HK 2026 | HeatTreatmentCongress - IFHTSE World Congress - ECHT - Steel Innovation
Visit us at booth C-042 | Aichelin Group
Meet the Aichelin Group at HeatTreatmentCongress HK 2026 in Cologne - Europe’s leading trade show for heat treatment, materials technology, manufacturing, and process engineering. Discover innovative technologies, sustainable solutions, and forward-looking developments in modern thermal processing.
Following our global brand relaunch, the Aichelin Group booth will debut a fresh new look at HK 2026. Across 80m², Aichelin and its subsidiaries Nitrex and Qmulus will showcase high-performance, energy-efficient equipment, comprehensive services, and digital solutions for industrial heat treatment.
Learn how you can make your production processes more efficient, sustainable, and future-ready.
We look forward to welcoming you at HK 2026 in Cologne!
AICHELIN Congress Program Highlights
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Plenary Discussion | 10:30 AM –12:00 PM | Offenbach Room
Plenary discussion on “Models and Applications of AI Tools in Materials Science and Heat Treatment,” moderated by Karl-Michael Winter, Senior Consultant Research & Development, NITREX
Technical Presentation | 3:05–3:30 PM | Europa Room
“Steel Properties from Ion Geometry: The Ion Volume Model (IVM) as a Physically Transparent Framework for Phase Transformation, Hardenability, and Tempering Behavior - From Practice to Theory and Back,” presented by Karl-Michael Winter, Senior Consultant Research & Development, NITREX