Automotive Circle to hold Additive Manufacturing @ BMW Group 2026 conference
Automotive Circle has announced that following the success of its inaugural event, the Automotive Circle Conference: “Additive Manufacturing @ BMW Group” will return on May 19–20, 2026, in Munich, Germany. The event will offer engineers, researchers, and decision makers an opportunity to explore how Additive Manufacturing can transform the entire value chain.
A special highlight is expected to be the Gemba Walk of the BMW Group Additive Manufacturing Campus in Oberschleißheim (Germany), offering an exclusive first-hand look at its AM facilities.
Ahead of the event, Automotive Circle has issued a call for speakers with a submission deadline of January 21, 2026.
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Topics include:
- Additive Manufacturing driving innovation in engineering design and production processes
- New Additive Manufacturing concepts and technologies for automotive parts production
- New car concepts based on Additive Manufacturing, enabling radical changes in vehicle architecture and design
- Design concepts based on topology optimisation and AI-based development
- Small series production strategy – actual report and business case studies
- Quality assurance and standardisation in automotive AM
- Latest automation solutions and improved efficiency
- AM Series/Mass manufacturing units of the future
- AM process chain in an organisation – horizontal and vertical
- Additive Manufacturing applications
- Rapid prototyping and series production
- Production and repair of complex jigs & fixtures
- Additive tooling
- Customised production aids
- Other printed production equipment
- Range of new AM materials, including polymer, metal, and composite for static and functional parts
- Supply chain & digitalisation
- AM Software Ecosystem, from design to post-processing
- Digital Supply Chain Transformation (rights management, digital warehousing, digital twins)
- Established supply chains involving parts printing by Tier 1 Suppliers
- Effect on existing supply chain due to AM/possible reformations
- AI-Powered AM Spare Parts Management
- Skilling, qualification and education for AM
- Specialised qualification programs or certifications covering end-to-end AM workflows
- Upskilling existing design and engineering teams
- New educational concepts for AM, ‘Design for Additive Manufacturing’
- Standardising AM educational content across industries and academia
Those interested can submit their abstracts here.
