VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “WRT-2024”
On October 7‒10, 2024, the VII International Conference “Welding and Related Technologies WRT -2024” was held in Yaremche, Ukraine, bringing together scientists from Australia, Canada, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Ukraine, USA, and representatives from more than 30 research organisations, private companies and industrial enterprises. The event was held in a mixed format. The working language of the Conference was English.
The VII International Conference “Welding and Related Technologies WRT -2024” was held as an associated event of the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and with the financial support of the US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF Global). The Conference was organized by the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine. The International Association “Welding” and the NGO “Virtus” were co-organizers of the Conference.
A total of 159 participants from 13 countries of the world took part in the event. Interesting presentations from 5 invited speakers were heard. 18 specialists in the field of welding and related technologies presented the results of their research and development works in person, 20 scientists spoke online, and 19 participants made poster presentations. An online section was also held in parallel at the E.O. Paton Electric Welding Institute of the NAS of Ukraine in Kyiv.
The most popular topic area of the Conference in terms of the number of presented papers was “Innovative technologies, materials and equipment for welding and related processes” — 19 papers, 10 papers were presented in the topic “New structural and functional materials, nanomaterials, composites”, the topic areas “Mathematical modelling of welding and related processes”, “Non-destructive testing and technical diagnostics” and “Modern technologies of special electrometallurgy” were presented in 7 papers each, and 6 papers were presented in the topic area “Additive technologies”.
It is worth noting the extremely positive atmosphere of the event, the high level of speakers, fruitful exchange of opinions and interesting communications. All the presentations aroused great interest, which was reflected in the inspired, lively discussions among the participants and the audience. Thus, all participants had a great opportunity to enrich their knowledge and exchange experiences. Welding science and technologies are alive in Ukraine and around the world and have significant development prospects.
We invite everybody to participate in the VIII International Conference “Welding and Related Technologies WRT-2026” in 2026!