Formnext 2026 runs from November 17 to 20 at Messe Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and Photocentric will be there with JENI running live on the show floor at Hall 12.1, Stand G109. Not a static display. Not a video loop. The actual autonomous 3D printing system, producing real plastic parts, continuously, throughout all four days of the world's largest additive manufacturing trade show.
If you are evaluating additive manufacturing for production volumes, this is the opportunity to see it actually working.
JENI at Formnext: live production, not a demo reel
Most additive manufacturing exhibits at trade shows fall into one of two categories: a single printer producing a part every few hours, or a polished booth with screens showing what the technology can do. Neither tells you much about whether the system can actually produce parts at volume, unattended, at a cost that competes with injection molding.
JENI is different. At Formnext 2026, Photocentric will run a multi-node JENI configuration on the show floor, producing real plastic components continuously across all four days of the event. Visitors will see:
- Autonomous print nodes running in parallel — multiple LCD resin printers operating simultaneously, each with its own job and process recipe, not synchronized to a single build.
- Robotic gantry handling — the high-speed gantry that moves print platforms between nodes and post-processing stations automatically, the system that makes JENI a factory rather than a print farm.
- Live post-processing — washing, curing, and part separation happening in real time, the steps that turn a printed layer stack into a finished component.
- Real production parts — components made from Photocentric photopolymer resins, including bio-based grades, with surface finish and dimensional accuracy you can measure on the spot.
The point is simple. If you are at Formnext to evaluate whether additive manufacturing can replace or complement injection molding for your parts, you need to see a system that actually runs like a factory. That is what JENI does, and that is what we will show.
Why JENI is different from everything else at the show
The additive manufacturing industry has no shortage of impressive single printers. What it has lacked is a system that ties those printers together into an autonomous production line — the equivalent of moving from a single CNC machine to a fully automated machining cell. JENI is that system.
A JENI configuration at scale pairs dozens or hundreds of LCD print nodes with robotic handling, automated post-processing, and machine learning that optimizes each job in real time for cost, speed, carbon footprint, or quality. It runs 24/7 unattended. It produces a platform of finished parts every 20 seconds. It competes with injection molding on cost for the small plastic components that make up the bulk of mass production — the clips, caps, connectors, and grommets that hold every product together.
At Formnext, most additive manufacturing systems will show you what they can print. JENI will show you what it can produce.
More from Photocentric at the booth
Alongside JENI, Photocentric will also have the LC Titan on display — the largest LCD 3D printer in the world. The LC Titan produces ultra-high-resolution, large-format 3D printed parts for real applications, from durable and castable materials to flame retardants, making it the complementary technology for manufacturers who need both high-volume small parts and large, functional components.
The Photocentric team will also be showcasing the full range of functional photopolymer materials, including bio-based resins, flame-retardant grades, and castable materials — each engineered for production-grade mechanical properties and dimensional accuracy.
Bring your parts, CAD files, or production challenges. Our team will evaluate them on the spot, walk through a full costing against injection molding, and show you exactly where JENI wins and where traditional tooling still makes sense.
Plan your visit
Photocentric will be running JENI throughout all four days of the show. To make the most of your visit, schedule a meeting with our team in advance — we will set aside dedicated time to review your parts, discuss your production challenges, and show you exactly how JENI would run them.
Request a meeting at Formnext 2026 or visit us at Hall 12.1, Stand G109.
Learn more about how JENI works as injection molding without tooling, the full cost comparison between JENI and injection molding, and the 7-module JENI configuration that produces 1.2 million parts per shift.
