Name: ICRF 2026 - 5th International Conference on INGOT CASTING, ROLLING & FORGING
Start: 2026-10-13T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-15T13:00:00+02:00
Location: Hotel Caesius Terme & SPA Resort - Bardolino - Verona

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

from Tuesday, 13 October 2026 (08:00) to Thursday, 15 October 2026 (13:00)

Monday, 12 October 2026
Tuesday, 13 October 2026

08:10 Registration of attendees
Registration of attendees
08:10 - 08:50
08:50 Opening session
08:50 - 10:50
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

09:20 Current Practices, Challenges and Industrial Perspectives in Modelling of Casting Processes - Michele De Santis (RINA Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA)

09:50 Manufacturing and Remelting Technologies - Matteo Marten-Perolino (AIM)

10:20 Update on Special Steels, Titanium and Powder Metallurgy - Benedikt Blitz (SMR Premium GmbH)
10:50 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:50 - 11:20
Room: Exhibition area
11:20 Numerical Simulation, AI & Digital Innovation I
11:20 - 13:00
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

11:20 Experimental determination of partition coefficients considering peritectic reactions and application to macro-segregation simulation in a large steel ingot - Shintaro Yano (Material technology laboratory, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.)

11:40 Minimization of mould flux entrapment during ingot casting through CFD modelling - Yu-Chiao Lu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

12:00 Transition to synthetic casting fluxes in ingot casting area, Acciaierie Bertoli Safau case study: analysis of process variables and qualitative impact following the fly ash supply crisis. - Sara Busolini (Acciaierie Bertoli Safau)

12:20 Characterization of mould flux-originated non-metallic inclusions in ingot casting - Qingxin Xu (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

12:40 Modelling of powder melting and slag infiltration for ingot casting - Noura BELAICHA (MinesParis - PSL - CEMEF)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Benacus restaurant - 1st floor
14:00 Ingot casting and remelting I
14:00 - 15:20
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

14:00 Features of the solidification of large ESR hollow ingots - Lev Medovar (CFHI, ELMET--ROLL)

14:20 Improving Ingot Quality Through Controlled Melt Flow: Industrial Application of Rotating Casting Mold (RCM) Technology - Thomas Holzgruber

14:40 Closing the quality Chain: Refractories and their Influence on Ingot Steel Quality - Viktor Schönhof (Steuler)

15:00 Substitution of a high-carbon fly ash in casting powders for ingot casting: why equal total carbon does not give equal performance - Falk Snatkin (Deutsch)
Rolling, Forging & Hot Deformation I
14:00 - 15:20
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

14:00 Latest developments in abrasive cutting and grinding of large-scale forgings - Norbert ASAMER (BRAUN Maschinenfabrik GmbH)

14:20 Weldability Investigation of Industrial Heavy Plate Steels for Pressure Vessels Designed for Mobile CO₂ Storage Applications - Andrei Filatov (NLMK DanSteel)

14:40 Latest developments in radial forging technology for titanium and nickel alloys - Martin Wolfgarten (SMS group GmbH)

15:00 Controlling A‑Segregation in a 100‑Ton Hollow Steel Ingot via Liquid Nitrogen‑Air Core Cooling - Paixian Fu (Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
15:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:20 - 15:50
Room: Exhibtion area
15:50 Numerical Simulation, AI & Digital Innovation II
15:50 - 17:50
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

15:50 Numerical simulation of carbon macrosegregation in large steel ingots - Anna Mantelli (University of Brescia)

16:10 Physics-based modelling as an enabler for driven crack prevention in steel casting - Michele De Santis (Rina Consulting - Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA)

16:30 Using AI models to mould design, predict segregation, porosity and CET zone in steel ingots - Ovidiu Bogdan

16:50 Development of Industrial Processing Models for Prediction of Micro-segregation in Advanced Fusion Steels - Mikhail Trull (Sheffield Forgemasters)

17:10 Modeling Remelting and Solidification: An OpenFOAM-based Approach for ESR and VAR Processes - Luca Premoli (GIVA spa)

17:30 Hybrid generative-neurosymbolic AI for explainable quality certification in industrial forging: bridging the gap between language understanding and formal standards verification - Giacomo Bottoli
Rolling, Forging & Hot Deformation II
15:50 - 16:30
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

15:50 Hot workability of Ni-Fe high-temperature alloy. - Edgar Ivan Saldana-Garza (FRISA)

16:10 Role of Manganese and Sulphur Segregation in Hydrogen-Assisted Cracking and MnS Formation in Large Forged Steel Ingots - Carlo Mapelli (Dipartimento di Meccanica - Politecnico di Milano)
17:50 Poster session
17:50 - 18:20
Room: Exhibition area
Contributions

17:50 AI-Powered decision support system for early defect prediction in cast-iron products - Valentina Colla (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)

17:52 Data-Driven Regression Modeling for Energy Efficiency Optimization in Industrial Induction Heating Processes - Roberto Fernandez Martinez (University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU))

17:54 Improvement of product quality and production efficiency through a section straightening system - DİDEM KILIÇ OĞUROL (KARDEMİR ÇELİK SANAYİ AŞ.) CEYHUN KOZAK (KARDEMİR ÇELİK SANAYİ AŞ.)

17:56 Intelligent surrogate model for the calibration of Hansel-Spittel flow stress model - Thanh Chung Nguyen (Framatome)
Welcome aperitif
Welcome aperitif
17:50 - 18:20
Room: Exhibition area
Wednesday, 14 October 2026
09:00 Numerical Simulation, AI & Digital Innovation III
09:00 - 10:20
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

09:00 Discrete Particle Modelling of Inclusion Transport and Localization in Bottom-Poured Ingots - Arianna Gotti (Trasnvalor SA)

09:20 Optimization of Hot Rolling Processes Using Temperature-Dependent Ductile Damage Modelling - Chaouki TAHRI (ArcelorMittal)

09:40 AI-Driven Surface Inspection Enabling Automated Grinding of Forged Ingots - Hannu Suopajärvi (Sapotech Oy)

10:00 ESR simulation: prediction of quality and grain size for nickel based ingot - Cristian Viscardi (ECOTRE Valente srl)
Rolling, Forging & Hot Deformation III
09:00 - 10:20
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

09:00 Next-Generation Metal Forming: Utilizing the PMSD as a Universal Drive for Hydraulic Presses - Stefan Pahnke (Pahnke Systems)

09:20 Development of Linear Elastic and Elastoplastic Finite Element Solvers for Forging Simulation - Qi Liu (College of Mechanical Engineering. Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

09:40 Experimental and finite element investigation of three-roll skew rolling of titanium/steel bimetallic composite tubes - Qingshan Ding (College of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

10:00 Efficient electrification of round steel bars heating during rolling process - Pello Jimbert (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)
10:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:20 - 10:50
10:50 Ingot casting and remelting II
10:50 - 12:30
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

10:50 Advanced Copper Solutions for Remelting Technologies - Christof Dratner (Dipl.-Ing., Dipl.-Wirt. Ing.)

11:10 PLASMA – Value add for metallurgical refining in VID-Processes - Henrik Franz

11:30 White Spot Origins, their Impact on Critical Components, and a Pathway for Prevention using VARmetric - Eike Schmilinsky

11:50 Effect of Cu addition on microstructure, mechanical properties, and Heat treatment response of in situ Al-15Mg2Si-4.5Si composite - Mohammed Kedir Mustofa (Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Karnataka, India-560012)

12:10 Improved ingot casting technology - John Campbell (University of Birmingham, UK)
Numerical Simulation, AI & Digital Innovation IV
10:50 - 12:30
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

10:50 A CAD/CAE integrated simulation method for forging press hydraulic system based on model parameter mapping - Zhiqiang He (Yanshan University)

11:10 An ICME‑Enabled Digital Framework for Modeling of Microstructure Evolution during Industrial Steel Casting and Forging - Chunhui Luo (Swerim AB)

11:30 Leveraging downsampling and expert systems for data-driven process optimization in the forging industry - Georg Maier (voestalpine Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co KG)

11:50 Surrogate modelling of open-die forging - Nima Safaee (Swerim AB, Luleå University of Technology)

12:10 Revitalizing Lifecycle Support for Heavy Forging Equipment – Modernization and Upgrade Strategies for Existing Manipulator Systems - Jörg Blum (DANGO & DIENENTHAL Maschinenbau GmbH)
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:50
13:50 Environment, Emissions & New Technologies
13:50 - 15:30
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

13:50 Effects of Axial Feed Direction on Forged Shape in Mandrel-Less Incremental Forging of Circular Variable-Cross-Section Tube Ends - Takahiro Makiyama (Institute of Technologists)

14:10 Industrial trials with renewable dimethyl ether as fuel in an ingot reheating furnace - Gustav Häggström (Swerim AB)

14:30 Optimizing Induction Heating for Steel Billets: A Multiphysics Approach to Electrification and Decarbonization - Matteo Gregori (RINA Consulting – CSM S.p.a.)

14:50 WASM method for water footprint reduction in the metallurgical sector - Angelo Ferranti (Contec Industry)

15:10 Heating Ingots with Oxyfuel and Hydrogen before Rolling and Forging - Joachim von Scheele (Linde GmbH)
Rolling, Forging & Hot Deformation IV
13:50 - 15:30
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

13:50 Research on Pulsed Current-assisted Rolling Forming and Microstructure–Properties of Pure Titanium Ultra-thin Strips - Shufeng Wei (College of Mechanical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, China)

14:10 Heat Transfer Study in Descaling and Roll Cooling on Blooming Line - Milan Hnizdil (Brno University of Technology, Heat transfer and fluid flow laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering)

14:30 Extending SBQ Rolling to Large Diameters: Stainless and Special Steels from 3.75 to 16 inches at FRISA Steel - Alberto Vazquez

14:50 Extension and Application of Hot Workability Prediction Model in Thermomechanical Processing - SHUO GUO (Policlinico di Milano)

15:10 Shear and dynamic effects on hot deformation of Fe-25Mn-5Al-0.7C lightweight steel - Ruowei Li (Politecnico di Milano)
15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 Numerical Simulation, AI & Digital Innovation V
16:00 - 17:20
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

16:00 A Combined Physics-Based and Artificial Intelligence Through-Process Modelling of Steel Production Path - Božidar Šarler (University of Ljubljana and Institute of Metals and Technology)

16:20 Digital Twin–Based Simulation Chain for Rail Manufacturing: Roll Pass Design, Head Hardening, and Straightening - Vitalii Kharseev (Micas Simulations Limited)

16:40 A dynamic permeability model based on real-time local solidification time for macrosegregation modeling in alloy directional solidification - Haoran Xu (Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)

17:00 Ingot uphill casting defect potential reasons and forecast by different approach and analysis. - Ferruccio Pastorino
Rolling, Forging & Hot Deformation V
16:00 - 17:20
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

16:00 Wear damage evolution of a hot rolling work roll under frictional shear conditions associated with slip transition - Sunrui Tao

16:20 Two-Stage Descaling at PSM Plate Mill for High-Alloy Plates - Alberto Bianco (Inteco rolling mill technolgies SRL)

16:40 Advanced Energy-Saving Technologies in Open Die Forging Presses: A Case Study on Press Upgrade - Daniele Vecchiato (Vecchiato Officine Meccaniche)

17:00 Omega: 2 machines in one! - Claudia Solari (AIM)
19:00 Conference dinner
Conference dinner
19:00 - 22:30
Thursday, 15 October 2026
08:40 Hot rolling I
08:40 - 10:00
Room: Lilium+Iris room
Contributions

08:40 Billet Welding Machine – Latest development description and real application results - Alberto Nardini (POMINI Long Rolling Mills)

09:00 Danieli’s QSP-DUE®: Unlimited freedom for green HRC production - Andrea Canal (Danieli & C. Officine Meccaniche SpA)

09:20 Concept to Operation: Digital Twin Integration and FEM Simulation in Horizon - Alberto Nardini (POMINI Long Rolling Mills)

09:40 Investigation on the crack resistance and strength–ductility synergy of Ta-12W alloy via corrugated–flat warm rolling - Peng Li (Taiyuan University of Technology)
Ingot casting and remelting III
08:40 - 10:00
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

08:40 Stainless steel and special alloys ingots. Which casting powder? - Marco Alloni (Prosimet S.p.A.)

09:00 Electroslag remelting: an additive approach to large compositionally homogeneous and composite components manufacturing - Ganna Stovpchenko (CFHI, UDUNT)

09:20 Vacuum Ingot Casting in the Modern Era: Plant Concepts, Process Optimization, and Performance - Alexander Weigl (Inteco melting and casting technologies GmbH)

09:40 Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Novel Al–Cenosphere–MWCNT Composite Foams under Varying Strain Rate - Ravi Kumar (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India-560012)
10:00 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Heat Treatment
10:30 - 11:50
Room: Gardenia room
Contributions

10:30 Effect of heat treatments on a "lean" chemical steel composition for cylinders - Andrea Di Schino (Dipartimento di Ingegneria, Università di Perugia, Via G. Duranti 93, 06125 Perugia, Italy)

10:50 Heat treatment qualification of forged and ring-rolled Ti-6Al-4V components for particle accelerator applications - Mattia Gianola

11:10 Metallurgical Design of Forged Pipes and Connecting Parts - Ettore Anelli (Franchini Acciai SpA)

11:30 The industrial implementation of a burner capable to operate in preheated air-fuel mode, oxy-fuel mode or preheated air-oxy-fuel mode - Antonio Di Mauro (Nippon Sanso Industrial)
Hot Rolling II
10:30 - 11:10
Contributions

10:30 Intelligent heat treatment in line applications for hot rolling process - Alberto Nardini (POMINI Long Rolling Mills)

10:50 Thickness-Dependent Annealing Response and Microstructure–Property Evolution of 4J36 Invar Alloy during Ultrathin Processing - Yuchen Wang (College of Mechanical Engineering. Taiyuan University of Technology. Taiyuan 030024, China)
11:50 Closing remarks

11:50 - 12:00
Room: Gardenia room