Welcome to the web site of the 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes. The 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes 2025 will take place in Coimbra (Portugal) 16-17 October 2025. The conference venue is the 4 stars hotel Vila Galé Coimbra which offers excellent facilities for high quality scientific interactions.
This conference is held every two years. The conference is chaired by Lucas F. M. da Silva and co-chaired by Paulo Martins (University of Lisbon, Portugal) and Uwe Reisgen (RWTH Aachen University). The German Scientific Society of Joining (WGF, Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft Fügetechnik) supports this conference. The focus is on all advanced methods of joining such as friction stir welding, joining by plastic deformation, laser welding, advanced mechanical joining, adhesive bonding, hybrid joining, etc.
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:
30 May 2025
Notification of Acceptance to Authors:
13 June 2025
Early bird registration:
11 July 2025
Submission of full papers (not compulsory to submit a full paper):
16 October 2025
Call for Papers
Abstract template
Abstracts should be sent electronically to Lucas F M da Silva at lucas@fe.up.pt.
Indicate in the email if you want oral or poster presentation.
Indicate in the email if you want to be included in the 6th In-situ workshop 2025.
Registration
Registration form
To register for the Conference, please fill in the electronic registration form. Each participant, including authors, is expected to pay the corresponding registration fee.
Early bird (Until 11th July 2025)
Regular delegate - 700 EUR
Member of Portuguese Adhesion Society (APAA) - 600 EUR
Member of German Scientific Society of Joining (WFG) - 600 EUR
6th workshop on the topic "In-situ observation as the key to material and process behaviour" - 600 EUR
Student (MSc or PhD) - 600 EUR
Online - Videoconference - 400 EUR
Standard (From 12th July 2025)
Regular delegate - 800 EUR
Member of Portuguese Adhesion Society (APAA) - 700 EUR
Member of German Scientific Society of Joining (WFG) - 700 EUR
6th workshop on the topic "In-situ observation as the key to material and process behaviour" - 700 EUR
Student (MSc or PhD) - 700 EUR
Online - Videoconference - 500 EUR
The conference fee includes the book of abstracts, lunches, conference dinner, coffee-breaks and reception first day. Indicate in the email if you want oral or poster presentation and if you want your abstract to be included in the 6th workshop on the topic "In-situ observation as the key to material and process behaviour"
Cancellation Policy
In case of cancellation, a written notification should be sent to the conference chairman. If it is received prior to 28 July 2025, registration fees will be refunded with a deduction of €75. No refund can be made after 28 July 2025.
Payment of Conference Fee
Payments are accepted by bank transfer or credit card. Register here.
Secretariat
Ms. Lurdes Catalino
ABREU EVENTS
T.: +351 22 204 3570
M.: +351 965 101 393
lurdes.catalino@abreu.pt
Chairman
Lucas F M da Silva
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
lucas@fe.up.pt
Co-chairmen
Paulo Martins
Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Lisbon, Portugal
pmartins@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Uwe Reisgen
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Head@isf.rwth-aachen.de
Organising Committee
Eduardo A S Marques
INEGI, Portugal
Ricardo J C Carbas
INEGI, Portugal
International Scientific Committee
Afonso Reguly (UFRGS - LAMEF, Brazil)
Alexander Brosius (TU Dresden, Germany)
Antonello Astarita (University of Naples Federico II, Italy)
Antonio J. Ramirez (The Ohio State University, USA)
Arne Kromm (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany)
Carlos Silva (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
Chiaki Sato (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
Chris Nielsen (TU Denmark, Denmark)
Christian Garnier (ENIT-INPT, University of Toulouse, France)
France Chabert (ENIT-INPT, University of Toulouse, France)
Giovanni Meneghetti (University of Padova, Italy)
Grzegorz Glinka (University of Waterloo, Canada)
Heikki Remes (Aalto University, Finland)
Hidenori Terasaki (Kumamoto University, Japan)
Holger Fricke (Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany)
Iryna Tomashchuk (Université de Bourgogne, France)
Jean Pierre Bergmann (Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany)
John Goldak (Carleton University, Canada)
Jonas Hensel (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)
Juan Carlos Del Real (Universidad Pontificia Comillas Madrid, Spain)
Klaus Dilger (TU Braunschweig, Germany)
Luca Goglio (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Mahmoud Moradi (University of Northampton, UK)
Maik Gude (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
Manuel Vieira (University of Porto, Portugal)
Marion Merklein (Friedrich-Alexander University, Germany)
Mehdi Kasaei (INEGI, Portugal)
Peng He (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
Rakesh Goyal (John Deere, USA)
Reza Beygi (INEGI, Portugal)
Ricardo Carbas (INEGI, Portugal)
Rodolphe Bolot (University of Burgundy, France)
Shuye Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, China)
Stefan Böhm (University of Kassel, Germany)
Sudarsanam Suresh Babu (University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA)
Sullivan Smith (TWI, UK)
Thomas Kannengiesser (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM), Germany)
Tomasz Chmielewski (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland)
Conference proceedings with the accepted abstracts will be available at the registration.
Full papers will be published in a special issue of Journal of Advanced Joining Processes (ELSEVIER), Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (SAGE), Discover Mechanical Engineering (Springer), Engineering Manufacturing Letters (University of Porto, Portugal) and in a book of the book series Proceedings in Engineering Mechanics - Research, Technology and Education (SPRINGER), provided they meet the quality standards.
The full papers should be sent to the e-mail lucas@fe.up.pt before the 16th of October 2025. The text should be in single column format and double line spacing
“In-situ observation as the key to material and process behaviour"
Many joining/welding and material phenomena can only be observed and interpreted in real time with the help of photons, electrons or neutrons. These in-situ studies are increasingly contributing to understanding processes and improving products. Materials are becoming increasingly complex and require precise real-time analysis. In addition to the focus on welding, this workshop will also deal for the first time with additive manufacturing. Especially in process monitoring, considerable progress has been made here in recent years.
In-situ scattering and diffraction measurements using synchrotron and neutron beam lines have become a viable tool to look at the non-equilibrium processing of advanced materials. In the recent years in-situ methods have undergone rapid development and are used effectively in research and application.
In the tradition of the in-situ workshops already held in 2009 (Berlin), 2012 (Osaka), 2016 (Salt Lake City), 2021 (Sintra, Portugal), 2023 (Braga, Portugal) the continuation of these events will now take place at the 4th International Conference on Advanced Joining Processes (AJP) in Coimbra (Portugal) from 16-17 October 2025. The workshop provides the platform for the international experts to discuss the subject from the theoretical and experimental standpoint, in order to provide a closer insight into the different synchrotron and neutron diffraction techniques as well as innovative microscopy techniques. It will allow these researchers to collaborate freely and also share ideas for a future research network for In-situ Scattering Studies of Advanced Materials Processing.
We invite researchers to present and discuss their findings and exchange ideas!
Within sessions, the following items will be addressed:
- Joining/advanced welding process observation
- Stress-/strain analysis (residual stresses)
- phase detection and quantification
- Observation of cracking phenomena
- Additive manufacturing
- In-situ welding experiments
- model development and simulation
- In-situ methods and techniques
- Analysis tools and programming
The poster size must be maximum A0 (841 mm x 1189 mm) in portrait (see sample image). The text and illustrations should be readable from a distance of two meters. Tacks and technical equipment for the hanging of posters will be available. Please check the conference final program for the poster board number assigned to you. Your poster should be displayed as per the number in the program.
Conference venue: Vila Galé Coimbra
With a stunning view over the Mondego River, the Vila Galé Coimbra hotel is close to the historic center of the student city.
Hotels
Please consult the list of hotels with special rates. To benefit from this, please access the registration area using online facilities
For further information about travel and hotels, please contact:
Ms. Lurdes Catalino
ABREU EVENTS
T.: +351 22 204 3570
M.: +351 965 101 393
lurdes.catalino@abreu.pt
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