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Events

Events

2025

International Colloquium on Sustainable Steel will take place at RWTH Aachen University on 1 and 2 September 2025.
01. und 02. September 2025
International Colloquium on Sustainable Steel will take place at RWTH Aachen University on 1 and 2 September 2025.

The first International Colloquium on Sustainable Steel will take place at RWTH Aachen University on 1 and 2 September 2025.

The event will bring together leading representatives from science and industry to promote dialogue on current developments and discuss joint solutions for sustainable steel production. Key topics will include carbon-neutral steel metallurgy, materials for electromobility, digitalisation in steel development, new materials for new process routes and circular economy.

Date: 1-2 September 2025
Location: Aachen

The workshop addresses the entire value chain of modern steel products including the challenges of the transformation to hydrogen-based direct reduction. Topics include:

  • Carbon-neutral steel metallurgy,
  • High strength steels for lightweight design,
  • Materials for electric vehicles,
  • Towards a digital twin of steel processing and application,
  • Impurities and other challenges from new process routes,
  • Testing and service life assessment for complex loading conditions,
  • Circular economy and socio-economic aspects.


11th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Mod­el­ling and Sim­u­la­tion of Metal­lur­gical Pro­cesses in Steel­making (SteelSim)
02. bis 04. September 2025
11th Inter­na­tional Con­fer­ence on Mod­el­ling and Sim­u­la­tion of Metal­lur­gical Pro­cesses in Steel­making (SteelSim)

The main aim of the con­fer­ence STEELSIM 2025 is to present new know­ledge and trends in the optim­iz­a­tion of iron and steel pro­duc­tion using physical or numer­ical mod­el­ling, sim­u­la­tions, math­em­at­ical models, ther­mo­dy­namic cal­cu­la­tions, statical models and related methods.

Třinec, Czech Republic


13th International Rolling Conference
16. bis 18. September 2025
13th International Rolling Conference

The International Rolling Conference (IRC 2025) continues the tradition of being the premier global event for rolling practitioners, following its predecessors in Italy (2022), Brazil (2019) and Austria (2016). IRC 2025 will be hosted in the U.S. and will gather the entire metals rolling community, encompassing flat and long product rolling, hot and cold rolling, and both ferrous and non-ferrous materials.


7th European Steel Technology and Application Days 2025
06. bis 09. October 2025
7th European Steel Technology and Application Days 2025

ESTAD will take place for the seventh time after Paris 2014, Düsseldorf 2015, Vienna 2017, Düsseldorf 2019, Stockholm 2021 and Düsseldorf 2023.

ESTAD 2025 will be hosted by AIM, the Italian Association for Metallurgy, in Verona – Italy on 6-9 October 2025.

The knowledge and the development of the new ideas enhance progress. With the 7th European Steel Technology and Application Days 2025 (7th ESTAD 2025) AIM offers attendants and visitors
the opportunity to meet, exchange their ideas, perform fruitful discussion and create new professional relationships involving technology providers, suppliers, producers and customers.

The meeting will be focused on the technological advances, changes of the supply chain involving the raw materials and energy sources, transformation of the production processes and plants to accomplish the twin transition (ecological and digital) and the new perspective of steel applications.


43. Vortrags- und Diskussionstagung Werkstoffprüfung 2025
27. und 28. November 2025
43. Vortrags- und Diskussionstagung Werkstoffprüfung 2025

Material developments are an integral part of technological innovations. A fundamental understanding of the relationships between material structure and properties is crucial. Materials testing is concerned with clarifying these relationships.

In addition, a sound understanding of the reliability of materials and products is important for economic value creation. Materials testing contributes to the circular economy by enabling sustainable material decisions and resource conservation.

Modern materials testing techniques and measurement technologies, supported by digital data management, machine learning and automated evaluations, are crucial. Other key topics remain the standardization of testing procedures and quality assurance. Data-driven methods can only be applied reliably with a high-quality database. Close cooperation is necessary in order to develop a common understanding of future requirements. This year's conference will also focus on the challenges facing the semiconductor industry.

By expanding the range of topics covered by the conference to include aspects of the circular economy, the automation of testing processes and their evaluation and, finally, the special requirements for materials testing in the chip manufacturing environment, the program committee hopes for a lively exchange with new participants as well as long-time companions of the conference from the academic and industrial environment. In addition to the intensive technical exchange, there will also be ample opportunity to find out about the latest systems, equipment and measuring methods from our exhibitors.

Main topics

  •     Hydrogen in metals
  •     Failure analysis / damage prevention / structural health monitoring
  •     Materials testing in the context of the circular economy
  •     Digital methods / research data management / automated testing
  •     Testing of additively manufactured components
  •     Plastics testing/composite materials
  •     Fatigue / fatigue strength
  •     Measuring and testing technology, micro-testing technology
  •     Determination of characteristic values
  •     Standardization, accreditation and quality assurance
  •     Testing under elevated temperature and/or corrosion
  •     Wear testing
  •     Fracture mechanics testing
  •     Materials testing beyond standardization

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48. Vortragsveranstaltung
28. November 2025
48. Vortragsveranstaltung "Langzeitverhalten warmfester Stähle und Hochtemperaturwerkstoffe"

Freuen Sie sich auf spannende Vorträge aus Industrie und Wissenschaft zum Thema Langzeitverhalten von Grundwerkstoffen und Schweißverbindungen im erhöhten Temperaturbereich.

Hochkarätige Referenten berichten über aktuelle Anforderungen und Lösungsansätze. Nutzen Sie unser Event auch zum Treffen mit Fachkollegen und zum Austausch!


2026

Wire and Tube 2026
13. bis 17. April 2026
Wire and Tube 2026

Wire and Tube" is the trade fair that specializes in wire, cable, tube and related technologies. It takes place every three years in Düsseldorf and is an important platform for manufacturers, distributors and experts to exchange information on the latest developments, products and innovations in these sectors.


11. bis 13. May 2026
14th European Electric Arc Furnace Conference (EEC)

The European Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) Conference is an important event in the steel industry that focuses on the technologies, innovations, and developments surrounding electric arc furnaces. Electric arc furnaces are a key part of the steel production process, using electricity to melt scrap steel and produce new steel. The conference gathers professionals, industry leaders, and researchers from the steel and metallurgy sectors to discuss the latest trends, share know­ledge, and explore ways to improve energy efficiency, sustainability, and safety in EAF operations


2027

GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2027
21. bis 25. June 2027
GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST 2027

The new date for the Bright World of Metals in Düsseldorf has been set! From June 21 to 25, 2027, GIFA, METEC, THERMPROCESS and NEWCAST will present the latest developments in the industry. World's leading trade fair quartet 2027 in Düsseldorf.