At A Glance: 3D Printing Events Impacted By Coronavirus Countermeasures

By on March 17th, 2020 in Event

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Not to be replicated this year; a glance at the busy floor of RAPID + TCT 2019 [Image: Fabbaloo]

Not to be replicated this year; a glance at the busy floor of RAPID + TCT 2019 [Image: Fabbaloo]

This list is intended to be an at-a-glance resource for which events have been impacted, and how, in the 2020 3D printing calendar.

Events listed have been postponed, cancelled, digitized, or are currently reporting no change. They are listed chronologically within each category from the initially scheduled dates.

We’re looking now at some of the major events scheduled through May 2020; hopefully events slated for June and the second half of the year will be able to go on as planned.

Postponed:

TCT Asia

  • Original schedule: February 19-21, 2020 in Shanghai, China

  • New schedule: July 8-10, 2020 in Shanghai, China

JEC World

  • Original schedule: March 3-5, 2020 in Paris, France

  • New Schedule: May 12-14, 2020 in Paris, France

AeroDef

  • Original schedule: March 16-19, 2020 in Fort Worth, TX

  • New schedule: 2021; details TBD

AMUG

  • Original schedule: March 22-26, 2020 in Chicago, IL

  • New schedule: March 14-18, 2021 in Chicago, IL

Midwest RepRap Festival (MRRF)

  • Original schedule: April 3-5 in Goshen, IN

  • New schedule: 2020; details TBD; in Goshen, IN

RAPID + TCT

  • Original schedule: April 20-23, 2020 in Anaheim, CA

  • New schedule: April 26-29 2021 in Chicago, IL

MACH Exhibition

  • Original schedule: April 20-24, 2020 in Birmingham, UK

  • New schedule: January 25-28, 2021 in Birmingham, UK

Salone del Mobile

  • Original schedule: April 21-26, 2020 in Milan, Italy

  • New schedule: June 16-21, 2020 in Milan, Italy

Ceramics Expo

  • Original schedule: May 5-6, 2020 in Cleveland, OH

  • New schedule: September 22-23, 2020 in Cleveland, OH

Rapid.Tech

  • Original schedule: May 5-7, 2020 in Erfurt, Germany

  • New schedule: May 4-6, 2021 in Erfurt, Germany

Materialise World Summit

  • Original schedule: May 14-15, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium

  • New schedule: November 5-6, 2020 in Brussels, Belgium

Maker Faire Vienna

  • Original schedule: May 16-17, 2020 in Vienna, Austria

  • New schedule: October 3-4, 2020 in Vienna, Austria

ADDIT3D

  • Original schedule: May 25-29, 2020 in Bilbao, Spain

  • New schedule: November 23-27, 2020 in Bilbao, Spain

  • (includes BIEMH, International Machine Tool Exhibition, BeDigital, IMIC, and Workinn events)

Cancelled:

Women in 3D Printing chapter meetups

  • Original schedule: Monthly in various cities around the world

  • New schedule: TBD by each chapter; most cancelled for March/April

ARBURG International Technology Days

  • Original schedule: March 11-14, 2020 in Loßburg, Germany

Maker Faire Berlin

  • Original schedule: April 18-19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany

Digitized:

Additive World

  • Original schedule: April 1-2, 2020 in Eindhoven, Netherlands

  • New schedule: April 1, 2020 online

Mimaki

  • Original schedule: FESPA Global Print Expo 2020, European Sign Expo 2020, and Sportswear Pro 2020 — March 24-27, 2020 in Madrid, Spain

  • New schedule: Mimaki Virtual Print Festival, March 24-April 24, 2020, online

No Change:

5th International Conference on 3D Printing Technology and Innovations

  • Original schedule: April 22-23, 2020 in Berlin, Germany

Maker Faire Miami

  • Original schedule: April 25-26, 2020 in Miami, FL

FABTECH Mexico

  • Original schedule: May 12-14, 2020 in Mexico City, Mexico

IDTechEx Show!

  • Original schedule: May 13-14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany

Future Advancement on Manufacturing: 3D Printing, Robotics & Automation (Advanced Manufacturing 2020)

  • Original schedule May 21-22, 2020 in London, UK

AM Medical

  • Original schedule: May 27-28, 2020 in Minneapolis, MN

Future Manufacturing Technologies Conference & Expo (FMTX)

  • Original schedule: May 28, 2020 in Copenhagen, Denmark

By Sarah Goehrke

Sarah Goehrke is a Special Correspondent for Fabbaloo, via a partnership with Additive Integrity LLC. Focused on the 3D printing industry since 2014, she strives to bring grounded and on-the-ground insights to the 3D printing industry. Sarah served as Fabbaloo's Managing Editor from 2018-2021 and remains active in the industry through Women in 3D Printing and other work.