25-27 November 2026, Gliwice, Poland
Organizers
- SWANTEC Software and Engineering ApS, Denmark
- Silesian University of Technology – SUT, Poland
- Polish Welding Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Spawalnicze – PTS), Poland
Background
Resistance welding and mechanical joining remain the most productive and cost-effective joining technologies for a wide range of applications in automotive, aerospace, electrical, and other industries. Continuous innovations and inventions in the manufacturing industry especially the EV transition in recent years have driven rapid developments in the production and applications of new materials such as advanced high-strength steels, aluminum alloys, die-cast aluminums, copper alloys, and other new materials. These developments and revolutions have led to great progress in performance, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability, but also brought challenges to the welding and joining of new materials and dissimilar materials, thus further promoting technological advancements in welding and joining with more intelligent welding controls, smarter monitoring technologies and digitalization in welding.
This series of biennial international seminars and conferences have been successfully organized for 11 events since 2000 by SWANTEC and co-organizing partners in Europe, North America, and Asia. It has become a leading international platform for industry and welding experts to showcase and share their research, expertise, experiences, and outlooks on cutting-edge technological advances in resistance welding and mechanical joining. The 12th conference will be held in Gliwice, Poland on 25-27 Nov 2026.
Conference Topics:
- State of the art and outlook in resistance welding and mechanical joining.
- Digitalization of welding and joining by simulations, optimizations, digital twins, and AI.
- Intelligent welding process control and monitoring and weld quality inspections.
- Challenges in welding and assemblies with new materials, AHSS, die-cast aluminum, etc.
- Welding and joining of dissimilar materials.
- Welding and joining of battery cells, modules, packs, and power electronics.
- Welding equipment, machines, electrodes, tip dressing, and tooling techniques.
- Mechanical joining (SPR and clinching) and hybrid joining techniques.
Workshops:
- Latest developments and applications of Welding Simulations and Digital Optimizations.
- Machine Learning and AI-enabled predictive Digital Twins for spot welding processes.
Language:
All presentations will be in English.
Important dates:
- Deadline for submission of abstract:
– 30 June 2026 - Workshop, Seminar & Conference dates:
– 25-27 November 2026
Conference location:
Education and Congress Centre of SUT
ul. Konarskiego 18 B
44-100 Gliwice, Poland
https://www.polsl.pl/rju2-cek/en/
+48 32 237-23-66
History of the conference
- 1st – October 2000 Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2nd – November 2002 Aachen, Germany
- 3rd – November 2004 Berlin, Germany
- 4th – November 2006 Wels, Austria
- 5th – September 2008 Toronto, Canada
- 6th – September 2010 Hamburg, Germany
- 7th – September 2012 Busan, Korea
- 8th – September 2014 Baveno, Italy
- 9th – April 2016 Miami, USA
- 10th – September 2018 Esslingen, Germany
- 11th – October 2024 Shanghai, China