ModuleWorks will exhibit at Formnext 2026 in Frankfurt, Hall 11.0, Booth A29, from 17 to 20 November. The software vendor presents components that let machine builders and integrators join additive and subtractive steps into automated, repeatable production workflows, and offers one-to-one meetings with its experts.
Key facts
Formnext 2026, Frankfurt am Main, 17 to 20 November
Location: Hall 11.0, Booth A29
Focus: multi-axis DED, robotic WAAM, repair and hybrid manufacturing
Meetings with the ModuleWorks team can be booked in advance
Context DED (directed energy deposition) feeds wire or powder into a heat source to build or repair metal parts, and WAAM is a wire-and-arc variant of it.
What does ModuleWorks offer for hybrid manufacturing?
The company supplies software components that vendors build into their own products. They span path planning for material deposition, robot motion, programming directly on the machine control and output of code for a specific machine. Simulation lets users check strategies before running them, and a collision protection function works in real time on the control.
Which processes are targeted?
ModuleWorks names multi-axis DED, robotic WAAM, repair applications and complete hybrid solutions. The stated aim is to link scanning, pre-machining, deposition, simulation, inspection and finishing into one automated chain with consistent quality.
What it means
For small and mid-sized manufacturers, this is a signal that hybrid DED and WAAM cells increasingly depend on the software layer, not only the hardware. Buyers mostly meet ModuleWorks technology inside machines from other vendors, so it is worth asking suppliers how simulation, collision protection and quality steps are handled. The announcement is a trade fair preview without customer data, so productivity and cost effects remain unproven.
Frequently asked questions
Where is ModuleWorks at Formnext 2026?
In Hall 11.0, Booth A29, at Frankfurt am Main, from 17 to 20 November 2026.
Which processes does ModuleWorks address?
It names multi-axis DED, robotic WAAM, repair applications and complete hybrid manufacturing solutions.
