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Welcome to ALD’s 8th VIM/ESR/VAR and Powder Metallurgy Workshop & Conference - Challenges for Premium Alloy Manufacturers - November 6th – 10th 2018 held for the first time in Nagoya, Japan with our host partner Daido Steel Chita plant. Most of ALD’s traditional VIM, ESR and VAR customers already make premium-melted superalloys and titanium powder, or they sell their own premium grades for conversion by the powder producers. Some customers are just entering these markets. Wherever you live on the supply chain you will find interesting and timely topics at ALD’s conference! As in years past, our conference will focus on the practical operational aspects most interesting to ALD’s customers and suppliers, with a focus on VIM, ESR, VAR and powder atomization furnaces and supporting technologies. We encourage our attendees to share their experiences by presenting papers and participating in interesting exchanges. 108 attendees from 14 countries have accepted our invitation. 23 papers will be presented during the conference. At the Daido Chita Plant factory tour you will see ALD’s V-ESR furnace and also Daido’s 150 ton EAF, CC-Casting and Blooming mill. Experts will be available at each station for plant explanations and questions. Following you will find all necessary information regarding locations and time tables. A conference booklet with more detailed information will be distributed on your registration. We are looking forward to see you in Nagoya. Kind regards

Ulrich Biebricher Dr. Christian Lehnert Vice President Senior Product Manager Remelting & Refining Powder, Solar & Special Systems

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Contact Addresses

Peter LangManaging Director

ALD Thermo Technologies Far East Co., Ltd.Vertex Bldg. 6Fl., 7-2-13 Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0023Phone +81 3 5961 3017Fax +81 3 3910 0170E-Mail peter.lang@ald-vt.de

Karola ScheuerAssistant Metallurgy

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbHOtto-von-Guericke-Platz 163457 HanauPhone +49 6181 307 3110Mobile +49 176 1307 3540E-Mail karola.scheuer@ald-vt.de

Accommodation

Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae 2 Chome-21-12Meieki, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture451-0045, Japan www.m-inn.com/nagoya

JP Tower Nagoya1-1-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku Aichi-ken, Nagoya 450-6321, Japan www.jptower-nagoya.jp

Daido Steel Chita Plant 39, Motohama-machiTokai, Aichi 477-0035, Japanwww.daido.co.jp/en/index.html

Conference Venue

Symposium Organization

Conference Partner

Airport Destination

Chubu Centrair International Airport Nagoya www.centrair.jp/en

Airport/terminal plan can be found on Chubu Centrair homepage.

Airport Transfer

µ-sky-Train will take you into Nagoya City: www.meitetsu.co.jp/eng/airport-access/express.html

Train Transfer

From train station only 800 m walk to Hotel Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae

When arriving with Meitetsu (what most will do that arrive at Chubu Kokusai Airport):Get out of the station at North Gate and turn to left after the ticket barrier to get to ground floor outside the station. Turn to left and continue passing the JR station. If you don’t take the North Gate you have to walk underground which shall be confusing.

When arriving with JR train:Get out on Sakurdori Side and then move to left on ground floor. Hotel will be on opposite of the road that is passing in front of the railway station.

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The Conference Venues

8th VIM/ESR/VAR and Powder Metallurgy Workshop & Conference takes place in historical Nagoya and at our partner Daido Steel Co. Ltd. Chita Plant.

The main part oft he conference with papers will take place in conference venue JP Tower Nagoya.

Rooms for the conference participants are reserved at the Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae in a very central location.

How to get from Hotel Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae to conference venue JP Tower

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Tuesday, November 6th, 2018 Check-in and Registration at Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, Nagoya*07:00 – 09:30 pm Welcome Reception with Dinner Syunzo-Meieki, Nagoya

Wednesday, November 7th, 201807:30 – 08:30 am Breakfast Buffet Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, Nagoya

08:45 am Conference at JP Tower Nagoya Hall & Conference Facility** 09:00 – 09:25 am Welcome / Opening Remarks Markus Holz, CEO ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

09:25 – 09:50 am Keynote: Advanced Materials, Processes and Simulation Methods for Competitive Aero Engines Joerg Esslinger, Dir. Materials Engineering (TEW) MTU-Aero Engines, Munich, Germany

09:50 – 10:15 am Keynote: World Trends and Needs on Material Development for Aero-craft Engines Katsuyoshi Ishii, IHI, Japan

10:15 – 10:40 am Daido´s Business Strategy and the Role / Function of ALD Susumu Shimura Director,ManagingExecutiveOfficer

10:40 – 11:05 am Coffee Break

11:05 - 11:30 am VIM-Operation, Homogenization and Casting Management Thomas Kilzer, Product Manager Henrik Franz, Head of R&D ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

11:30 – 11:55 am Characteristics of ALD VIM-System for Nachi and Proporties of VIM High Speed Steel Naoya Tsukida, Nachi Fujikoshi, Japan

* Hotel Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, 2 Chome-21-12 Meieki, Nishi-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, 451-0045, Japan

8th VIM/ESR/VAR and Powder Metallurgy

ALD Workshop & ConferenceNovember 6th – 10th, 2018 / Nagoya, Japan & Daido Steel, Chita Plant

11:55 – 12:20 pm Prediction of Freckle Defects in VAR Ingots Masakazu Yamashita, Daido Steel R&D, Japan

12:20 – 01:45 pm Lunch Break: Restaurants Toh Ten Koh and Kora, 3rdfloorJPTower

01:45 – 02:10 pm Possibility to optimally Control Preheating Temperatures for simultaneously Removing Residual Stresses without occurring “Smoke” in Additive Manufacturing with Electron Beam Melting Prof. Akihiko Chiba Tohoku University, Japan

02:10 – 02:35 pm Advanced Alloy Powders and Materials Aspects in Additive Manufacturing Eugene Ivanov, CTO Tosoh SMD Inc., USA

02:35 – 03:00 pm Tools for Optimization of Gas Atomization Processes Henrik Franz, Sergejs Spitans, Christian Lehnert ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

03:00 – 03:30 pm Coffee Break 03:30 – 03:55 pm Powder: From a Niche to a Mass Production Approach Alain Honnart, CEO Metalvalue SAS, France 03:55 – 04:20 pm Process Optimization for Premium Quality Ni-Alloys made by Triple Melting Route Roberto Sorci Rina Consulting – CSM, SpA, Italy

04:20 – 04:45 pm Measurement of the Spatio-Temporal Distribution of Arcs during Vacuum Arc Remelting and their Implications on VAR Process Control Paul King, President AmpereScientific,USA

04:45 – 05:00 pm Coffee Break

**JP Tower Nagoya Hall & Conference Facility, Japan, 1-1-1 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Aichi-ken, Nagoya, 450-6321, Japan

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05:00 – 05:20 pm Product Trends in Vacuum Pump Systems for VIM / VAR / ESR & Powder Metallurgy Uwe Zoellig, Global Business Development Manager Industrial Vacuum Leybold, Cologne, Germany

05:20 – 05:40 pm State of the Art Solutions for Cutting, Grinding and Deburring of Large-Scale Steel and Special Alloy Products Gerhard Richter, VP Steel Cutting & Grinding Machines Div., Braun Maschinenfabrik, Austria

05:40 – 06:00 pm Consequences of Damp Refractory in the VIM Furnace, Methods of Controlling and Measuring the Proper Dry Off of Moisture Manfred Hopf, President Saveway, Germany and Japan

06:00 – 06:15 pm Closing Remarks Peter Lang, ALD Far East, Japan

06:15 – 06:45 pm Time for Exchange JP Tower Nagoya, Conference Room

07:00 – 09:30 pm OfficialEndofConferenceDayandDinner at Bouzu-Tesshin, Nagoya

Thursday, November 8th, 201807:00 – 08:45 am Breakfast Buffet Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, Nagoya

09:00 – 10:00 am Pick up at Hotel by Coach for Transfer to Daido Chita Plant, Aichi, Nagoya

10:00 – 10:05 am Welcome at Daido Steel, Chita Plant, Aichi, Nagoya 10:05 – 10:30 am Daido Steel, Chita Plant Introduction of State of the Art Vacuum Electro Slag Remelting installed in Daido Shibukawa Plant Yoshiaki Sakamaki, Process Engineer ESR

10:30 – 12:30 pm VIP Factory Tour in 3 Groups Daido Steel, Chita Plant, Aichi, Nagoya

Advanced ESR Ingot Qualities CCL – Continuous Casting Line

Friday, November 9th, 201807:30 – 08:30 am Breakfast Buffet, Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, Nagoya

08:15 am Leaving Hotel for Nagoya Train Station

09:01 – 09:35 am Train Departure Nagoya – Kyoto (Group reservation)

10:15 am Start Cultural Tour Kyoto with Guide by Bus, incl. Lunch and Dinner

08:45 – 09:20 pm Train Departure Kyoto – Nagoya (Group reservation)

Saturday, November 10th, 201807:30 – 09:00 am Breakfast Buffet, Meitetsu Inn Nagoya Ekimae, Nagoya

09:00 – 10:00 am Meeting Adjourns and Check-out

12:30 – 02:00 pm Lunch at Daido Steel, Guest House (Satsuki-kan)

02:00 – 02:25 pm Numerical Simulation of the Ingot Growth during the Vacuum Arc Remelting (VAR) Process Sergejs Spitans, R&D Process Eng. & Simulation ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

02:25 – 02:45 pm Latest Developments in Forging Technique Frederik Knauf, Sales Open Die Forging Presses SMS Group, Germany

02:45 – 03:05 pm Effects and Analysis of Thermal Stresses on Large Induction Furnace Refractory Linings for Molten Metal Applications Philip Geers, Molten Metal Market Manager Blasch Precision Ceramics, USA

03:05 – 03:35 pm Coffee Break at Daido Meeting Room

03:35 – 03:55 pm Energy Savings and Maintenance Friendliness in Special Machinery for Open Die Forging Plants Rainer Dango, Managing Director Dango & Dienenthal, Germany

03:55 – 04:15 pm Low Maintenance Vacuum Solutions for Metallurgy Applications Karsten Fenske, Market Manager Medium-and-High-Vacuum K. Busch GmbH, Maulburg, Germany

04:15 – 04:35 pm Effect of the Gas Atmosphere during the Laser Beam Melting Process Yun Zhou Air Liquide (China) R&D Co. Ltd.

04:35 – 04:55 pm ABP Converter Technology Yilmaz Yildir, Vice President Liquid Metals ABP Induction Systems GmbH, Germany

04:55 – 05:10 pm Closing Remarks Michael Hohmann, Senior Vice President Metallurgy ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH

05:10 – 05:40 pm Time to Exchange

05:40 – 09:30 pm Transfer and Dinner at Japanese Seafood Restaurant Maruha, Tokoname-Shi and transfer back to Hotel

V-ESR / EAF / CCL / VIGA Shop Tour Daido Steel Co.Ltd. Chita Plant, Nagoya | www.chita.daido.co.jp/en

Vacuum ESR – Electro Slag Remelting Furnace

ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbHOtto-von-Guericke-Platz 163457 Hanau, GermanyPhone: +49 (0) 6181 307-0Fax: +49 (0) 6181 307-3290E-Mail: info@ald-vt.deInternet: www.ald-vt.com

ALD Thermo Technologies Far East Co., Ltd.Vertex Bldg. 6Fl.7-2-13 Takinogawa, Kita-ku, Tokyo 114-0023Phone +81 3 5961 3017Fax +81 3 3910 0170E-Mail peter.lang@ald-vt.de

Wednesday Morning Moderation: Peter Lang, Managing Director ALD Far East Afternoon Moderation: Christian Lehnert, Senior Product Manager Powder, Solar & Special Systems

Thursday Morning Moderation: Peter Lang, Managing Director ALD Far East Afternoon moderation: Ulrich Biebricher, VicePresidentRemeltingandRefining

Friday Moderation: Peter Lang, Managing Director ALD Far East