82nd HeatTreatmentCongress (HK)
The 82nd HeatTreatmentCongress (HärtereiKongress) AWT takes place together with the 31st IFHTSE-World Congress and the European Conference on Heat Treatment (ECHT) 2026 and 4th conference Steel Innovation.
HeatTreatmentCongress: The largest European congress on topics of heat treatment and materials technology, manufacturing and process engineering in 2026 is organized in cooperation with the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE) as well as the European heat treatment associations from France, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Benelux countries. Due to the expected number of lecture registrations, the congress event is planned as a three-day event. The language of the conference will be English.
Topics
HeatTreatmentCongress, IFHTSE-World Congress, ECHT 2026
- Heat treatment – processes, systems, media, safety
- Sustainability concepts for heat treatment plants and process chains
- Artificial intelligence, simulation and digitalization
- Production and processing of components in the process chain
- Properties of components in processing
- New material developments
- Material analysis and quality control
Steel Innovation
- Materials Engineering steel
- Digital steel technology
- High strength and wear-resistant steels
- Sustainable steel - recycling, re-use and re-manufacturing
- Corrosion-resistant steels
- Hydrogen embrittlement /steel development for the hydrogen economy
- Materials testing for steel
- Increasing the damage tolerance of steels
- New steel concepts for additive manufacturing
Schedule
Monday, 12 October 2026, 17.00 AWT membership meeting
Tuesday, 13 October 2026, 9.00 - 18.00 congress time, opening hours exhibition
Wednesday, 14 October 2026, 9.00 - 18.00 congress time, opening hours exhibition
Thursday, 15 October 2026, 9.00 - 16.00 congress time, opening hours exhibition
Tickets for the event will be available at the beginning of June 2026 at the ticketshop integrated in this website