This year's networking event FomING Future brought together students, cooperation partners and former and active PtU employees.

In addition to the opportunity to establish new contacts, the participants of FormING Future could expect exciting insights into current research topics at PtU, such as pierce rolling and split profile bending – new processes on specially developed equipment. The focus was on the resource-efficient handling of materials and the flexibility of possible final geometries. The capabilities of AI-supported process monitoring were impressively demonstrated through a follow-up process on a Bruderer punching machine.

The PtU would like to thank the cooperation partners who enriched the event with a stand: Carl Zeiss SMT, Dreistern Profiliermaschinen, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, Hörmann Automotive, Statworx Data Science and AI and STI Group Packaging and POS Solutions.

The event was rounded off by a research Olympics, where participants could demonstrate their skills in groups of four.

We would like to thank everyone for the fantastic event and look forward to seeing you again!