10th JSTP International Seminar on Precision Forging (ISPF 2027)

Last updated: May 1st, 2026

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Information

April 1st, 2026: Web site is opened.

Outline

The 10th JSTP International Seminar on Precision Forging (ISPF 2027) consists of keynote lectures by the prize winners of "JSTP International Prize for R&D in Precision Forming" and guest speakers, and oral/poster presentations by invited young researchers/engineers in order to lead the new technology. After the seminar, factory visits (Nichidai and some hot/cold forging factories) will be arranged. About 30 young researchers/engineers under 35 years old will be invited to the seminar by providing travel grants. The invited young researchers/engineers have to present their papers/posters at the seminar.

Date	March 8th-11th, 2027 Opening celemony: March 8th (morning) Lectures and presentations: March 8th and 9th Factory visits: March 10th and 11th
Venue	Kyoto Terrsa, Kyoto, Japan
Organizer	JSTP Forging Committee

Background

The "JSTP International Prize for R&D in Precision Forming" (former prize name: "JSTP International Prize for R&D in Precision Forging") was established in 1996 with a fund donated by Nichidai Corporation. The purposes of the prize are (1) to promote research and development in precision forging and other net shape forming methods and (2) to recognize distinguished researchers who have contributed to the worldwide advancement of precision forming technology with high quality research work. The eleventh prize is to be given to Prof. ??? (under review) at the 15th ICTP (Jeju, Korea) in October, 2026. The prize winners are listed in Table 1.

As an associated event of the prize, an "JSTP International Seminar on Precision Forging" (ISPF) was held in Osaka (1997, 2000), Nagoya (2004, 2015, 2018), Nara (2006) and Kyoto (2009, 2013, 2024), respectively. In the seminar, the prize winners and about 10 active researchers/engineers reviewed the recent development of precision forging technology, and the invited young researchers/engineers introduced their own activities. There were about 100 participants at each seminar. The programs and further information of 1st-9th ISPF are listed in Table 2.

Table 1 Prize winners of "JSTP International Prize for R&D in Precision Forming" (1st-10th: "JSTP International Prize for R&D in Precision Forging").

	Prize winners
1st (1996)	Prof. H. Kudo and Prof. T. Altan
2nd (1999)	Prof. K. Lange and Dr. H. Pugh
3rd (2002)	Prof. K. Kondo and Prof. M. Geiger
4th (2005)	Prof. N. Bay and Prof. K. Osakada
5th (2008)	Prof. T.A. Dean and Prof. R. Kopp
6th (2011)	Prof. J.-L. Chenot and Prof. T. Nakamura
7th (2014)	Prof. A.E. Tekkaya and Prof. K. Mori
8th (2017)	Prof. C.-G. Kang and Prof. T. Ishikawa
9th (2021)	Prof. J.M. Allwood and Prof. P.A.F. Martins
10th (2023)	Prof. P. Groche and Prof. J. Yanagimoto
11th (2026)	under review

Table 2 Past series of "JSTP International Seminar on Precision Forging" (ISPF).

	Date	Venue	Chair	Link	Photo
1st	March 31st-April 3rd, 1997	Osaka	Prof. K. Osakada	Program
2nd	May 15th-18th, 2000	Osaka	Prof. K. Osakada	Program
3rd	March 15th-18th, 2004 (Original schedule: May 2003)	Nagoya	Prof. T. Ishikawa	Program
4th	March 21st-24th, 2006	Nara	Prof. H. Sekiguchi	HP
5th	March 16th-19th, 2009	Kyoto	Prof. T. Ishikawa	HP
6th	March 11th-14th, 2013 (Original schedule: March 2012)	Kyoto	Prof. T. Ishikawa	HP
7th	March 9th-12th, 2015	Nagoya	Prof. S. Isogawa	HP
8th	March 5th-8th, 2018	Nagoya	Prof. K. Kitamura	HP
9th	March 11th-14th, 2024	Kyoto	Prof. K. Kitamura	HP

Schedule

Date	Event
November 6th, 2026	Deadline for application to the travel grant
December 4th, 2026	Notificaiton of the acceptance of the travel grant
January 22nd, 2027	Deadline for extended abstract for proceedings (for the invited young researchers/engineers) Deadline for paper for proceedings (for the prize winners and the guest speakers)
January 31st, 2027	Deadline for application to the general participants
March 7th (evening), 2027	Early registration at accomodation
March 8th (morning), 2027	Registration at seminar venue
March 8th and 9th, 2027	Lectures and presentations at Kyoto Terrsa
March 10th and 11th, 2027	Factory visits

Organizing Committee

Prof. R. Matsumoto (Chair), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan [HP]
Prof. Y. Yoshida (Vice chair), Gifu University, Japan [HP]
Dr. Y. Yoshikawa (Secretary), Meijo University, Japan [HP]
Dr. M. Terano, Okayama University of Science, Japan [HP]
Dr. E. Murai, Nichidai Corporation, Japan
Dr. K. Asai, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan
Dr. Y. Shimomura, Shizuoka University, Japan
Prof. K. Kitamura (Adviser), Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan

Contact

Dr. Yasuharu Yoshikawa