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The DKG is committed to the promotion of all ceramics in technical, scientific and artistic terms.
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Research and development
The DKG promotes the solution of fundamental tasks that affect the entire ceramic and related fields
Expert committee (FA)
DKG FA 1 "Simulation"
DKG FA 2 "Raw materials"
DKG FA 3 "Process engineering"
DKG FA 4 "Thermal processes"
DKG FA 5 "Post-processing"
DKG FA 6 "Materials and process diagnostics"
DKG TFA 6-1 "Characterization of porous ceramics"
DKG TFA 6-2 "Thermomechanical properties"
DKG FA 7 "History of ceramics"
Field of expertise (FG)
DKG FG 1 "Structural ceramics"
DKG FG 2 "Ceramics for electrical engineering and sensor technology"
DKG FG 3 "Ceramics for energy storage and conversion"
DKG FG 4 "Ceramics for aerospace engineering"
DKG FG 5 "Silicate ceramics"
DKG FG 6 " - Ceramics in environmental technology"
DKG FG 7 "Bioceramics"
DKG FG 7 "Ceramics for optics"
Joint committee (GA)
GA Refractories
GA Glassy-crystalline multifunctional materials
GA High-performance ceramics
GA Ceramic-metal joints
GA Powder metallurgy
GA Composites
GAK Environmental protection and occupational safety
Expert groups
AK Carbon
Expert group "Ceramic injection molding"
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In a wide variety of specialist committees, the members create the basis for joint lobbying and research work as well as industry-wide knowledge transfer.
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Students / recent graduates from all disciplines with an interest in ceramics enjoy special benefits with DKG membership.
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Expert committee (FA)
DKG FA 1 "Simulation"
DKG FA 2 "Raw materials"
DKG FA 3 "Process engineering"
DKG FA 4 "Thermal processes"
DKG FA 5 "Post-processing"
DKG FA 6 "Materials and process diagnostics"
DKG TFA 6-1 "Characterization of porous ceramics"
DKG TFA 6-2 "Thermomechanical properties"
DKG FA 7 "History of ceramics"
Field of expertise (FG)
DKG FG 1 "Structural ceramics"
DKG FG 2 "Ceramics for electrical engineering and sensor technology"
DKG FG 3 "Ceramics for energy storage and conversion"
DKG FG 4 "Ceramics for aerospace engineering"
DKG FG 5 "Silicate ceramics"
DKG FG 6 " - Ceramics in environmental technology"
DKG FG 7 "Bioceramics"
DKG FG 7 "Ceramics for optics"
Joint committee (GA)
GA Refractories
GA Glassy-crystalline multifunctional materials
GA High-performance ceramics
GA Ceramic-metal joints
GA Powder metallurgy
GA Composites
GAK Environmental protection and occupational safety
Expert groups
AK Carbon
Expert group "Ceramic injection molding"
Womeninceramics
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June 2025
24.06.2025 – 26.06.2025
Seminar
REFRACTORIES – Key Technology and its Applications
This seminar is aimed both at experienced refractory users or employees of refractory manufacturers who want to get to know other sectors, and at beginners in the refractory industry or in the industrial sectors in which refractory products are being used.
The seminar consists of two consecutive parts, each running 1.5 days. In the first part, the basics of raw materials, production, characteristics and installation of refractory materials and products are taught. The different classes of refractory materials and their typical representatives are presented. In the second part, experts from the process industry report on the specific applications of refractory products in the most important industrial sectors, on the materials used and on the special challenges involved with the change to climate neutrality in industrial production.
Participation fee: 1.090 € (employees of companies that are direct members of DFFI: 990 €).
25.06.2025 – 26.06.2025
Expert board session
Frühjahrssitzung GA FPM/WSM/DKG - Pulvermetallurgie
30.06.2025 – 02.07.2025
Congress / Conference
Ceramic AM Summit
We are delighted to invite you to the Ceramic AM Summit in Berlin, an open forum for companies, research institutions, and innovators to explore the latest advancements in additive manufacturing and ceramic technologies.
This event welcomes presentations from all sectors of industry and academia. We encourage you to share your insights, research, and experiences through talks that will contribute to the diverse program. Your participation is key to making this event a vibrant platform for knowledge exchange.
In addition to the presentations, we will host breakout rooms for focused workshops, where participants can explore specific topics, discuss challenges, or explore potential collaborations. These workshops will provide a great opportunity for networking and idea-sharing in a more intimate setting.
July 2025
03.07.2025
Congress / Conference
Sommerkolloquium „Hydrogen in Glass and Ceramics“
Anmeldung bis 27.06.2025
Die Teilnahme am GHI-Sommerkolloquium ist kostenlos; Agenda s. Anlage
August 2025
31.08.2025 – 04.09.2025
Congress / Conference
XIXth Conference of the European Ceramic Society
The XIXth Conference of the European Ceramic Society will take place from August 31 to September 4, 2025 at the International Congress Center in Dresden, Germany.
On behave of the European Ceramic Society ECerS, the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft DKG, and Fraunhofer Institute of Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to the beautiful City of Dresden.
Planned every two years, the ECerS Conference focuses on cutting-edge research and product developments in a wide range of ceramic-related areas. The program provides an opportunity for scientists, researchers, engineers, and industry leaders from around the world to present and exchange their latest findings in ceramic science and technology.
The XIXth ECerS Conference is divided into 14 symposia covering all relevant aspects of ceramic science and technology. It specifically addresses the most important challenges of our society, such as sustainability, energy transition and closed cycle technologies. Moreover, the 100th annual meeting of DKG is fully integrated.
31.08.2025
DKG Annual Meeting
100. DKG Jahrestagung / KERAMIK 2025
Die 100. DKG Jahrestagung/KERAMIK 2025 findet am 31.08.2025 von 14.00 - 17.15 Uhr im Rahmen der XIX ECerS conference 2025 vom 31.08. - 04.09.2025 statt.
Die DKG-Hauptversammlung findet am 31.08.2025 von 12.30 - 13.30 Uhr statt.
Die Veranstaltung ist für DKG-Mitglieder und Nichtmitglieder kostenlos!
Der Hans-Walter-Hennicke Vortragswettbewerb findet im Rahmen der XIX ECerS Conference am 02.09.2025 von 15.00 - 18.00 Uhr statt, die Preisverleihung am 03.09.2025 von 08.30 - 12.00 Uhr.
September 2025
02.09.2025
DKG Annual Meeting
Hans-Walter-Hennicke Vortragswettbewerb
Der Vortragswettbewerb findet während der KERAMIK 2025 / 100. DKG Jahrestagung (im Rahmen der XIX ECerS Conference vom 31.08. – 04.09.2025) am 02.09.2025,
15.00 – 18.00 Uhr, in Dresden statt.
The lecture competition takes place during the CERAMICS 2025 / 100th DKG Annual Meeting (as part of the XIX ECerS Conference from 08/31 – 09/04/2025) on Sept. 2nd, 2025, 03.00 – 06.00 pm, in Dresden.
17.09.2025 – 18.09.2025
Congress / Conference
International Colloquium on Refractories ICR
The International Colloquium on Refractories ICR® is a world-renowned event held annually in the city of Aachen. The event consists of a scientific conference, a trade fair for refractory companies and suppliers of raw materials, machinery, services and knowledge to the refractory industry, and of a social event.
Call for Participation - coming soon!
23.09.2025 – 25.09.2025
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International Congress on Particle Technology 2025 (PARTEC)
PARTEC is one of the world’s major scientific congresses for particle and bulk solids technology. Every three years, it provides an international forum for R&D in new technologies. It runs concurrently with POWTECH, the leading trade fair for the mechanical processing, analysis and handling of powder and bulk solids.
The international congress for particle technology is organised by NürnbergMesse and is sponsored by the VDI Association of Process and Chemical Engineering (GVC). The event also receives support from numerous other associations and organisations.
October 2025
22.10.2025 – 23.10.2025
Expert board session
Sitzung des DKG FA 2 „Rohstoffe“
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27.10.2025 – 28.10.2025
Congress / Conference
Ceramics across borders
The German Ceramic Society (DKG), the Netherlands Ceramic Society (NKV), and the Belgian Ceramic Society (BCerS) warmly invite you to the upcoming International Ceramic Meeting taking place on October 27–28, 2025, at the University of Cologne, Germany.
This cross-border event will bring together leading experts and young professionals to explore current trends, scientific advances, and future challenges in the field of ceramics. Join us for engaging presentations and discussions around the following key topics:
Topic 1: Advanced Ceramics for Communication
Topic 2: Functional Ceramics for Mobility
Topic 3: Bioceramics
Topic 4: Machine Learning and AI in Ceramics
In addition to the technical sessions, participants can look forward to different highlights:
Get-together & Poster Session – Kick off the event with an evening of informal exchange and fresh ideas
Interactive Industry Workshop & Networking Event of the Young Ceramists Network (YCN) – Connect the Young Ceramists Network (YCN) of ECerS with representatives from industry to explore the latest developments and expectations and to bridge the gap between science and industry
This meeting is a unique opportunity to strengthen connections within the European ceramic community and foster meaningful exchange between science, industry, and the next generation of professionals.
November 2025
12.11.2025 – 13.11.2025
Congress / Conference
2. Westerwälder Industriekolloquium
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27.11.2025 – 28.11.2025
Expert board session
12. Sitzung des FG 2 "Elektrotechnik und Sensortechnik"
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27.11.2025 – 28.11.2025
Congress / Conference
43. Hagener Symposium Pulvermetallurgie 2025
PULVER | METALLURGIE | ZUKUNFT - so lautet das Motto des Hagener Symposiums im Jahr 2025! Die Industrie steht vor einer „Zeitenwende“, und die Pulvermetallurgie wird dabei eine Schlüsselrolle spielen. Innovative Lösungen auf Basis metallischer Pulver werden in der High Tech-Industrie Europas unverzichtbar sein.
February 2026
25.02.2026 – 26.02.2026
Congress / Conference
Zukunftsforum Keramik: Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft Hand in Hand (Gemeinsamer Dialog für brennende Themen)
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March 2026
05.03.2026
Seminar
IAB-TAGE »BAUSTOFFE« 2026 Ziegel neu gedacht – Materialien. Prozesse. Zukunft.
Ziegel neu gedacht – Materialien. Prozesse. Zukunft.
Die Ziegelindustrie steht vor großen Herausforderungen: Energieeffizienz, Nachhaltigkeit und der schonende Umgang mit Ressourcen erfordern zukunftsfähige Lösungen. Die IAB-TAGE Baustoffe 2026 widmen sich diesen Fragen und bieten eine Plattform für den fachlichen Austausch zwischen Industrie, Wissenschaft und Praxis. Das eintägige Fachforum am IAB Weimar beleuchtet zukunftsweisende Themen entlang der gesamten Wertschöpfungskette: von der Analyse und Nutzung alternativer Rohstoffe über innovative Produktionsprozesse und energieeffiziente Trocknungstechnologien bis hin zu Recyclingstrategien und bauphysikalischen Anforderungen.
Freuen Sie sich auf kompakte Fachvorträge, lebendige Diskussionen und wertvolle Impulse von Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft.
April 2026
20.04.2026 – 22.04.2026
Congress / Conference
6. Freiberger Feuerfest-Symposium
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August 2026
31.08.2026 – 03.09.2026
Congress / Conference
Sintering 2026
The International Conference on Sintering is a world-wide forum dedicated to the science and technology of sintering, which is an essential step for the processing of ceramics and powder metallurgical parts.
This will be the tenth meeting in a series that started in 1995 as a continuation of a famous cycle of conferences on Sintering and Related Phenomena organized in the USA in the middle of the 20th century. The previous nine conferences have been held in Pennsylvania State University, USA (1995, 1999, 2003), Grenoble, France (2005), La Jolla, USA (2008), Jeju, Korea (2011), Dresden, Germany (2014), San Diego, USA (2017) and Gifu, Japan (2023).
The technical program will cover all aspects of sintering through invited and contributed talks, poster presentations. Students, researchers and faculty members as well as professionals from industry are cordially invited to attend.
We look forward to welcoming you in Aachen, the westernmost city in Germany bordering Belgium and the Netherlands. Aachen is an international, vibrant city with Roman roots and once privileged residence of Emperor Charlemagne.
September 2026
14.09.2026 – 16.09.2026
DKG Annual Meeting
101. DKG Jahrestagung / KERAMIK 2026
