On June, 22nd 2022, the International Spring Makers Conference of the ESF took place at the wire fair in Düsseldorf. Mr Paul-Bernd Vogtland, President of the European Spring Federation (ESF), welcomed more than 90 international guests to the event. The joy of meeting in person again after more than 2 years of COVID Pandemic was clearly appreciable. Afterwards, the General Secretary of the ESF, Dr. Michael Hagedorn, informed about the worldwide standardization activities in the field of technical springs.
Key Note Speaker Dr. Michael Thiele, ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH, gave insights into the challenges of the steel industry with carbon neutral steel.
At the concluding COME TOGETHER, there was a lively exchange between the participants in a relaxed atmosphere.
Paul-Bernd Vogtland, ESF President 
Dr. Michael Thiele, ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH 
International Come-together
Below you will find the presentations for download.
„Xcarb – Towards carbon neutral steel“
Dr. Michael Thiele, ArcelorMittal Hamburg GmbH
Standadization for springs
Dr. Michael Hagedorn, ESF/VDFI
Presentations of the economic situation of different countries of the world:
Situation of the European Spring Industry
Dr. Michael Hagedorn, ESF/VDFI
ISMA – Indian Spring Manufacturers Association
Utpal Shah, ISMA
The Current Situation of Spring Industries in Japan
Dr. Masahiko Nakatani, JSMA
Economic Status of the US / SMI
Gene Huber Jr., SMI