AMUG Conference 2025
- Date
- 2025-03-30
- Location
- Hilton Chicago, Chicago, United States
- Host
- Additive Manufacturing Users Group (AMUG)
About this event
AMUG Conference 2025 is where the additive manufacturing community comes together to learn from each other in a setting built around real technical exchange, practical training, and strong industry relationships. Over five days in Chicago, this event brings engineers, operators, leaders, and hands-on practitioners into the same rooms for deeper education, better conversations, and a clear view of what is shaping advanced manufacturing right now. About the Event AMUG Conference 2025 is the annual five-day AMUG Education and Training Conference, designed for people who want more than surface-level updates. This is an in-person gathering focused on education, application, and peer connection, with a format that blends structured learning with time to explore new tools, workflows, and ideas across the additive manufacturing ecosystem. The program centers on several standout experiences: expanded hands-on workshops, the AMUGderby, the tenth annual Innovators Showcase, and the AMUGexpo featuring more than 140 exhibiting companies. Together, these elements create an event that feels both technical and community-driven, giving attendees multiple ways to engage based on their role, interests, and level of experience. Rather than limiting the conference to passive presentations, AMUG is built to help people interact directly with technology, ask better questions, and compare notes with others doing similar work. That mix of training, demonstrations, and informal discussion is what makes the conference especially useful for professionals who want applicable insight, not just headlines. What to Expect Across the five days, attendees can expect a schedule shaped around education, discovery, and conversation. The expanded hands-on workshops are a major draw, offering opportunities to get closer to processes, tools, and techniques in a more practical learning environment than a standard lecture can provide. The event also includes featured experiences that bring energy and variety to the week: Expanded hands-on workshops for practical, skill-oriented learning The AMUGderby, a signature conference activity that adds creativity and community participation The tenth annual Innovators Showcase, highlighting new ideas and developments in the field The AMUGexpo, with over 140 exhibiting companies, creating a substantial exhibition environment for product discovery and direct conversations You can expect the expo portion to be especially valuable for comparing solutions side by side, asking technical questions, and seeing how different companies are approaching production, materials, software, hardware, and workflow challenges. For many attendees, this kind of direct access shortens the gap between curiosity and real evaluation. Just as important, the conference setting supports the kind of networking that happens naturally when a focused community gathers in person. Between workshops, expo time, and social moments throughout the week, there is plenty of room for conversations that move beyond introductions into useful professional exchange. Why Attend If you work in advanced manufacturing, this conference offers a concentrated way to sharpen your understanding of the current landscape. You are not just attending sessions; you are stepping into an environment where people are actively sharing how they solve problems, test ideas, and improve outcomes in real-world settings. This makes AMUG Conference 2025 especially valuable for attendees who want to: Build practical knowledge through hands-on learning See a broad cross-section of the market in one place through the expo Connect with peers who understand the technical and operational realities of the work Explore innovation through showcase programming and live conversations Stay current on developments across additive and advanced manufacturing The community aspect matters here. In a field that evolves quickly, progress often comes from the exchange of lessons learned, not just formal presentations. AMUG creates space for those exchanges, helping attendees leave with ideas they can apply, people they can follow up with, and a better sense of where the industry is headed. Whether you are focused on production, engineering, research, implementation, or broader industry strategy, the format supports multiple goals at once. You can deepen technical knowledge, evaluate vendors, discover emerging thinking, and strengthen your professional network during the same week. Practical Details AMUG Conference 2025 takes place in person at Hilton Chicago in Chicago, United States. The in-person format is a key part of the experience, especially for attendees who want direct access to workshops, exhibits, and face-to-face conversations with other members of the community. The event begins on Sunday, March 30 at 12:00 AM UTC and runs as a five-day conference. If you are planning to attend, it is worth setting aside the full event window so you have enough time to take advantage of both the educational programming and the broader networking opportunities built into the week. Because the conference includes a large expo and multiple featured activities, attendees should come prepared to move between learning sessions, exhibition spaces, and community events. This is not a one-track program; it is a multi-part conference experience with several ways to participate depending on what you want to prioritize. If AMUG Conference 2025 aligns with your work in additive or advanced manufacturing, this is the kind of event that rewards showing up ready to engage. Bring your questions, compare notes with peers, spend time in the workshops and expo, and use the week to build both knowledge and momentum.
Who should attend
If you want practical insight, real peer conversations, and time with the people shaping additive manufacturing in production, this conference is built for you. - **You work hands-on with additive manufacturing** and want to sharpen your technical skills through expanded workshops, training, and detailed discussions that go beyond surface-level trends. - **You lead, evaluate, or scale manufacturing operations** and need to understand how others are applying advanced manufacturing tools, processes, and materials in real-world environments. - **You are responsible for engineering, design, prototyping, or production** and want direct exposure to new ideas, workflows, and technologies from more than 140 exhibiting companies. - **You learn best by seeing and comparing approaches** across a broad community of users, practitioners, and industry experts, whether at the Innovators Showcase, on the expo floor, or in session conversations. - **You value community as much as content** and want the kind of event where networking happens naturally around shared technical challenges, emerging applications, and the future of manufacturing. - **You are looking for a concentrated five-day experience** that combines education, product discovery, peer exchange, and standout conference moments like the AMUGderby in one place.