82. HärtereiKongress  13. - 15. Oktober 2026 - Köln

Der 82. HärtereiKongress der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Wärmebehandlung und Werkstofftechnik e. V., AWT, findet vom 13. – 15.10.2026 in Köln statt. Der gesamte Kongress wird in englischer Sprache gehalten.

The deadline for the announcements of lectures has passed! The preliminary program is published at the website of the conference www.hk-awt.de

Submit your poster until August, 15!

Posters are a valuable communication form at a conference! Visible to the participants any time, they provide the chance to present complex data which could hardly be explained in the limited time of an oral presentation. The sum of 3000 €, sponsored equally by Burgdorf GmbH & Co. KG and Fluxtrol Inc., will be given for the best posters at the IFHTSE World Congress, Heat Treatment Congress, ECHT and Steel Innovation. The sum will be divided among the awardees. More information about the poster award.

Cross-industry global highlight 

The HeatTreatmentCongress and Steel Innovation 2026 is organized in cooperation with the European heat treatment associations from France, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Benelux countries, as well as the International Federation for Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering (IFHTSE). The congress and trade fair event is planned as a three-day event.  

Find the registration for exhibition stands here.

Students and trainees have free access to the congress and the exhibition event.

Registrations for the congress and the trade fair event are welcome at the ticket shop at the website of the event!