For the fourth time, the Berger Gruppe is organizing a symposium on the topic of cutlery together with the IVSH cutlery association, which will take place on 6 November. Nine specialist presentations will shed light on various aspects of cutlery production – from additive manufacturing to innovative coatings and plastic materials.
We look forward to your visit!
Date: November 6, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Berger Gruppe, Kohlfurther Brücke 69, 42349 Wuppertal
Registration via https://ivsh.de/meldungen/4-schneidwaren-symposium-2025-innovation-trifft-praxis
The lectures will be held in German!
Program
09:30 a.m. Come together
09:55 a.m. Welcome
10:00 a.m. Additive manufacturing: Technical implementation and new opportunities (Felix Weghofer, TRUMPF SE + Co. KG)
10:25 a.m. Additive manufacturing and PM steels: Applications, similarities and challenges (Dr. Niklas Disch, Ernst Krebs KG)
10:50 a.m. Grinding wheels/abrasives (Lauterjung & Tesche Schleifmittelfabrik GmbH,Moritz Berndtson / DERKOM + KLEIN GmbH & Co. KG, Michael Remillong / Schmitz Schleifmittelwerk GmbH, Tim Denmark)
11:15 a.m. Coffee break
11:30 a.m. Innovative coating technologies for durable cutlery (Dr.-Ing. Christoph Schiffers, CemeCon & Dr. Otmar Zimmer, Frauenhofer IWS)
11:55 a.m. Grinding technologies and automation (Dr. Andreas Groß, Berger Gruppe)
12:20 p.m. Company tour
13:10 Lunch break
14:10 Coolant control (Hydac)
14:35 Extraction concepts in metal cutting – contribution to work and process safety ( Dr.-Ing. Jan Kuppinger, AFS Airfilter Systeme GmbH)
15:00 hrs Coffee break
15:15 hrs Grippy materials made of plastic – The plastics industry in transition towards more sustainability and potential for the cutlery industry (Thies Falko Pithan, Kunststoffinstitut Lüdenscheid)
15:40 hrs Sensor technology, sharpness testing and AI – making quality measurable (Marius Nahler, PWFT GmbH / Patrik Hagemann, Berger Gruppe)
16:05 hrs Current status of the standardization committee
16:15 hrs IVSH: Outlook for 2026 – topics, formats and news (Jan-Frederik Kremer, IVSH)
16:30 hrs Closing remarks