On July 22, 2026, the Berger Gruppe and STAHL KREBS will host their second cutlery symposium in the United States. Eleven presentations will explore topics related to the manufacture of cutlery, such as materials science, the latest developments in grinding technology, and dry electropolishing.
VENUE: Sheraton Portland Airport, 8235 NE Airport Way, Portland, OR 97220
DATE AND TIME: July 22, 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
For registration and the latest information on the program, please contact [marketing@bergergroup.de](mailto:marketing@bergergroup.de)!
Program
| 9:00 a.m. | Come Together |
| 9:30 a.m. | Welcome |
| 9:45 a.m. | From Ingots to Cutting Performance: How Casting Processes Shape Nitro-B and Nitro-X7 (Dr. Clemens Trinks, Buderus Edelstahl) |
| 10:15 | CPM Steels for the Cutlery Industry: What Really Matters (Carl Stroud, Niagara Specialty Metals) |
| 10:45 | Knife Steels: A Guide to Smart Material Selection (Andreas Horn, Stahl Krebs) |
| 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:30 | Additive Fertigung in der Welt der martensitischen Stähle (Andreas Horn, Stahl Krebs) |
| 12:00 | The Magic of Heat Treatment (Dr. Clemens Trinks, Buderus Edelstahl) |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 1:30 p.m. | Flexible and Innovative Feeding Systems (Matt Hunt, Asyril US Inc.) |
| 2:00 p.m. | ABB: A Partner in Automation to Boost Competitiveness in Industrial Manufacturing (Scott Flood, ABB) |
| 2:30 p.m. | New Developments in Machinery, Grinding Processes, and Automation in the Cutlery Industry (Dr. Andreas Groß, Berger Gruppe) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Coffee break |
| 3:30 p.m. | Dry Electropolishing for High-Performance and High-Quality Surface Finishing Applications (Jesús Contreras, DLyte S.L. Gpainnova) |
| 4:00 p.m. | PCS2000: Automation for Optimizing Machine Fluid Quality (Gus Schröder, Schröder Industries / Hydac) |
| 4:30 p.m. | Machine Vision Made Easy for Quality Inspection (Justin Thompson, Brandon Price, Autum Cheema, Cognex) |
| 5:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks |