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2 Join Applications Unlimited! Dear guests, We re very delighted to be able to offer a comprehensive conference program as a supplement to the live demonstrations within the scope of this year s Schweißen & Schneiden exhibition motto Application Unlimited. Experts and specialists from various fields will inform you about the latest trends and developments in the welding industry new welding consumables and applications for various industry segments are shown with special emphasis on practical examples and benefits for you. An overview as well as a detailed description of the lecture contents and conference times can be found on the following pages. As the number of seats is limited I kindly invite you to reserve a seat in one of the lectures. Yours Dr. Michael Fiedler

3 Weekly program Technical Conference Lectures in our knowledge forum Live Demonstrations Demos & Times Monday till Thursday, Friday only in the morning * Start times may vary slightly due to discussions with the audience Page 1 / 7

4 JOIN! applications unlimited Monday, September 25th, 2017 Title Description Main Content, Highlights Date Time Speaker Function Welding is going to be brilliant The No. 1 of laser sealed cored wires Presentation of the new generation of seamless cored wires manufactured with laser technology. Product features und advantages by using seamless cored wires Welding of high strength components with this new generation of seamless cored wires 09/25/ :00 02:45 Michael Staber Product Flux Cored Wire Welding of 347H pipes outstanding result with solid and cored wires For the production of 347H pipes different welding methods with regards to process, alloy concept and type of welding consumable are presented. Depending on mechanical and service temperature requirements a matching welding concept is available. Positional welding with rutile flux cored wire and solid wire will be demonstrated in practice. 09/25/ :45 03:15 Klaus Blome Vice President Product Management Challenges and new welding solutions for the duplex and superduplex alloys With long experience in welding duplex stainless steel, voestalpine Böhler Welding is a pioneer in developing fillers to optimize the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of weldments. These alloys are used for many applications in chemical processing. Lessons learned, suitable fillers and best practice examples are shown. 09/25/ :15 03:45 Dr. Elin Westin Specialist Product Management Stainless Steel New developments for Submerged Arc Welding vabw is active in providing new SAW solutions around the globe: To increase the efficiency in SAW welding, vabw offers new seamless coppered cored SAW wires in unalloyed and high strength applications. 09/25/ :45 04:15 Erwin Gering Product SAW Wire & Flux Also vabw launches a new wire flux combination (UV 422 TTLH Union S3 NiMoCr) with very low level of diffusible hydrogen combined with a higher reserve in strength and toughness properties. To avoid that moisture pick up during transport and storage vabw offers new flux packaging solution "DRY SYSTEM" (25 kg and BIGBAGs). To support the Asian market, vabw offers new SAW flux and wire solutions, developed and manufactured by our Suzhouplant in China. Tungsten carbide tipschoice of brazing filler metal and flux Brazing filler metals and brazing flux for tungsten carbide, application field, cost saving by using alternative brazing filler metal 09/25/ :15 04:45 Dr. Axel Demmler Industry Segment Brazing Tooling & Power Generation Brazing product trends and alternatives in the HVAC+R sector Review of the HVAC+R product portfolio and highlight new possibilities developed with and for the end users. Beside inevitable costs aspects, the main target is to insure better brazing process control and safety while bearing environmental aspects and regulations in mind. 09/25/ :45 05:00 Frederic Gley Industry Segment Brazing HVAC + R Page 2 / 7

5 Oil & Gas Day Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 Title Trends in the oil and gas industry Description Main Content, Highlights A review of the market and technical trends in the Oil and Gas Upstream, Midstream, Downstream and LNG industries, and their influences on the latest developments of welding consumables and processes Date Time Speaker Function 09/26/ :00 02:30 Pierre Gérard Vice President Industry Segments High quality electroslag strip cladding of thin single layers for 625 and 347 alloys New thin single layer solutions have been developed with the aim to reduce the bead thickness and increase the travel speed in order to save material and gain in terms of productivity, meeting of course the deposited metal industry requirements which are very demanding in many cases 09/26/ :30 03:00 Mathieu Decherf Vice President R&D Maintenance & Cladding Latest developments on CrMoV grades High temperatures/ pressures under Hydrogen environment in major petrochemical processes require thick walled bainitic and martensitic CrMoV alloys. 09/26/ :00 03:30 Volker Groß Application Such critical components in the range of 350mm wall thickness challenge corresponding filler metals in terms of required properties and smooth welding operations. Seamless cored wires Leading welding solution for the oil and gas industry Two different philosophy of Seamless Fluxcored wires production routes: Tubular and Laser sealed. Main Properties of Seamless Fluxcored wires Product portfolio for oil and gas Industry: Key products and main features 09/26/ :45 04:15 Alois Plozner Dr. Filippo Campaci Application International Welding Engineer / Application Engineer Solutions for positional welding of 9%Ni steels with ACcurrent with FCAW and SMAW processes ACwelding has been well introduced for the conventional welding processes (SMAW and SAW) in 9%Ni tank welding, primarily to avoid magnetic arc blow. Recent developments in MAG welding equipment makes it possible to weld with alloy 625wire in ACcurrent to avoid arcblow. 09/26/ :15 04:45 Marco Engelvaart Industry Segment Mechanical characteristics of the 9% Ni welds and the benefits in productivity of alloy 625 wireequipment combination will be highlighted for the timeconsuming verticalup position. Page 3 / 7

6 Power Generation Day Wednesday, September 27 th, 2017 Title Trends in power generation Lasting Connection: Welding solution for thermal power plants Description Main Content, Highlights The presentation gives an global outlook on the future power generation. Trends in fossil, nuclear and renewable energy as well as challenges for the design and fabrication of future power stations are highlighted Modern thermal power plants require sophisticated materials in order to improve power generation efficiency and to reduce climatedamaging emissions. The development, approval and application aspects of creep resistant ferritic and austenitic steel and nickel alloy welding consumables are highlighted Date Time Speaker Function 09/27/ :00 02:30 09/27/ :30 03:00 Rony Krein Marco Engelvaart Rony Krein Industry Segment Thermal Power Industry Segment Nuclear Power & LNG Industry Segments Thermal Power Wind power generator: high quality brazing of j stator shortcircuit ring and copper bars Brazing stator shortcircuit ring to copper bars in electric generator production, choice of brazing filler metals for cost efficiency production 09/27/ :00 03:30 Dr. Axel Demmler Industry Segment Brazing Tooling & Power Generation Efficient Welding solutions for highest demands at the constructions of hydro power plants The R&D department of voestalpine Böhler Welding was forced due to some unique requirements from different customers regarding impact toughness and diffusible hydrogen content to optimize, improve and develop their already existing and well established products further in this direction. 09/27/ :45 04:15 Norbert Friedrich International Welding Engineer / Application As a result of these efforts, two extraordinary products were published, which meet the exact requirements of the customers' demands and represent a superior technical solution in welding of hydro power components and turbines. Speed up Welding solution for wind tower Current production methods in windtower construction have been well established by optimizing welding equipment. 09/27/ :15 04:45 Marco Engelvaart Industry Segment Nuclear Power & LNG construction Recent welding consumable developments for SAW and FCAW, eventually combined with alternative welding processes, flux and weldingwire selection, will give windtower production speed productivity an additional boost. Page 4 / 7

7 Transportation Day Thursday, September 28th, 2017 Title Trends in transportation Description Main Content, Highlights A review of the market and technical trends in the Automotive, Industrial Vehicle and Railway industries, and their influences on the latest developments of welding consumables and processes Date Time Speaker Function 09/28/ :00 02:30 Doris Kastl Industry Segments Transportation Challenges and new solutions for MIG and laser brazing in the car body construction Development of a new CuSi3 wire version for the laser brazing process of car body steel sheets. Main objectives are a high brazing speed and the characteristic to join steel sheets with different zinc coating by excellent process behavior and seam properties. 09/28/ :30 03:00 Dr. Michael Ebbinghaus Product Brazing Alloys Brazing solutions and products for the automotive powertrain sector Overview about the current requirements and brazing solutions for selected car engine parts (i.e. EGR cooler, fuel rails, water pipes) in the automotive powertrain sector. 09/28/ :00 03:30 Olaf Hendriks Application Brazing Filler metal solutions and application specifics should be considered to point out the technical importance of the brazing process. The world s first welding solution for high strength steels voestalpine executed a 7 million euro project what is already finished to support all our customers with unique welding solutions. 09/28/ :45 04:15 Dr. Michael Fiedler Application Base material and welding consumables are developed together for optimized characteristics. Main benefit is to increase the reliability, efficiency and mechanical properties for high strength welding joints. Metal cored wires for shielded gas arc welding: When does it pay off? Looking on welding costs There is an ongoing trend in the industry to follow continuous improvement programs to save money. To support our customers we create new welding solutions whereby special emphasis is laid on the total costs of welding approach. Due to implementation of new welding consumables ARC ON time is improved, less pre and post weld activities occurs as well as less nonproductive time is reduced. 09/28/ :15 04:45 Frank Tessin Key Account Automotive Page 5 / 7

8 Chemical Processing Day Friday, September 29th, 2017 Title Trends in the chemical industry Description Main Content, Highlights An overall market outlook is given for the petrochemical complex as well as for the other chemical processing industry. Technical trends and their influences on the latest developments of welding consumables and processes are also illustrated. As examples some recent significant welding solutions are finally reported. Date Time Speaker Function 09/29/ :00 10:30 a.m. Francesco Ciccomascolo Industry Segment Petrochemical and Chemical Processing Corrosion resistant alloys and application/ corrosion testing methods The corrosion resistant of welded joints is essential for the availability of industrial goods. The presentation provides an overview about the most important immersion tests to determine the corrosion resistant of weld deposits. 09/29/ :30 11:00 a.m. Bernd Hoberg Application The understanding of the relationship between proper welding practice and passed corrosion tests should be intensified. Welding solutions for the duplex and superduplex alloys With long experience in welding duplex stainless steel, voestalpine Böhler Welding is a pioneer in developing fillers to optimize the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of weldments. 09/29/ :00 11:30 a.m. Dr. Elin Westin Specialist Product Management Stainless Steel Lessons learned, suitable fillers and best practice examples are shown. Stainless steel FCW for Hot n Cold: Bismuth free for high temperature application For components subject to post weld heat treatment (PWHT) and/or applications at high temperature, bismuth has been confirmed to have a negative effect on weld metal ductility. Hence a new range of stainless steel fluxcored wires without bismuth addition in the flux has been developed for overlay welding (cladding) of creep resistant steels and joining stainless steels for high temperature applications. 09/29/ :45 12:15 Francesco Ciccomascolo Industry Segment Petrochemical and Chemical Processing Stainless steel FCW for Hot n Cold: a successful high demanding cryogenic application A stainless steel flux cored wire of type 308L has been used for welding liquid hydrogen tanks with 253 C Material Design Minimum Temperature while usually the GTAW process is selected at such extreme cryogenic conditions. This achievement has been possible thanks to the excellent impact energy properties of the weld metal and the correct interpretation of the ASME BPVC Sect. VIII Div.1 (Ed. 2015) 09/29/ :15 12:45 Francesco Ciccomascolo Industry Segment Petrochemical and Chemical Processing Page 6 / 7

9 Registration conditions For customers You have to register to our event website events.voestalpine.com/schweissenundschneiden2017 with the link and logincode you received with the savethedate newsletter, personal invitation or reminder. At the event site you find an overview of the Technical conference as well as a timetable for download. In the Registration section of the event site you have the possibility to select the presentations you want to attend (up to all 47 presentations can be selected by 1 person). Date of registration closing: September, 8 th, 2017 In case you lost your personal logincode please inform Marina Grasser under marina.grasser2@voestalpine.com For employees The following information is necessary in order to register for a seat: Date, Time and Title of the presentation Mr./Mrs, First name and Last name address Company / Country Please send the required information to marina.grasser2@voestalpine.com until September, 8 th, 2017 at the latest. As the seats in the Technical Conference are limited to 40 persons, the seats will be given by first come first serve principle. Page 7 / 7