Stahlinstitut VDEh https://vdeh.de/en/steel-academy/seminars/programme/seminar/ – 11.12.2025

Directed by

Dr. Andreas Buhr
Dr. Helmut Lachmund

Target Group

The wear of refractory materials in the secondary metallurgy is particularly high. These high wear mechanisms are complex, but mainly caused by slags. High temperatures, long-terming treatment and turbulences of stirring gas are also important factors for wear and failures. Maintenance and operating personnel, su­pervisors responsible for plant and unit op­erations, and managers responsible for decisions on refractory problems will learn about new materials and installation methods

Content

• Trends in clean steel technology and steel ladle lining
• Demands on refractories for secondary metallurgy
• Salzgitter Flachstahl: Improvements of the steel ladle linings
• DEW: Refractory lining for varying operating condition
• thyssenkrupp Steel: Improvement of lining for a 400 mt steel ladle
• ArcelorMittal: Ladle lining for various steel grades
• Tata Steel IJmuiden: Steel ladle lining for flat steel production
• SSAB Finland: Monolithic lining in a 3-converter-shop
• PAHAGE: Purging plugs in steel ladles
• Exercise: Optimization of economics in refractrories
• Teamwork: The digitalized steel ladle
• Steel plant and refractory tour at ArcelorMittal Duisburg

Registration fee

EUR 990,00* registration fee VAT-free plus EUR 282,00 conference package (Total EUR 1.272,00*)

EUR 1.190,00 registration fee VAT-free plus EUR 282,00 conference package (Total EUR 1.472,00).

* for employees of member companies and individual members of the Steel Institute VDEh. Scientific staff of universities gets a 50 % off.

+++ as part of the VDEh youth development sponsorship young engineers (up to 30 years)
of member companies receive a 50 % discount +++

The conference package includes food and beverages during the seminar (incl. 19 % VAT). The catering included in the seminar fee starts with a welcome coffee on 16 June and ends with lunch on 18 June. This fee does not include the hotel room.

Cancellation

A free withdrawal from the seminar is possible until two weeks prior to the start. Then, 25 % of the seminar fee must be paid. The total registration amount will be charged for no show or cancellation from the first day of the event. The participant also has to bear the cancellation costs of the seminar hotel.

Venue / Seminar hotel

NH Hotel Düsseldorf City North
Münsterstr. 230-238
40470 Düsseldorf, Germany
https://www.nh-hotels.com/en/hotel/nh-duesseldorf-city-nord

The Steel Academy will automatically make a room booking for the participants at the NH Hotel Düsseldorf City North from 16 - 18 June 2026 for a special rate of EUR 113 per night incl. breakfast. The hotel room bill will be settled by you upon departure. Please advise at your registration, if you do not need a reservation or whether you would like to stay longer in the hotel.

Organisation

Stahl-Akademie / Stahlinstitut VDEh
Steel Academy /  Steel Institute VDEh
Peter Schmieding
Sohnstraße 65 / 40237 Düsseldorf/Germany
Fon +49 211 6707-478
seminare_at_vdeh.de / www.stahl-akademie.de
training_at_vdeh.de  / www.steel-academy.com