Events

Pandora's box - bridges and their testing. In 1982, the GDR's 2nd class national prize was awarded to the "Hennigsdorf prestressed concrete steel" collective. Today, the term sends shivers down the spines of drivers, inspectors and experts. The equivalent in the old federal states is called Neptun-Stahl. Following the collapse of the Carola Bridge in Dresden, bridges are now being hastily demolished all over Germany - the effects are particularly noticeable in Magdeburg. The culprit for the traffic chaos everywhere was quickly found: inferior materials from times gone by... But is it really that simple? Were the engineers of the 60s and 70s not up to date? Or do our current problems result more from improper handling of buildings? The fact is that our society is facing major infrastructural challenges. And these can (as always) only be mastered through a profound understanding of the situation in combination with suitable options for condition monitoring. We want to address both topics. We are looking forward to hearing three exciting presentations from

The AWT Hardening Circle presents specialist lectures on a wide range of heat treatment and materials technology topics. Participation is free of charge and also possible for non-members.

Current meeting of the AWT technical committee on the subject of occupational and operational safety. Safety-related issues are dealt with and possible improvements are discussed. The meeting is held in compliance with AWT's antitrust regulations.

3 Vorträge zum Nitrierhärten von Werkstücken aus Stahl.

"Distortion reduction during quenching of aluminum components by a qualified polymer quenching agent" Speakers: Thorsten Beitz and Sebastian Siemens, PETROFER Chemie H.R. Fischer GmbH + Co. KG