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Overview

The programme starts on Sunday, 05th October 2025 and ends Friday, 10th October 2025.
After the congress and exhibition, plant visits for delegates will be offered.
The congress offers all possibilities of presentations, meetings and opportunities for the industry to participate.
Please note that the times for the exhibition might differ from the times of presentations.




 

Detailed Programme
 



 
  SUN 05.10.2025
18:30-21:30 Welcome Reception at the exhibition, Kap Europa, Level 4


 
  MON 06.10.2025
  Economic line Scientific line Sustainability line
  Plenary Breakout 1 Breakout 2
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Opening    
09:20-10:00 Keynote Sustainability
Climate path forging 2045fka GmbH
Alexander Busse
   
10:00-10:40 Coffee break / exhibition
  Material market developments Innovations in forging Sustainability in workforce organisation
10:40-11:20 Steel Markets
Saarstahl AG
Sebastian Börner
Simulation and experimental study of bimetal hollow composite shaft fabricated by cross wedge rolling
University of Science and Technology Beijing
Le Zhu

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TBD
11:20-12:00 Aluminium markets
Aluminium Deutschland
Marius Baader
Effect of initial state on microstructure uniformity of local loading Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yongshan Wan

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Green HRM - How to get green spirit in your organisation
Fraunhofer IAO
Josephine Hofmann
12:00-13:00 Lunch break / exhibition
  Energy market developments Digitalization and AI in forging I CO2-reduction in the forging supply chain I
13:00-13:40 China's Path to Technology Leadership in Green Electricity and Hydrogen and its Implications for Europe and the United StatesISI Fraunhofer
Viktor Paul Müller & Lin Zheng
 Digitalization and AI Empowerment in Forging Production LinesNewwish Technology Co.,Ltd.
Aileen Cai

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Utilising Titanium Swarf as Feedstock in the FAST-forge Process for Sustainable ManufacturingAFRC
Brad Wynne

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13:40-14:20 EU Energy marketsMichael Pollitt Advanced Microstructural Prediction for Multi-Step Forging based on AI modellingMICAS Simulations Ltd, Oxford, UK
Nikolay Biba

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Automation in Forging: Driving Resource Efficiency, Quality, and Productivity
LASCO Umformtechnik GmbH
Kai Krzyzanowski

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14:20-15:00 Coffee break  / exhibition
   Regional Reports Digitalization and AI in forging II Resource efficient forging
15:00-15:20 China
Zhang Jin
Automated Stage Sequence Planning
IPH - Institut für Integrierte Produktion Hannover gGmbH
Sascha Eckhardt

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Optimizing resource efficiency in forging: Application-specific drive concepts for screw presses
SMS Group
Lukas Heyer

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15:20-15:40 India
Yash Munot
15:40-16:00 JapanKunio Kakuta Monitoring of multi-stage cold forging processes using vibration sensors
Institute for Metal Forming Technology University of Stuttgart
Pabdo Tchasse

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Inductoforge® - Maximizing Billet Heating Efficiency
Inductoheat
Brian P. Lockitski

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16:00-16:20 North AmericaAngela Gibian
16:20-16:40 EuropeTobias Hain    
16:40-17:00 Closing  day 1    
17:00-18:30 Exhibition
18:30-21:30 International ForgeNet Dinner


 
  TUE 07.10.2025
  Economic line Scientific line Sustainability line
  Plenary Breakout 1 Breakout 2
  Customer (sustainability) requirements New materials in forging I CO2-reduction in the forging supply chain II
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 Robert Bosch GmbH
Gilles Bied-Charreton
Novel Bainitic Steel Grade Design and Its Closed-Die Forging as Front Axle Beam to Improve the Process Chain Focusing on Reduced CO2 Emissions and Sustainability
Parsan/Omtas
Gürbüz Güzey

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FRED - Carbon Footprint Calculator
FRED GmbH
Hans-Willi Raedt
09:40-10:20 ZF Group
Ralf Völkl & Ralf Hässig
Design and selection of suitable Fe-Mn-Al-C low-density forging steels for massive components
SIDENOR
Roberto Elvira

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10:20-11:00 Coffee break / exhibition
  Developments in forging markets New materials in forging II Digital sustainability solutions II
11:00:11:40 Automotive Market DevelopmentsSP Global
Ricardo Belli
Effect of Zr in  6110A forging stock
Hydro Aluminium AS / Raufoss Technology
Endre A. Hennum

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Digital Forging Automation Project Exhibition
Yangli
Wei Jin

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11:40-12:20 TBD Effect of Hot Deformation on Microstructure and Porosity of Additively Manufactured 7050 Al Alloy
 
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
Heng Su

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Integrated  Advanced Servo, Digitalization and AI Technologies for  Future-Ready Forging Production
Newwish Technology Co.,Ltd.
Aileen Cai

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12:20-13:20 Lunch break / exhibition
  Best Practice:
CO2-reduction in the forging supply chain I
Lubrication in Forging International  Sustainability standards and certification I
13:20-14:00 Richard Neumayer GmbH
Dirk Neumayer
High temperature hot forming
Northwestern Polytechnical University
Long Wang

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CSRD / CSDDD
VIA Consult
Dario Winterberg
14:00-14:40 Otto Fuchs KG
Jörg Ihne
Advanced Friction Modelling for Cold Forging: Comparison of Analytical and Neural Network-Based Friction Models
PtU - TU Darmstadt
Jonas Launhardt

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Automotive Network e.V.
Hanno Focken
14:40-15:20 Coffee break
  Best Practice:
CO2-reduction in the forging supply chain II
Digitalization and AI in forging III International Sustainability standards and certification II
15:20-16:00 Hirschvogel Group
Christian Hinsel

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Application of Data Mining for Digital Twin and AI-based Process Optimisation in Hot Forging
IFUM, Leibniz University Hanover
Julius Peddinghaus

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ISO 14067 / GHG / 14064-1
GreenDelta GmbH
Alexander Koch
16:00-16:40 TBD
16:40-17:00 Closing
17:00-18:30 Break / Transfer
18:30-22:30 Farewell Dinner

 

 



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