September 22-25, 2026 Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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

TOPICS

Process
Sheet Forming
Incremental Forming
Flow Turning
Stretch Forming
Fluid and Hydro-Forming
Cutting
Forging, Rotary Forging
Rolling
Tube Forming
Extrusion
Wire and Tube Drawing
High Energy & Explosive Forming
Powder Forming
Hot, Warm and Cold Processes
Super-Plastic Forming
Mìicro and Nano Forming
Multi-Material Forming
Process and System Method
Analytical techniques
Thermomechanical modelling
Finite-Element methods
Boundary-Element methods
Finite-Difference methods
Multiscale modelling
Inverse problems
CAD/CAM/CAE systems
Cellular Automata modelling
Machine Learning
Knowledge-Based systems
Optimisation systems
Manufacturing Methods
Additive Manufacturing
Control of forming processes
Industrial case studies
Environmental issues
Deformation Mechanics
Plasticity theory
Constitutive models
Defects and damage
Formability
Anisotropy
Microstructural models
Friction and lubrication
Heat transfer
Materials
Ferrous metals
Non-Ferrous metals
High performance metals
Porous metals
Composites
Semi-Solid metals
Nano materials

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

Livan Fratini, Fabrizio Micari
University of Palermo, ltaly

Danuta Szeliga, Krzysztof Muszka
AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Yohei Abe
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

Tomoyoshi Maeno
Yokohama National University, Japan

 
 

 

 

STEERING COMMITTEE

Maciej Pietrzyk, Jan Kusiak, Janusz Majta
AGH University of Krakow, Poland

Jianguo Lin
Imperial College London, UK

Ken-Ichiro Mori
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

 
 

 

 

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Gianluca Buffa
Rosa Di Lorenzo
Livan Fratini
Giuseppe Ingarao