate link) toolchanger with this year’s additions: the U1 Top Cover for a wider range of materials, its own filaments, and Snapmaker Space, a model library that now holds more than 8,000 models. Radu “Ratdoux”, the creator of Full Spectrum color mixing, is on the stand for interviews; the Full Spectrum filament bundle mixes its colors from a handful of base filaments. The stand also collects donations for the Sanjay Mortimer Foundation, set up in memory of the E3D co-founder.

Tripo: AI models made for printing

Hall 12.1, booth B01

Image: Tripo

AI 3D model generator Tripo presents its 3D printing solution on Tuesday 17 November from 10:00 to 11:00 in the Prisma Room (Portalhaus, Level C), with Research Lead Benny Yuan-Chen Guo and Head of Brand Visual Xinli Zhu. A shorter technical talk follows the same day at 16:00 next to the booth. We are at the stand on Wednesday for an interview, which we will publish after the show.

Polymaker: CymphoniK color mixing for pellets

Hall 12.1, booth C21

Color swatches printed with CymphoniK. Image: Polymaker

CymphoniK lets large-format pellet printers mix custom colors from six base pellets: cyan, magenta, yellow and black plus white and natural keys, with an online tool that gives the mix ratios. Polymaker runs live demos on the stand and has a second announcement planned for the show. Read our CymphoniK article.

Artec 3D: Artec Neo in Europe

Hall 11, booth D45

The Artec Neo. Image: Artec 3D

Artec gives its Neo scanner its European premiere and shows Artec Studio 27, the latest version of its scanning software. If you are comparing professional scanners, this is the stand to see it next to Artec’s existing range.

Admatec: a desktop ceramic printer

Hall 11.0, booth C42

The Admaflex Discovery. Image: Admatec

The Admaflex Discovery brings Admatec’s ceramic DLP printing to a desktop-sized machine for labs, universities and R&D teams. Orders open in November with shipping planned for spring 2027. It is priced for a lab budget, not a hobby room, but it is a compact way into technical ceramics.

Peopoly and Siraya Tech: the Giga 800 pellet printer

Hall 12.1, booth A62

The Giga 800. Image: Peopoly

Peopoly gives the Giga 800 its trade show debut. The large-format pellet printer was developed with Siraya Tech. It is now on general sale from $15,000, with laser auto-leveling added after feedback from early adopters. Pellets are cheaper per kilo than filament, one reason large-format pellet printing keeps coming up this year, from Polymaker’s CymphoniK to Peopoly.

DyeMansion: Powershot Go

Hall 12.1, booth C32

Rendering of the Powershot Go. Image: DyeMansion

Post-processing specialist DyeMansion launches the Powershot Go, priced below €14,000, aimed at smaller print shops that have outgrown manual finishing of SLS and MJF parts. DyeMansion says full details follow on 13 November. It also joins HP on a panel on Wednesday 18 November, 14:30 to 15:00, on the Technology Stage in Hall 12.1.