ABOUT
Metal Forming 2026 is the 21st in a series of international Conferences organized since 1974 by AGH University of Krakow, Poland. From 1994 to 2010 the Conference was organized biannually, jointly with the University of Birmingham, UK.
The latter was replaced by the University of Toyohashi in 2010, when the Conference went, for the first time, to Japan. Metal Forming 2012 was organized in Krakow, Poland by AGH University, together with the University of Toyohashi and, for the first time, by the University of Palermo, ltaly, which had joined the Organization Team, and hosted the Conference in 2014. In 2020, the conference was organized online by AGH.
In 2022, the Conference was organized in Taiyuan, China, by the China Society for Technology of Plasticity, CMES, and had a hybrid format. In 2024, the Conference was organized by AGH in Krakow. Now, the 2026 edition is ahead of us.
OBJECTIVES
To provide a forum for academics and industrialists to discuss and disseminate recent developments, innovations, and advances in metal forming processes.
The conference will be an opportunity for those working in physical and numerical modelling, as well as those involved in industrial applications of the results of theoretical research.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for abstracts submission: November 28th, 2025 December 14th, 2025
Notification of abstract acceptance: January 16th, 2026
Deadline for papers submission: March, 13th, 2026
Notification of paper acceptance: May, 22nd, 2026
Early bird payment deadline: July, 1st, 2026