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2nd cutlery symposium in the USA
On July 22, 2026, the Berger Group and the STAHL KREBS company will hold a Cutlery Symposium in the USA for the second time. In 11 presentations, topics related to the manufacture of cutlery such as material science, the newest developments in the field of grinding technology and dry electropolishing will be examined in greater detail.
CONFERENCE VENUE: Sheraton Portland Airport, 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220
EVENT TIME AND DATE: July, 22 2026, 9 am to 5 pm
For registration and updated information of the program, please contact marketing@bergergroup.de!
Program
| 09:00 | Come together | |
| 09:30 | Welcome | |
| 09:45 | From ingot to edge performance: How casting routes shape Nitro-B and Nitro-X7 (Dr. Clemens Trinks, Buderus Edelstahl) | |
| 10:15 | CPM steels for the cutlery industry: What actually matters (Carl Stroud, Niagara Specialty Metals) | |
| 10:45 | Knife steels: A framework for smart material choices (Andreas Horn, Stahl Krebs) | |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:30 | Additive manufacturing in the world of martensitic steels (Andreas Horn, Stahl Krebs) | |
| 12:00 | The magic of heat treatment (Dr. Clemens Trinks, Buderus Edelstahl) | |
| 12:30 | Lunch break | |
| 13:30 | Flexible and innovative feeding systems (Matt Hunt, Asyril US Inc.) | |
| 14:00 | ABB: A partner for automation to boost competitiveness in industrial manufacturing (Scott Flood, ABB) | |
| 14:30 | New developments in machinery, grinding processes and machine automation for the cutlery industry (Dr. Andreas Groß, Berger Group) | |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | Dry electropolishing for high performance and superiur finishing applications (Jesús Contreras, DLyte S.L. Gpainnova) | |
| 16:00 | PCS2000: Automation to optimize machine fluid quality (Gus Schröder, Schröder Industries / Hydac) | |
| 16:30 | Machine Vision Made Easy for Quality Inspection (Justin Thompson, Brandon Price, Autum Cheema, Cognex) | |
| 17:00 | Closing words |