IFM & IFM Steering Committee
International ForgeMasters Meeting (IFM), founded in 1954, has been held every 3 years, and was taken place by national industrial association and related heavy forging companies in the world. The participants are mainly from Europe, America, South America and Asia countries and regions. Its topics are including technology, process, equipment, market, materials, administrative & management, and all matters related to the open-die forging/heavy forging industry and companies.
IFM Steering Committee, supervising the IFM event, is an International Organization. The memberships are from the organization and company of the country with a developed/strong heavy forging industry. Up to now, its member is from Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, UK, USA and China
Short Cut | Year | Country | City |
FM | 1954 | UK | London |
JIDLGF | 1963 | France | Creusot |
IFC | 1965 | Germany | Berlin |
IFC | 1967 | UK | Sheffield |
IFC | 1970 | Italy | Terni |
IFM | 1972 | USA | Cherry Hill |
IFC | 1975 | France | Paris |
IFM | 1977 | Japan | Kyoto |
IFM | 1981 | Germany | Düsseldorf |
IFC | 1985 | UK | Sheffield |
IFM | 1991 | Italy | Terni |
IFM | 1994 | USA | Chicago |
IFM | 1997 | Korea | Pusan |
IFM | 2000 | Germany | Wiesbaden |
IFM | 2003 | Japan | Kobe |
IFM | 2006 | UK | Sheffield |
IFM | 2008 | Spain | Santander |
IFM | 2011 | USA | Pittsburgh |
IFM | 2014 | Japan | Tokyo |
IFM | 2017 | Austria | Graz |
IFM | 2020 | China | Chengdu |