TECNA, in collaboration with SEFA Acciai Academy, organizes two technical days on steel, heat treatments, and 3D metal printing.
The meetings will be held at the TECNA S.p.A. headquarters in Via Meucci, 27, Castel S. Pietro Terme, Bologna, on Tuesday, March 19, and Monday, March 25.
Participation is free of charge, subject to mandatory booking at https://www.tecna.net/registrazioneconvegno
The moderator and presenter for the event will be Alberto Terziari, Professor of Mechanical Technologies.
Here is the program and speakers for the two days:
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019, from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., R. Zanchetta, Head of Technical Department at Uddeholm Italia, will talk about:
- Basic metallurgy
- Special and tool steels: definition, application, and overview of production processes
- Characteristics and properties of special and tool steels
- Criteria for selecting steels for plastic molding
- Criteria for selecting steels for hot working
- Criteria for selecting steels for cold working
- Criteria for selecting steels for mechanical applications
- Powder metallurgy
- Failure mechanisms
- Case studies and discussion
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2019, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., A. Magnacca, The Technical Department of Bodycote Heat Treatments S.p.A. will discuss:
- Basic heat treatments: annealing, carburizing, tempering, hardening, etc.
- Special surface treatments: ceramic, coatings, plasma and induction, etc.
- Hot Isostatic Pressing Process (HIP)
- Esempi e discussione
Following this, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., M. Colombo – Technical Department 3D Metal Srl – Additive Manufacturing, will instead deal with:
- 3D metal printing: design, characteristics of printed objects, heat treatments, areas of application, target markets
- Examples and discussion
The events are organized with the patronage of Confindustria Emilia-Romagna Area Centro, Municipality of Castel San Pietro Terme, Aldini Valeriani Fondation, Bologna Mechanical Association.
