94th AIKW Congress
The Sponsor
Desenzano del Garda – Italy 2026
Event Sponsors A sincere thank you to all sponsors for contributing to the realization of this event.
AIC – Capitanio Tailored Automation
Odolo (BS) Italy
Via del Bosco, 10
CUSTOMIZED AND ADVANCED SOLUTIONS
As a technology partner with extensive experience and in-depth know-how, AIC is a global energy control systems provider and systems integrator that designs, manufactures, and implements automation, process control, and mechatronic solutions for both new builds and retrofits.
F.O.M.S.A. Fonderie Officine Meccaniche Sant’Agostino Spa
Legnano (MI) Italy
Via Saronnese, 141
Company Profile
Fonderie Officine Meccaniche S. Agostino S.p.A., founded in 1956, produces rolls and rings for the steel industry and other sectors. Headquartered in Legnano, Milan, it produces 5,000 tons annually, serving global steelmaking groups with over 150,000 products and a strong international presence.
Fabris Inc.
Stoney Creek (Ontario) Canada
1216 South Service Road
Welcome to Fabris Inc.
Fabris is a highly specialized production machine shop and manufacturer of custom engineered products. Fabris is a global company servicing a wide variety of customers in the Steel Industry, as well as a key supplier of precision machined components to the Power Generation, and Oil & Gas Industries.
Fonderie S. Zeno spa
Brescia (BS) Italy
Via S. Zeno, 388
Welcome!
Fonderie S. Zeno, founded in 1960, has grown from a production of ingot molds to a global coil production business, achieving ISO 9001 certification. Under the leadership of the Antonini family, it has embraced innovation, technology, and customer-focused quality, ensuring reliability, flexibility, and exports worldwide.
Hyperion Materials & Technologies
Martorelles (Catalonia) Spain
Carrer Verneda, 12 – 24
Making Hard Materials That Make You Better
With more than 70 years of experience in hot rolling applications, Hyperion Materials & Technologies combines deep technical expertise with a broad range of cemented tungsten carbide rolls designed to meet the evolving needs of rolling mills. Today, Hyperion’s carbide rolls production and dedicated carbide R&D capabilities near Barcelona, Spain, support the development of optimized solutions tailored to customers’ specific rolling mill requirements.
O.M.O. spa
Odolo (BS) Italy
Via Madonnina, 1/5
Odolesi Mechanical Workshops
Founded in the 1950s, O.M.O. SPA became a joint-stock company in 1987. Thanks to cutting-edge machinery, qualified personnel, and ongoing technological investments, it is a leader in the Italian and international metal grinding and turning markets. Its engineering department and technical support ensure precision, innovation, and customer satisfaction in various industrial sectors.
Pomini Long Rolling Mills
Legnano (MI) Italy
Via San Domenico, 1
why POMINI Long Rolling Mills?
Modern global markets require efficient and flexible solutions for the rolling of long products.
POMINI long product rolling mills respond with digitally controlled systems, in which all equipment is precisely designed and integrated to offer high performance.
Primetals Technologies Ltd.
Sheffield (South Yorkshire) United Kingdom
Sheffield Business Park, Europa Link
Shaping the Future of Long Rolling
Primetals Technologies combines 150 years of long rolling expertise from the renowned Morgan and Ashlow brands with advanced rolling mill equipment, automation, digitalization, and lifecycle services. Serving steel producers worldwide, the company provides technologies and services across the steel production chain. Headquartered in London, Primetals Technologies operates from more than 65 locations in 23 countries and is supported by approximately 7,000 employees, 4,300 patents, and more than 7,000 references over the past 60 years.
QFORM UK
Chiasso (Canton Ticino) Switzerland
Via Valdani, 1
Boost your production
QForm UK develops advanced engineering software for the simulation and optimization of metal forming processes. The program enables the prediction of defects, tool wear, and material flow, thereby reducing costly physical shop-floor trials.
In the long products sector, the company addresses the needs of engineers through specialized, industry-specific solutions:
– Simulation of hot and cold longitudinal rolling for bars, profiles, and rails.
– Automated design (CAD) and roll pass design using the integrated QKaliber system.
– Comprehensive digital models (Digital Twins) of the entire production chain and heat treatment processes.
In line with AIKW’s objectives, QForm UK participates in the association’s conferences to share case studies and promote the latest technological innovations in rolling.
San Gregorio S.p.A.
S. Macario di Samarate (VA) Italy
Viale Europa, 62
HOT CYLINDERS SINCE 1963
San Gregorio SpA, headquartered near Milan, produces cast iron rolls for hot rolling mills. The company, which covers an 18,000 m² facility, has state-of-the-art foundries and workshops capable of producing parts weighing up to 27 tons. Over 70% of its production is exported. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified, it also uses photovoltaic panels to meet its energy needs sustainably.
Wear Solution AB
Tranås (Småland) Sweden
Adelöv Ängsberg 1
Top-quality solutions!
Sweden has a history of iron and steel works going back more than 500 years. In the northernmost parts of the country there are large ore deposits and huge open-cast mines.
Wear Solution was established 2004 and has grown into one of the strongest service companies to the metal rolling industry.
Wear Solution offers top-quality solutions. Whether we are talking about rollers, rolling rings or guide rollers and mill trains, we use materials and wear surfaces that we know will meet our customer`s requirements.
