AM tours through Berlin
Take the chance to visit one of 4 inspiring AM locations in Berlin!
March 18, 2025 | 3.00 - 5.30 p.m.
Visit inspiring AM locations in Berlin
Round off your conference visit with an excursion to one of the numerous AM locations in Berlin on the afternoon of the 2nd conference day. Take a look at the Gefertec, Quantica, BAM or BWM Motorradwerk Berlin sites. Bring your questions, be inspired and make valuable contacts in the industry!
Please note: Places on the tours are limited and only available for holders of All Access tickets.
Pre-registration required.
March 18, 2025 - 30 seats per tour
14.30 - 14.45
Check-in & meeting point for the tours at the registration counter
Estrel Congress Center, Sonnenallee 225, 12057 Berlin
Participation in an AM tour is only included in All Access tickets. Pre-registration is required.
The buses leave at 3 p.m. in front of the main entrance.
15.00 - 17.30
AM Tour #1: Gefertec
Visit to GEFERTEC - Insights into large-volume metal printing with WAAM
Discover the future of additive manufacturing and see first-hand how digital planning becomes reality! We will show you on site how components are adapted using CAD/CAM software, from component printing to the finished component. GEFERTEC's WAAM process offers you the opportunity to manufacture large-volume metal components quickly, cost-effectively and in a resource-saving manner. The automated process shows you how the component is built up layer by layer using an electric arc and wire.
15.00 - 17.30
AM Tour #2: Quantica
Breaking Viscosity Barriers: Quantica’s Advanced Inkjet Technology Tour
Step inside Quantica’s Berlin HQ and explore the pioneering technology that is transforming the future of inkjet printing. This tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the development of our advanced printhead and systems, designed to overcome inkjet’s viscosity limitations. Get a firsthand view of Quantica’s labs and printing rooms where groundbreaking developments are coming to life.
15.00 - 17.30
© BAMsupported by EOS
15.00 - 17.30
© BMW Motorradwerk BerlinAM Tour #3: Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
BAM: Comprehensive expertise and excellent research infrastructure
During the tour, you will gain an insight into the Competence Center for Additive Manufacturing, where the latest technologies and processes for material testing are used. Here, metals, ceramics and cement-based materials are tested under extreme conditions. You can also experience live how interdisciplinary research is pushing the boundaries of 3D printing and enabling industrial applications. Let us show you how BAM is paving the way for safe and reliable 3D-printed components with state-of-the-art technology and extensive expertise.
AM Tour #4: BMW Motorradwerk Berlin
Experience the production of the legendary BMW motorcycles up close, including a look inside the Rapid Prototyping Center
The BMW Group Plant Berlin is one of the BMW Group's most traditional locations. The almost 2,200 employees here produce up to 800 two-wheelers every day. You will visit the logistics center and the assembly hall of the main motorcycle production plant. BMW Motorrad not only works innovatively here, but also particularly efficiently: every 75 seconds, a finished motorcycle leaves the plant and makes its way to one of the 130 countries that are supplied from Berlin-Spandau. Be there live when individual motorcycles are manufactured from around 2,000 parts and components according to customer requirements. At the end of the tour, you will visit the AM department. You can take an exclusive look at the Rapid Prototyping Center and find out how and where additive manufacturing is already being used successfully in production.
Get your ticket now and secure your "all in all" experience!
Pre-registration for the excursions is required as capacities are limited. Please register for the events as part of your AM Forum registration.
If you already have a ticket, you can add the events to your booking. Please send an e-mail to amf@ipm.ag