Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/information/news/ – 31.03.2026

A VDE guidance document of immense significance for both future and existing electric arc furnace operators: Transmission system operators are accommodating the needs of electric steel mills regarding the originally very restrictive grid connection rules. This was achieved thanks to an initiative by the Steel Institute VDEh. A major success for the concerted joint efforts of the VDEh community.

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STAHL-EISEN Prüfblatt (SEP) 1240: "Test and documentation guidelines for the experimental determination of mechanical properties of thin steel sheets for CAE calculation. 2nd edition, January 2026“ and STAHL-EISEN Prüfblatt (SEP) 1237: ”Testing and documentation guidelines for the experimental determination of failure characteristics for crash and forming simulation. 1st edition, January 2026" have been published and can be obtained as usual from the Matplus Shop or from DIN Media.

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On August 7, 2025, Dr.-Ing. Dirk Springorum, managing board member of VDEh from 1982 to 1997, passed away at the age of 92. With his death, the steel industry has lost a passionate promoter of science and association work for steel as a material. With his commitment, professional excellence, and foresight, Dirk Springorum had a decisive influence on the work of the VDEh for decades.

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On 5/6 December 2024, the VDEh Steel Institute held its annual “Materials Testing Conference” in Krefeld. A good 120 heads from universities and industry took part in this industry get-together for materials testers. The more than 50 presentations were rounded off by the Galileo Award ceremony for Dr. Christoph Schweizer from the Fraunhofer Institute IWM, a science slam and a discussion forum. This program was accompanied by a sponsors' and trade exhibition.

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At the invitation of the VDEh, the international continuous casting community met in Essen from October 7 - 11, 2024 for the 11th European Continuous Casting Conference. More than 350 participants came to the Philharmonie Essen for presentations and to discuss the latest developments in continuous casting, which began its journey to becoming the dominant casting process in the steel industry a good 50 years ago. Following the successful European Electric Steel-making Conference in June 2024, the VDEh is thus continuing the success story of its metallurgy conferences.

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The Steel Institute VDEh is very happy and proud to have organised a successful and inspiring 13th European Electric Steelmaking Conference EEC

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The minutes of the 204th General Meeting of the VDEh Steel Institute on September 13, 2023 in Hattingen are available for viewing or downloading in the internal member area under the menu item "Member information".

The presentations by the winner of the Carl-Lueg-Denkmünze 2023, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Bleck, and Dr. Olaf Schmidt-Rutsch on the history of Henrichshütte are available for download in the internal member area under the menu item "Fachbeiträge".

If you are active in the field of continuous casting as plant operator, plant supplier, researcher, consumption materials or services provider we offer you to take the chance to present your latest technological developments, ideas and research results at this event by submitting your abstract for a technical paper

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At its general meeting in the LWL Henrichshütte Museum, the VDEh Steel Institute awarded Wolfgang Bleck the Carl Lueg Medal. In front of more than 150 VDEh members, the long-serving director of the Aachen Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy was honored for his services to steel research and the German steel industry. Wolfgang Bleck is only the 20th award winner in the almost 120-year history of the Carl Lueg Medal.

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