FRICTION STIR WELDING AND PROCESSING​​​​​​​​

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

23-25 June 2027 | VANDERVALK ENSCHEDE

Welcome to the 2027 Friction Stir Welding and Processing International Conference

Organized by the University of Twente, the Netherlands

Joining aluminum and other materials in solid state through a rotating tool has inspired many of us. What started in the early 1990s has become an important technology to join many hard-to-weld materials providing excellent microstructures and impressive mechanical properties. The stirring nature of the friction stir welding tool has also been used to locally improve the material’s microstructure through a process called friction stir processing. The advantages of the friction and plastic deformation induced by rotating tooling have in the last decade been extended to additive manufacturing where products and structures can be fabricated in solid-state in a layer-by-layer fashion. Most recently, repair and recycling approaches have emerged based on the same principles. Join us in these remarkable developments in solid-state joining, processing, additive manufacturing and beyond.

Abstract submission is open

FSWP 2027 is now accepting abstracts. The conference covers a broad range of topics — from friction stir welding and processing to the friction-based approaches behind solid-state additive manufacturing, repair and recycling — so have a look at the Scope page to see where your work fits.

The submission deadline is 31 December 2026

Mark you calendars

Please mark your calendar and reserve the dates of the FSWP2027 conference taking place from

23 – 25 June 2027

The program comprises keynotes lectures and oral presentations along with an exhibition of industrial partners, all within the relaxed, green and open atmosphere of the Twente region.

Organization committee

Organization team (committee)

dr. ir. T.C. Bor, University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology

dr. ir. M. Luckabauer, University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology

Contact

Administrative assistant

Mrs. R.M. Soudant, University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology