Arbeitsgemeinschaft Internationaler Kalibreure und Walzwerksingenieure
Conference Program
93nd AIKW-Conference, Siegen / Germany
Hüttensaal in the Siegerlandhalle
Koblenzer Straße 151, 57072 Siegen
Wednesday, 24th September 2025
18.00 h
AIKW Board meeting at the Amedia Hotel Siegen
Thursday, 25th September 2025
07.30 h
Opening of the conference office and registration Hüttensaal in the Siegerlandhalle via the Leonhard-Gläser-Saal entrance
LECTURE COURSE
08.15 h
Welcoming address by the AIKW presidency to the participants
08.25 h
Roland Krengel
President of the AIKW
Looking back on 75 years of AEK / AIKW
President of the AIKW
Looking back on 75 years of AEK / AIKW
09.00 h
Matthias Schmidtchen, Anna Guk, Max Weiner, Christoph Renzing, Max Stirl, Richard Pfeifer,
Ulrich Prahl
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Metallformung / Germany
Andreas Gruhl, Darius Sosin, Ralf Ihle, Piero Fritella
Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH
Matteo Gili, RINA Consulting - CSM S.p.A.
Influence of electric-fossil combined heating on the total energy demand and the microstructure development in break down passes
TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Institut für Metallformung / Germany
Andreas Gruhl, Darius Sosin, Ralf Ihle, Piero Fritella
Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH
Matteo Gili, RINA Consulting - CSM S.p.A.
Influence of electric-fossil combined heating on the total energy demand and the microstructure development in break down passes
09.35 h
Coffee break
10.15 h
Michał Dziedzic, Stanisław Turczyn, Zbigniew Kuźmiński, Ryszard Okoń
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków / Poland
New roll pass design for heavy-gauge square bars rolling with narrowed dimension tolerances in the heavy mill
AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków / Poland
New roll pass design for heavy-gauge square bars rolling with narrowed dimension tolerances in the heavy mill
10.50 h
Michael Molter
Saarstahl AG, Völklingen / Germany
Gerald Rothenbucher
Plansee SE, Reutte / Austria
Design of asymmetrical solid cross-sections with "PyRoll" and use of a Jupyter notebook template for rolling mill process calculations
Saarstahl AG, Völklingen / Germany
Gerald Rothenbucher
Plansee SE, Reutte / Austria
Design of asymmetrical solid cross-sections with "PyRoll" and use of a Jupyter notebook template for rolling mill process calculations
11.25 h
Hans-Willi Raedt, Prosimalys GmbH / Germany
Vitaliy Belugin, QForm Group
A Full-Cycle Digital Twin of Rail Manufacturing: From Roll Pass Design to Differential Quenching and Straightening
Vitaliy Belugin, QForm Group
A Full-Cycle Digital Twin of Rail Manufacturing: From Roll Pass Design to Differential Quenching and Straightening
12.00 h
Lunch Buffet
in the Siegerlandhalle
in the Siegerlandhalle
13.15 h
Alberto Nardini, Rocco Dragonetti
POMINI Long Rolling Mills S.r.l. / Italy
Ahmed Khafagi
Qatar Steel Company Q.P.S.C. / Quatar
Revolutionizing Triple Slitting Technology for Rebar 16 mm in the rolling and groove process design: QATAR Steel & POMINI Long Rolling Mills technologies
POMINI Long Rolling Mills S.r.l. / Italy
Ahmed Khafagi
Qatar Steel Company Q.P.S.C. / Quatar
Revolutionizing Triple Slitting Technology for Rebar 16 mm in the rolling and groove process design: QATAR Steel & POMINI Long Rolling Mills technologies
13.50 h
Santino Keusemann
KOCKS Measure + Inspect GMBH & CO. KG / Germany
4D Eagle S: The Integration of Machine Learning for Enhanced Hot Surface Inspection and Quality Control of Long Products
KOCKS Measure + Inspect GMBH & CO. KG / Germany
4D Eagle S: The Integration of Machine Learning for Enhanced Hot Surface Inspection and Quality Control of Long Products
14.25 h
Anders Lugnet, Ludovic Gailleton
Ovako Sweden AB / Sweden
Joachim von Schéele
Linde plc Hydrogen Combustion / Germany
Using 100% Hydrogen on an Industrial Scale to Reheat Steel Before Rolling
Ovako Sweden AB / Sweden
Joachim von Schéele
Linde plc Hydrogen Combustion / Germany
Using 100% Hydrogen on an Industrial Scale to Reheat Steel Before Rolling
15.00 h
Coffee break
15.35 h
Thomas Möller
Introduction to the factory tour of the wire rod mill of DEW in Hagen
Introduction to the factory tour of the wire rod mill of DEW in Hagen
15.50 h
Steffen Abel
Introduction to the factory tour of the bar mill of DEW in Siegen Geisweid
Introduction to the factory tour of the bar mill of DEW in Siegen Geisweid
16.05 h
Petrico von Schweinichen
Introduction to the factory tour of the roll foundry Irle GmbH in Netphen
Introduction to the factory tour of the roll foundry Irle GmbH in Netphen
16.20 h
Karsten Weiß
Introduction to the factory tour of the SMS workshops in Hilchenbach
Introduction to the factory tour of the SMS workshops in Hilchenbach
16.35 h
Christian Trappmann
Introduction to the factory tour of the rolling mill for special sections at Mannstaedt Werke in Troisdorf
Introduction to the factory tour of the rolling mill for special sections at Mannstaedt Werke in Troisdorf
16.50 h
Information on the programme of the evening event and the factory tours
17.00 h
End of lecture course
EVENING PROGRAM
18.00 h
Departure of the coaches from the hotels to
Biggesee. The Biggetal dam is one of the largest dams in Germany with a water surface area of approx. 8.5 km².
18.30 h
Boarding of the ship “EMS Westfalen”
Dinner with cruise on the Biggesee
Dinner with cruise on the Biggesee
23.30 h
End of the evening program, return journey of the buses to the hotels
Friday, 26th September 2025
VISITING PROGRAM
For the factory tours only a limited number of places is available. The assignment of the factory tours is made according to the date of receipt of the conference registration. The factory tours can be made by bus only, private cars are not allowed. The buses for the factory tours start at the Siegerlandhalle with a stopover at the Hotel Concorde.
Please note: Bus A is already fully booked.
8.00 h - Departure Bus A, DEW Hagen
Wire rod mill, roll shop, finishing shop, possibly bright shop
Distance approx. 87 km, travel time approx.1 h 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 13.30 h)
Wire rod mill, roll shop, finishing shop, possibly bright shop
Distance approx. 87 km, travel time approx.1 h 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 13.30 h)
Please note: Bus B is already fully booked.
8.45 h - Departure Bus B, DEW Siegen-Geisweid
Bar mill, steel bar finishing lines, bright shop
Distance approx.10 km, travel time approx. 15 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 11.30 h)
Bar mill, steel bar finishing lines, bright shop
Distance approx.10 km, travel time approx. 15 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 11.30 h)
8.40 h - Departure Bus C, Irle Rolls
Netphen-Deuz Roll foundry
Distance approx. 13 km, travel time approx. 20 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 11.30 h)
Netphen-Deuz Roll foundry
Distance approx. 13 km, travel time approx. 20 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 11.30 h)
9.00 h - Departure Bus D, SMS group GmbH
Hilchenbach Workshops
Distance approx. 20 km, travel time approx. 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 12.00 h)
Hilchenbach Workshops
Distance approx. 20 km, travel time approx. 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 12.00 h)
Please note: Bus E is already fully booked.
8.10 h - Departure Bus E, Mannstaedt GmbH Troisdorf
Rolling mill for special sections
Distance approx.88 km, travel time approx. 1 h 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 13.30 h)
Rolling mill for special sections
Distance approx.88 km, travel time approx. 1 h 30 min
Return to the conference hotel (approx. 13.30 h)
Important Notes:
The participants of the conference are responsible for their own safety. The visited companies and the AIKW exclude any liability for accidents during the conference and the factory tours.
By registering for a factory tour, you authorise us to pass on your name and company affiliation to the company you are visiting. The companies reserve the right to exclude individual persons from the factory tour.
No claims against AIKW can be raised concerning the participation in factory tours and bus transportations.
Please take into consideration a sufficient time gap from the end of the factory tour to your flight departure, as there may be delays in the return journey on the roads.
The participants of the conference are responsible for their own safety. The visited companies and the AIKW exclude any liability for accidents during the conference and the factory tours.
By registering for a factory tour, you authorise us to pass on your name and company affiliation to the company you are visiting. The companies reserve the right to exclude individual persons from the factory tour.
No claims against AIKW can be raised concerning the participation in factory tours and bus transportations.
Please take into consideration a sufficient time gap from the end of the factory tour to your flight departure, as there may be delays in the return journey on the roads.