ICRF 2026 - 5th International Conference on INGOT CASTING, ROLLING & FORGING

Session

Opening session

13 Oct 2026, 09:00

Gardenia room (Hotel Caesius Thermae & Spa Resort)

Conveners

Opening session

• Alessandra Saleri (Forge Fedriga srl)
• Carlo Mapelli (Dipartimento di Meccanica - Politecnico di Milano)

61. Current Practices, Challenges and Industrial Perspectives in Modelling of Casting Processes

Michele De Santis (RINA Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA)

13/10/2026, 09:20

Oral Presentation

The deployment of numerical modelling in continuous casting (CC) is increasingly recognized as a strategic enabler for process control, quality improvement and operational efficiency. Nevertheless, its systematic adoption across steelmaking organizations remains limited by technical, organizational and cultural barriers. Within this context, the RFCS Accompanying Measure METACAST was launched...

68. Manufacturing and Remelting Technologies

Matteo Marten-Perolino (AIM)

13/10/2026, 09:50

Oral Presentation

Manufacturing and Remelting Technologies

It is proposed a depth exploration of manufacturing and remelting technologies, with a focus on processes related to Nickel base alloy ingots. The aim is to outlines the sequence of steps before the hot transformation of a Nickel base alloy ingot, including the selection of raw materials, melting in furnaces such as EAF (Electric Arc Furnace), AOD...

10. 'Update on Special Steels, Titanium and Powder Metallurgy’

Benedikt Blitz (SMR Premium GmbH)

13/10/2026, 10:20

Oral Presentation

The presentation will highlight the recent developments in the world of forged special steels and remelted steels as well as titanium products and provides an overview about supply and end-user demand / structures of these special products including summarizing the actual status of installations (forging presses and remelting units) on a global scale. The speech will also focus on future...