IFM2008 Preliminary Program [DOWNLOAD PDF]

Monday 3 November 2008

14:00 - 19:00 Registration

18:00 - 19:00 PowerPoint files control

19:30 – 21:00 Welcome Cocktail
Exhibition and Conference Hall

Tuesday 4 November 2008

7:30 - 8:00 Registration

8:00 Welcome to IFM 2008
Juan Blanco; Chairman of the Congress.

 

Session 1: Market & Industry Overview

8:05 Germany-Austria
Prof.Dr.Ing G. Hirt (Ibf RWTH Aachen)
Dipl.Ing. Ralf Rech (Buderus)

8:20 Japan
Mr. Hisashi Yamana (Kobe Steel)

8:35 UK
Dr. Graham Honeyman (Sheffield Forgemasters)

8:50 North America
Mr. Kevin Handerhan (Elwood Engineered Castings)

9:05 France
Mr. Phillippe Tollini (Creusot Forge)

9:20 South Korea
Mr. Jeong Tae Kim (Doosan Heavy Industries Co.)

9:35 Italy
Mr. Giuseppe Abba (Ire. Omba)

9:50 China
Mr. Zhang Jin (Chinaforge)

10:05 Eastern Europe
Mr. Michael V. Alexandrov (OMZ)

10:20 Coffee Break

Session 2: Steelmaking & Refining

10:35 Study of Influence of Combined EMS And Argon Stirring on Inclusion Removal Kinetics. Application to Forging Steel Refining Treatments.
M. Paura, M. DeSantis (Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA, Roma, Italy)
R.Palomba, L.Sartini, (Thyssen Krupp Acciai Speciali Terni, Italy)

10:50 Advanced Ladle to Ladle Stream Degassing Method in JCFC
Yasuji Toyooka, Hiroshi Yamada, Haruhiko Naruse, Tomohiro Muraoka (Japan Casting & Forging Corporation (JCFC) Kitakyushu-city, Japan)

11:05 Dehydrogenation in large ingot casting Process.
Takashi Ubukata, Tadashi Suzuki, Sou Ueda and Takashi Shibata (The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran Plant, Hokkaido, Japan)

11:20 Production aspects and the material evaluation of the forged nuclear transport container VTUK from 170 tons bottom poured ingot
Martin Novak, Zdenek Gorcik (Pilsen Steel s.r.o., Plzen, Czech Republic)

11:35 Question Round

11:55 Quality of the work roll by new ESR
Atsushi Tomioka, Michio Nishihara, Hiroki Nakashima, Takahiro Nakada (Steel Casting and Forging Division, Kobe Steel, Ltd, Takasago, Hyogo, Japan)

12:10 New Method of Low Segregation ESR Forging Ingots Production (Computer Simulation of the ESR Ingot Enlargement)
L. Medovar, V. Mahnenko, V. Saenko e.a (E.O. Paton Welding Institrute, Kyiv, Ukraine)

12:25 Optimized Control of Slag Chemistry for the Electroslag Remelting of Large Size Ingots
Martina Maurischat (Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede, Völklingen, Germany)
Bernd Friedrich, Jan Reitz (IME Process Metallurgy and Metals Recycling, RWTH-Aachen (Aachen, Germany)

12:40 Question Round

12:55 The Metallurgy of Large Forging Ingot Molds
Walt Wan, Jack Staiger (Ellwood Engineered Castings, Hubbard, USA)
John Paules, Kevin Handerhan (Ellwood Group, Inc., Ellwood City, USA)

13:10 Lunch

14:15 Designing & Developing the Largest Ingot Ever Made at Sheffield Forgemasters.
Mark Tomlinson (Sheffield Forgemasters Steel Ltd., Sheffield, UK)
Jesus Talamantes-Silva (Vulcan SFM Ltd, Sheffield, UK)

14:30 Solidification Modelling for the Manufacture of Forging Ingots
K Kajikawa (Research Dept, Japan Steel Works, Muroran, Japan)
Prof. A. Mitchell (Dept of Materials Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC Canada)

14:45 Solidification analysis of Mod. 9Cr-1Mo steel
Yuichi Yamamoto, Hiromitsu Muto, Yoshitsugu Akimoto, Shoitsu Seo (Pacific Steel Mfg. Co., Ltd. Toyama Works, Japan)

15:00 Question Round

15:20 Coffee Break

Session 3: Metal Forming: Facilities Equipment

15:35 Furnace Technology in the Forging and Heat Treatment Shop
E. Tschapowetz (MAERZ-Gautschi Industrieofenanlagen GmbH, Düsseldorf, Germany)
Dipl.-Ing. N. Müller, R. Raisch, Ralf Rech (Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany)

15:50 Optimizing of Layout and Lifetime of the New Saarschmiede 40MN Open Die Forging Press
Dieter Bokelmann (Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede, Völklingen, Germany)
Luca Ambrosoni, Roberto Bonora, (Danieli & C. Breda Danieli Division, Cinisello Balsamo, Italy)
Christina Berger, Brita Pyttel, Ullrich Wuttke (Institut für Werkstoffkunde und Staatliche Materialprüfanstalt, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany)

16:05 Revamping of 70 MN Forging Press at Sidenor
Francisco Ramírez (Sidenor, Reinosa, Spain)

16:20 Modernization of the Strongest Press in Japan. More Efficient Operation with a Modern Forging Manipulator
Etsuo Murai, Toshifumi Nakajima, Hidenao Kudo (Japan Steel Works, Muroran, Japan)
Kazuo Sano (NKS – Japan Steel Works)
Rainer Dango, Burkhard Mende, Stefan Krusch, Michael Orthey (Dango & Dienenthal, Siegen, Germany)
Mr. Satoshi Kikuchi (Dango & Dienenthal, Japan)

16:35 Question Round

16:55 The new Open Die Forge Shop of ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH, Germany
Hans-Peter Jaeger, Dr. Franz-Josef Wahlers (ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH, Unna Germany)
Christian Dettmer (Unna Mill Unna Germany)

17:10 Possibilities of New Products after Installation of 70MN Press
Kazunori Takada, Kenji Nakamura (Daido Steel Co., Ltd. Shibukawa Plant, Japan)

17:25 The Design of a 165 MN Open Die Forging Press
Michael Pahnke (Wepuko Hydraulik, Metzingen, Germany)
Wang ChunMing, Liu DaHua (CITIOC Heavy Machine Corporation, LuoYang, China)

17:40 Question Round

17:55 Close of Day 1 Technical Sessions

17:55 - 19:00 PowerPoint files control

20:00 City Council Reception
The Magdalena Palace

WEDNESDAY 5 November 2008

Session 3: Metal Forming: Facilities Equipment (Cont.)

8:00 Introduction of the ERP-System “INFOR” for Production Control at Saarschmiede
Knut Escher (Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede, Völklingen, Germany)
Jörg Nold (Infor Global Solutions GmbH, Friedrichstal, Germany)

8:15 Experience from the Capturing, Analyzing, and Presenting of the Heating and Forging Processes at Scana Steel Björneborg AB
Jan Sarnet, KTH (Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden)
Erik Wedin (Uppsala, Sweden)
Joachim Furuberg (Scana Steel Björneborg AB, Björneborg, Sweden)

8:30 New development trend of the contemporary open die forging (high-speed forging) equipment and technology
Guo Yu Xi (Taiyuan Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Technology Center, TaiYuan, China)

8:45 Radial Forging Systems – Upgrading concepts and new developments
Rupert Wieser (GFM GmbH, Steyr-Austria,)

9:00 Question Round

Session 4: Forging Technologies

9:20 The Art of Forging and the Forging of Art
Eduardo Chillida (died sculptor)
Blas Ruiz, Ignacio Arroyo, Javier Tezanos (Sidenor, Reinosa, Spain)

9:35 Changes in Carbon Content of the Japanese Sword Materials under Traditional Forging Process
Naohiko Sasaki, Tanetada Horii (Zuisen Japanese Sword Smithy, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran, Japan)
Tadashi Momono (Muroran Institute of Technology, Muroran, Japan)

9:50 Coffee Break

10:05 Forging Process Design for the Large Forgings by Finite Element Method
Dong-Kwon Kim, Young-Deak Kim, Do-Jin Cha, Dong-Young Kim, Jeong-Tae Kim (Materials Evaluation & Development Team Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industries Co. Korea)

10:20 Design of Die Forging Method Using Floating Die for Thrust Shaft of Main Marine Engine
Il-Keun Kwon, In-Ho Kim, Min-Cheol Song (Materials Research Department, Hyundai Industrial Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Dong-Gu, Ulsan, South Korea)
Yeon-Gu Park, Hyo-Jun Park (Production Engineering Department, Engine & Machinery Division, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Dong-Gu, Ulsan, South Korea)

10:35 Question Round

10:55 The Innovative Open-Die Forging Processes Based on the Use of Macroshear Strains
Prof. V.Tiurin (The Moscow State University of Steel and Alloys, Moscow, Russia)

11:10 Optimization of Forging Process of Profiled Discs for Low-Pressure-Turbine-Rotors by FEM-Simulation
Gerd Weides, Nikolaus Blaes, Dieter Bokelmann, Markus Hümbert, Jörg Poppenhäger, Volker Schneider, (Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede, Völklingen, Germany)
Martin Franzke, Gerhard Hirt, Oliver Hofmann (RWTH Aachen, Institute of Metal Forming, Aachen, Germany)

11:25 How to Eliminate Cracks Inside of Heavy Plate Forgings
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jingtao HAN (School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, P.R.China)

11:40 To Eliminate Cracks on Heavy Forging Shafts
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jingtao HAN (School of Material Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, P.R.China)

11:55 Question Round

12:15 Void-Closure Equation on the Cogging Process for the Large Forged Products
Min-Churl Song, Il-Keun Kwon, Tae-Young Heo (Materials Research Department, Hyundai Industrial Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Dong-Gu, Ulsan, South Korea)
Byung-Hwa Kim (Production Engineering Department, Engine & Machinery Division, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., Dong-Gu, Ulsan, South Korea)

12:30 Computer control of 400kJ counter-blow hammer for productivity increase
Yusuke Momota, Shigeomi Araki, Shinya Ishigai (Titanium Division, Iron and Steel Sector, Kobe Steel, Ltd, Takasago-city, Japan)
Shunjiro Takeuchi, Tomofumi Morikawa (Steel Casting & Forging Division, Iron and Steel Sector, Kobe Steel, Ltd, Takasago-city, Japan)

12:45 FEM Simulation of the New Radial Forging Device Process at Sidenor
J. R. González, P. F. David, J. M. Llanos
(Sidenor R&D, Reinosa, Spain)

13:00 Question Round

13:15 Lunch

14:20 Axial flexible profile ring rolling
D. Michl, G. Hirt (Institute of Metal Forming, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany)

14:35 Application of Powder Metallurgical Coatings on Ring Shaped Parts
H. Meier, R. Hammelmann (Chair of Production Systems, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)
W. Theisen(2); H. Moll (Chair of Materials Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany)

14:50 New Forging Concepts Applied to Disks and Wheels
J. F Puigjaner (Industrias Puigjaner S.A., DENN Barcelona, Spain)
M. Santos, I. Montoya, B. González (LABEIN Tecnalia Parque Tecnológico de Bizkaia, Derio, Spain)

15:05 Question Round

15:20 Coffee Break

Session 5: Heat Treatment

15:35 Application of Polymer Quenching for Large Forgings
Osamu Ishiyama, Hisao Fujita, Osamu Matsumoto, Isao Takahashi (Steel Casting & Forging Division, KOBE STEEL Ltd., Takasago-city, Japan)

Session 6: Power Generation

15:50 Special Requirements in Forgings for Power Generating Industry and its Quality Control
T.Venkataramana, A.K.Sharma (Larsen & Toubro, Surat, India)

16:05 The Application of the Forging-Boring Process in Producing Large Diameter and Heavy Section Seamless Steel Tube
Hu Yong Ping, Lei Yaomin,Zhou Zhongcheng (Inner Mongolia North Heavy Industries Group Co., Ltd., Baotou, P.R.China)

16:20 Question Round

16:35 Production of Large Diameter 12%Cr- 5%Ni Rotor Forging for Geothermal Power Plant
Yasushi Wakeshima, Hiroki Shibahara, Yoshihiro Okamura (Japan Casting and Forging Corporation, Kitakyushu, Japan)
Shojiro Saito, Takao Takahashi, Masatomo Kamada, Makoto Yamaguchi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Nagasaki, Japan)

16:50 The European Cost536 Project for the Development of New High Temperature Rotor Materials
T.-U. Kern (Siemens Power Generation, Muelheim/R, Germany)
M. Staubli (Alstom Power, Baden, Switzerland)
B. Donth (Saarschmiede, Voelklingen, Germany)
G. Zeiler 4(Boehler Schmiedetechnik, Kapfenberg, Austria)
A. DiGianfrancesco (CSM, Roma, Italy)

17:05 Manufacturing of COST FB2 Trial Rotor Forgings
Keita Kawano, Yasushi Wakeshima, Takayuki Miyata, Yoshihiro Okamura (Japan Casting & Forging Corporation
Kitakyushu, Japan)

17:20 Creep Behaviour and Microstructural Analysis of FB2 Trial Rotor
A. Di Gianfrancesco, L. Cipolla, D. Venditti (Centro Sviluppo Materiali, Roma, Italy)
S.Neri, M. Calderini (Società delle Fucine, Terni, Italy)
S. Concari (CESI Ricerche, Piacenza, Italy)

17:35 Question Round

17:55 - 19:00 PowerPoint files control

21:00 Conference Dinner
Santemar Hotel

THURSDAY 6 November 2008

Session 6: Power Generation (Cont.)

8:00 Manufacturing of Advanced 9~12% Cr Rotor Forgings for USC Power Plant
Sung Tae Kang, Dong Soo Kim, Min Soo Kim, Jeong Tae Kim (Materials Evaluation & Development Team Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industies Co. Korea)

8:15 Precipitation and Growth Behaviour of M23C6 Carbide and Z-Phase in High Chromium Heat Resistant Ferritic Steels
Yoshinori Murata, Kohji Yamashita, Masahiko Morinaga (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Japan)
Toru Hara (National Institute of Materials, Tsukuba, Japan)
Kazuhiro Miki, Tsukasa Azuma (Muroran Research Laboratory, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran, Japan)
Toru Ishiguro (Muroran Plant, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Muroran, Japan)
Ryokichi Hashizume (Power Engineering R&D Center, The Kansai Electric Power CO., INC., Amagasaki, Japan

Effect of Cr on Change of Carbonitrides during Aging in High Cr Heat Resistant Steels
Kazuhiro Miki, Tsukasa Azuma (Muroran Research Laboratory, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Hokkaido, Japan)
Toru Ishiguro (Muroran Plant, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Hokkaido, Japan)
Ryokichi Hashizume (Power Engineering R&D Center, The Kansai Electric Power CO., INC., Hyogo, Japan)
Yoshinori Murata, Masahiko Morinaga (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Aichi , Japan)

8:45 Question Round

9:00 Innovation of Manufacturing Process on Integral Closure Head Forging for PWR Reactor Vessel
Katsuhiko Tokuno, Yoshihiko Funakoshi, Takumi Oshikawa (Forging engineering section, Japan Casting and Forging Corporation, Kitakyushu-city, Japan)
Tohru Kuwaki, Naohiro Mizuno, Takashi Tomomatsu (Forging Shop, Japan Casting and Forging Corporation, Kitakyushu-city, Japan)

9:15 Manufacturing of Nozzle Shell with Integral Flange for Nuclear
Wang Bao-zhong, Qu Zai-wen (Hydraulic Press Workshop, CFHI Heilongjiang Casting & Forging Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Heilongjiang, P.R. of China)
Jiang Ping, Liu Kai-quan (Tianjin Heavy Industries Research & Development Co. Ltd., Heilongjiang, P.R. of China)

9:30 Development of Forged Main Coolant Piping for EPR Nuclear Power Plant
Philippe Tollini (Creusot Forge, France)

10:00 Question Round

10:15 Coffee Break

Session 7: Properties & Quality Control

10:30 Multi-Probe Automatic NDT-System for UT Inspection of Forgings
Un Hak Seong, Joon Soo Park (Materials Evaluation & Development Team Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industies Co. Korea)
Sung Woo Ryu (Non-Destructive Testing Department, Doosan Heavy Industies Co. Korea)

10:45 Development of Automated UT System for Rotor Forging
Katsuyuki Koga, Tishiyuki Michikata (Japan Casting & Forging Corporation, Kitakyushu, Japan)
Kazumitsu Kawata, Mitsuo Sueyoshi (Krautkramer Japan Co., Ltd., Sumida Higashiosaka, Japan)
Frank Gatazka, Robert V. Falsetti (GE Energy, Schenectady, USA)

11:00 Higher Reliability of Automated UT Inspection for Big Forged Rotor Shafts
Junitchi Taira, Hiroki Nimura, Ryoji Habadera, Hideaki Narigasawa, Nobuyuki Hoshi (Muroran Plant, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. Muroran, Japan)
Klaus Leupoldt (CEGELEC Anlagen-und Automatisierungtechnik GmbH&Co. KG, Nuremberg, Germany)

11:15 Installation of New Ultrasonic Facilities for Increasing Automated Inspection Capacity
Jürgen Meiser, Nikolaus Blaes, Dieter Bokelmann (Saarschmiede GmbH Freiformschmiede, Völklingen, Germany)

11:30 Question Round

11:50 Development of a new laser system used during shell forging
Philippe Tollini, Daniel Jobard (Creusot Forge, France)

12:05 Dimensional Measurement System on Large Open Die Forgings
Franco Carpanese (Tecnogamma SPA, Treviso, Italy)

12:20 Online Analysis of Grain Size Evolution for Open Die Forging Processes
R. Rech (Edelstahlwerke Buderus AG, Wetzlar, Germany)
K. Steingießer (SMS Meer GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany)
M. Franzke, X. Li, V. Schneider, D. Recker (RWTH Aachen, IBF - Institute of Metal Forming, Germany)

12:35 Question Round

12:50 Tailored Forgings to Fulfil High Performance Requirements in the Mechanical Engineering Industry
Uwe Bartzsch, Stefan Luthardt, Dr. Frank Hippenstiel (Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany)

13:05 Recent Developments in Gear Steels for Use in Power Generation Plants
Dr. Frank Hippenstiel, Karl-Peter Johann (Buderus Edelstahl GmbH, Wetzlar, Germany)

13:20 Lunch

14:25 Extra-Clean Steels with High Fatigue Strength for Solid-Type Crankshafts
Nobuyuki Fujitsuna, Motohiro Nagao, Tetsushi Deura, Eiji Otsuki, Hideaki Nagasaka (Steel Casting and Forging Division, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Takasago, Japan)

14:40 The Manufacture and Properties of Large Crankshafts Produced with Open Die Forging Practices
John R. Paules (Ellwood Materials Technologies, Ellwood City, USA)
William P. Edwards, W. Clay Beringer (Ellwood City Forge Company, Ellwood City, USA)
Daniel R. Yemma (Ellwood Crankshaft and Machine Company, Hermitage, USA) Michael A. Kamnikar (Ellwood Group, Inc., Ellwood City, USA)

14:55 Question Round

15:15 Development of the Prediction Technology for the Free From Quenching Crack
Michiaki Fukuya (Research and Development Dept., Japan Casting and Forging Corporation, Kitakyushu-city, Japan)
Toshio Terasaki, Hiroyuki Imamura, Atsushi Fujita (Department of material Science, Kyushu Institute of Technology)

15:30 Residual Stress State Assessment on Forged Rotors By Means of Finite Element Modelling
T. Coppola, M. Paura (Centro Sviluppo Materiali SpA, Roma, Italy)
S.Neri(b) (Società delle Fucine, Terni, Italy)

15:45 Coffee Break

16:00 Causes of Forged Roll Troubles Occurred during Cold Rolling
S.J. Cho, J.C. Weon, W.D. Lee, J.H. Yun
(Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., Gyeongnam, Korea)

16:15 Proper Application of Forged Rolls for Cold Rolling Mill
J.H. Yun, J.C. Weon, Y.C. Park, W.D. Lee (Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., Gyeongnam, Korea)

16:30 Question Round

16:50 Forgings in the Manufacturing of Nuclear Components
P. Veron, M. González San José, P. Somarriba, I. Llata (Equipos Nucleares SA., Maliaño, Spain)

17:05 Fracture Mechanics Characterization of Forged Back Up and Hot Work Rolls: Methodology and Results
J.J. González, J.L. Arana (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería, Bilbao (UPV-EHU), Bilbao, Spain)
F. Salcines (Sidenor Industrial S.L., Reinosa, Spain)

17:20 Applicability of the Ring Compression Test for Friction Coefficient Evaluation in Hot Metal Forming
M. V. Leite, L. J. Paula, R. M. Souza, A. Sinatora (Surface Phenomena Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil)
C. E. R. Santos (Aços Villares SA., Pindamonhangaba, SP, Brazil)

17:35 Question Round

17:50 Close of Conferences

FRIDAY 7 November 2008

Visit to Reinosa (Optional)

SIDENOR INDUSTRIAL, S.L. Reinosa Works has available the necessary facilities to provide a completely integrated manufacturing process for heavy forgings and castings: from liquid steel to the finished pieces. We deal with a wide range of products, many of them are really "tailor-made" solutions, according to our customers’ needs.

This provides ideal solutions to satisfy the needs of the following industrial sectors:

  • Navy and commercial shipbuilding.
  • Power generation.
  • Cement plants.
  • Materials processing.
  • Iron and Steel Industry.
  • Metals and plastics forming machines.
  • Fabrications and assemblies for mechanical engineering.

Posters

Simulation of Microstructural Properties of Forged Waspaloy Contour Rings
O. Covarrubias, O. Saldivar, Osvaldo Elizarrarás, H. Guajardo (Frisa Aerospace SA de CV, Mexico)

Process Modelling of IN718 for Free Forging
Takeshi Hatta, Tomohisa Hironaka, Hiroaki Yoshida, Sachihiro Isogawa (Research and Development Lab., Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Nagoya-city, Japan)
Hideaki Sekiguchi (Shibukawa Plant, Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Shibukawa, Japan)

Manufacturability of Ni-Fe base Superalloy FENIX-700 for A-USC Steam Turbine Rotor Large Forgings
Tatsuya Takahashi, Koji Kajikawa (Muroran Research Laboratory, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Hokkaido, Japan)
Terutaka Kure (Muroran Plant, The Japan Steel Works, Ltd., Hokkaido, Japan)
Shinya Imano, Jun Sato (Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, LTD., Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan)
Hiroyuki Doi (Power Systems, Hitachi, LTD., Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan)

Development of Ni-Based Superalloy “LTES700R” for Advanced 700C Class Steam Turbines
Seiji Kurata, Shigeki Ueta, Toshiharu Noda, Hideaki Sekiguchi, Hitoshi Sakuma (Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan)
Ryuichi Yamamoto, Yoshikuni Kadoya, Takashi Nakano, Yoshinori Tanaka, Ryotaro Magoshi (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Takasago, Japan)

Development of High Strength PH-Stainless Steel for Steam Turbine Forged Long Blade
Taisuke Furuse, Ryouji Masumoto (Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Nagoya, Japan)
Yuichi Hirakawa, Yoshikuni Kadoya, Hiroharu Ooyama (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takasago, Japan)

Application of Three Dimensional FEM Simulation to Jet Engine Fan Case of Titanium Alloy
Tomofumi Tanaka, Soichiro Kojima, Shigeomi Araki (Titanium Technology Department Titanium Division Iron and Steel Sector Kobe Steel, Ltd., Takasago-City, Japan)
Takao Sato (Structural Engineering Department Engineering Mechanics Division Kobelco Research Institute)
Shinji Takashina (Applied Mechanics Department Engineering Mechanics Division Kobelco Research Institute)

30 MW Hydraulic Drive for a new 360 MN steel pipe extrusion press
Walter Westermeyer, Michael Pahnke (Wepuko Hydraulik, Metzingen, Germany)
Prof. Yan, YongNian, Dr. Wu RenDong (TsingHua University Beijing, China)
Lei, BingWang (Norheinco, BaoTou, China)

Development of manufacturing process and forging facilities intended to produce critical components with super fine grained structure
Dr. Viktor Lazorkin (OAO Tyazhpressmash, Russia)

The forging industry - an innovative medium size business in Europe
Dr. Theodor L. Tutmann (Secretary General of EUROFORGE, Hagen, Germany)

Manufacturing Technology for Profile Ring-Rolling Process of a Large-Scale Ring Product
Kook Joo Kim, Hi Sang Jang, Chang Yull Hwang, Seung Sik Choi (The Best Ring Forging Company, Taewoong Co. Ltd, Busan, Korea)
Jong Taek Yeom (Korea Institute of Materials Science, Changwon, Korea)
Chong Soo Lee (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Postech, Pohang, Korea)

Building the World Largest Casting and Forging Manufacturing Base
Wang Bao Zhong (Hei Long Jiang Casting and Forging manufacturing Co. Ltd, Heilongjiang, China)