The merger builds on the collaboration between AWT and DGM, which began in 2021, and now includes the central voice of steel manufacturers. The goal is to increase knowledge sharing throughout the entire value chain and address current challenges in steel materials technology together.

Led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Krupp and Dr.-Ing. Frank Hippenstiel, the committee addresses pre-competitive issues, including alloy design, heat treatment, surface technology, and microstructure-property relationships. These topics are explored through basic and practical research and development projects.

Close cooperation among the three organizations creates new synergies, supporting the development of innovative material solutions, strengthening the exchange of expertise between industry and science, and actively accompanying the transformation of the steel industry.

Experts from research and industry are invited to contribute to the committee's work. The next meeting, which will take place on 30 October 2025, at the Steel Institute VDEh in Düsseldorf, will be an opportunity to do so. 

Contact:
Dr. Ingo Steller​
Leiter Standardisierung
ingo.stellervdeh.de
+49 211 6707-425

Stahlinstitut VDEh:
Sohnstr. 65
40237 Düsseldorf
https://vdeh.de/en/

DGM-Committees:
https://dgm.de/en/network/expert-joint-committees
fachgremiendgm.de