FIDAMC took part in Advanced Manufacturing Madrid 2026, which was held on 4 and 5 November at IFEMA Madrid, one of the leading trade events dedicated to innovation and industrial manufacturing technologies.
The fair, which brought together more than 650 exhibiting companies and around 13,000 visitors, provided a meeting place for companies, technology centres and professionals from fields such as automation, additive manufacturing, digitalisation, quality control and composite materials.
At this year’s event, FIDAMC had its own space at stand 2D00 and took part in the programme of technical activities, reinforcing its commitment to knowledge transfer and collaboration with various industrial sectors.
Composite materials and their potential in the railway sector
One of the highlights of our participation took place on Wednesday 4 November, with the round-table discussion ‘Composites in the railway sector: a sector with its own rules’, held in the Ágora Room.
Our colleagues Mar Zuazo and José Ángel Fernández took part in the discussion, alongside Eduardo de la Guerra and Francisco José García, from Talgo, to share experiences, perspectives and reflections on the role of composite materials in the railway industry.
The discussion provided an opportunity to address issues of particular relevance to the sector, such as the challenges of innovation, the industrialisation of new solutions, sustainability and the opportunities these materials offer for developing components and structures tailored to mobility needs.
The railway sector has specific requirements and constraints that make it particularly important to approach the development of materials and processes from an industrial perspective. In this context, collaboration between technology centres and manufacturing companies is essential to align research with real production needs and to facilitate the adoption of new technologies.
Beyond the technical aspects, the meeting was also an opportunity to share knowledge and strengthen ties between professionals working towards a common goal: to drive the industry’s evolution through innovation.
FIDAMC also on the judging panel for the Advanced Manufacturing Awards
Our participation in this year’s event also featured another highlight: FIDAMC was part of the judging panel for the 2026 Advanced Manufacturing Awards, which celebrated their fifth edition this year.
These awards recognise projects and initiatives that help drive innovation and competitiveness in Spanish industry, in areas such as product design and development, composite manufacturing, automation and robotics, quality control, the connected industry and sustainability.
This participation represents a new opportunity to contribute our knowledge and experience to the assessment of initiatives that are helping to shape the future of manufacturing.
Driving innovation through collaboration
FIDAMC’s participation in Advanced Manufacturing Madrid 2026 reinforces our commitment to industrial innovation, the application of advanced materials and collaboration with companies and professionals from different sectors.
Events such as this enable us to share experiences, identify new challenges and continue to build connections that foster the development and industrialisation of technological solutions.
Because the future of advanced manufacturing depends not only on new materials and technologies, but also on collaboration between those who research, develop and bring these solutions to industry.
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