Διοργάνωση: ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΕΙΟ ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ & ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΜΕΤΣΟΒΕΙΟ ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ
WELCOME TO ESAFORM 2026
It is our great pleasure to welcome you to
ESAFORM2026, the 29th edition of the flagship annual event of the European Scientific Association for Material Forming (ESAFORM). ESAFORM is a non-profit scientific association founded in January 1997 with the mission of promoting research, collaboration, and innovation across the wide spectrum of material forming processes.
ESAFORM will be jointly organized by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and the National Technical University of Athens, and will take place in the historic and vibrant city of Thessaloniki, Greece, from 27 to 29 April 2026.
Each year, the ESAFORM Conference gathers around 400 leading experts from academia and industry, offering a dynamic platform to present and discuss the latest advances in theory, experimentation, simulation, and application in the field of material forming. The scientific program will be structured around a series of Mini-Symposia, reflecting the evolving landscape of the discipline:
- Addictive Manufacturing
- Composites forming processes
- Extrusion and drawing
- Forging and Rolling
- Formability of metallic materials
- Friction and wear in metal forming
- Increnebtal and sheet metal forming
- Innovative joining by forming technologies
- Optimization and Inverse Analysis in forming
- Machining, cutting and severe plastic deformation
- Material behavior modelling
- New and advanced numerical strategies for material forming
- Non-conventional processes
- Polymer processing and thermo-mechanical properties
- Sustainability on material forming
- Advanced metal casting
For ESAFORM2026, our vision is to deliver an impactful and memorable event, rich in scientific content, vibrant in intellectual exchange, and inclusive of both academic and industrial communities.
We warmly invite you to join us in making ESAFORM2026 a meaningful milestrone in the ongoing evolution of materials forming science and technology.
We look forward to welcoming you to Thessaloniki!
Professor Nikolas Michailidis Professor George-C. Vosniakos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki National Technical University of Athens