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5th International Conference on INGOT CASTING, ROLLING & FORGING

13 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 · Verona

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5th International Conference on INGOT CASTING, ROLLING & FORGING

13 Oct – 15 Oct 2026 · Verona

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Day 1 · Tuesday 13 October Day 2 · Wednesday 14 October Day 3 · Thursday 15 October

08:502 parallel

Discrete Particle Modelling of Inclusion Transport and Localization in Bottom-Poured Ingots

08:50–09:10 · 20 min

AGArianna Gotti

Lilium+Iris room

Advanced Energy-Saving Technologies in Open Die Forging Presses: A Case Study on Press Upgrade

08:50–09:10 · 20 min

LBLuca Bertoldi

09:102 parallel

Optimization of Hot Rolling Processes Using Temperature-Dependent Ductile Damage Modelling

09:10–09:30 · 20 min

CTChaouki TAHRI

Lilium+Iris room

Next-Generation Metal Forming: Utilizing the PMSD as a Universal Drive for Hydraulic Presses

09:10–09:30 · 20 min

SPStefan Pahnke

09:302 parallel

Machine learning models to classify non-metallic inclusions in as-cast steel ingots

09:30–09:50 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

Development of Linear Elastic and Elastoplastic Finite Element Solvers for Forging Simulation

09:30–09:50 · 20 min

09:502 parallel

Intelligent Integration of Reheating Furnace Control and Hot Rolling Process to Reduce Energy Losses and Delays in Steel Bar Manufacturing

09:50–10:10 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

Three-Roll Skew Rolling of Titanium/Steel Bimetallic Composite Tubes: Simulation and Experiment

09:50–10:10 · 20 min

QDQingshan Ding

10:102 parallel

AI-Driven Surface Inspection Enabling Automated Grinding of Forged Ingots

10:10–10:30 · 20 min

HSHannu Suopajärvi

Lilium+Iris room

Efficient electrification of round steel bars heating during rolling process

10:10–10:30 · 20 min

PJPello Jimbert

10:30

Coffee break

11:002 parallel

A CAD/CAE Integrated Simulation Method for the Hydraulic System of Forging Presses Based on Model Parameter Mapping

11:00–11:20 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

Advanced Copper Solutions for Remelting Technologies

11:00–11:20 · 20 min

CDChristof Dratner

11:202 parallel

An ICME‑Enabled Digital Framework for Modeling of Microstructure Evolution during Industrial Steel Casting and Forging

11:20–11:40 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

PLASMA – Value add for metallurgical refining in VID-Processes

11:20–11:40 · 20 min

11:402 parallel

LEVERAGING DOWNSAMPLING AND EXPERT SYSTEMS FOR DATA-DRIVEN PROCESS OPTIMIZATION IN THE FORGING INDUSTRY

11:40–12:00 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

Effect of Cu addition on microstructure, mechanical properties, and Heat treatment response of in situ Al-15Mg2Si-4.5Si composite

11:40–12:00 · 20 min

MMMohammed Kedir Mustofa

12:002 parallel

Surrogate modeling of the cogging process in open die forging simulation

12:00–12:20 · 20 min

GHGustav Häggström

Lilium+Iris room

White Spot Origins, their Impact on Critical Components, and a Pathway for Prevention using VARmetric

12:00–12:20 · 20 min

ESEike Schmilinsky

12:202 parallel

Revitalizing Lifecycle Support for Heavy Forging Equipment – Modernization and Upgrade Strategies for Existing Manipulator Systems

12:20–12:40 · 20 min

Lilium+Iris room

Improving ingot casting technology

12:20–12:40 · 20 min

JCJohn Campbell

12:40

Lunch

14:002 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Heating Ingots with Oxyfuel and Hydrogen before Rolling and Forging

14:00–14:20 · 20 min

JVJoachim von Scheele

Research on Pulsed Current-assisted Rolling Forming and Microstructure–Properties of Pure Titanium Ultra-thin Strips

14:00–14:20 · 20 min

14:202 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Effects of Axial Feed Direction on Forged Shape in Mandrel-Less Incremental Forging of Circular Variable-Cross-Section Tube Ends

14:20–14:40 · 20 min

TMTakahiro Makiyama

Heat Transfer Study in Descaling and Roll Cooling on Blooming Line

14:20–14:40 · 20 min

MHMilan Hnizdil

14:402 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Industrial trials with renewable dimethyl ether as fuel in an ingot reheating furnace

14:40–15:00 · 20 min

GHGustav Häggström

Extending SBQ Rolling to Large Diameters: Stainless and Special Steels from 3.75 to 16 inches at FRISA Steel

14:40–15:00 · 20 min

AVAlberto Vazquez

15:002 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Optimizing Induction Heating for Steel Billets: A Multiphysics Approach to Electrification and Decarbonization

15:00–15:20 · 20 min

MGMatteo Gregori

Extension and Application of Hot Workability Prediction Model in Thermomechanical Processing

15:00–15:20 · 20 min

15:202 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Water Footprint Reduction in the Metallurgical Sector through Oily Emulsion Reuse and the WASM Method

15:20–15:40 · 20 min

AFAngelo Ferranti

Shear and dynamic effects on hot deformation of Fe-25Mn-5Al-0.7C lightweight steel

15:20–15:40 · 20 min

15:40

Coffee break

16:102 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

A Combined Physics-Based and Artificial Intelligence Through-Process Modelling of Steel Production Path

16:10–16:30 · 20 min

BŠBožidar Šarler

The Effect of the Slip Transition in the Rolling Deformation Zone on the Wear Behavior of Hot Rolling Work Rolls

16:10–16:30 · 20 min

16:302 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

A dynamic permeability model based on real-time local solidification time for macrosegregation modeling in alloy directional solidification

16:30–16:50 · 20 min

Two-Stage Descaling at PSM Plate Mill for High-Alloy Plates

16:30–16:50 · 20 min

CRChristian Redl

16:502 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

Digital Twin–Based Simulation Chain for Rail Manufacturing: Roll Pass Design, Head Hardening, and Straightening

16:50–17:10 · 20 min

Rapid Interface Strengthening of Cold-Rolled Bimetallic Composite Strips via Electric Pulse Treatment

16:50–17:10 · 20 min

17:102 parallel

Lilium+Iris room

ESR simulation: prediction of quality and grain size for nickel based ingot

17:10–17:30 · 20 min

CVCristian Viscardi

ECAI Omega: 2 machines in one!

17:10–17:30 · 20 min

CSClaudia Solari

17:30

Lilium+Iris room

Ingot uphill casting defect potential reasons and forecast by different approach and analysis.

17:30–17:50 · 20 min

FPFerruccio Pastorino

19:00

Conference dinner