Around 85 participants attended the Light Metals Conference LMT 2025 at Jönköping University on 16-18 June.

World-leading experts shared research and development

The world's leading researchers and companies in the light metals industry gathered at Jönköping University (JU) 16-18 June for the Light Metals Technology 2025 (LMT 2025) conference.

Anders Jarfors, Professor of Materials and Manufacturing - Casting at the School of Engineering (JTH), Jönköping University (JU), chaired LMT 2025.

"This is huge for us. We are really in the middle of development and innovation at this conference and it is very exciting to be here," says Anders Jarfors, Professor of Materials and Manufacturing - Casting at the School of Engineering (JTH) at JU and Chairman of LMT 2025.

Innovative solutions

At LMT, challenges and innovative solutions for the light metal industry are discussed. Other major issues raised in Jönköping were the industry's climate impact and the great need for recycled materials.

There were around 85 participants at the conference, from countries such as the United States, Canada, China, South Korea and Australia. Several of them emphasized the welcoming atmosphere at LMT 2025. Anders Jarfors shares this view and is most pleased with the positive feeling at the conference.

"LMT has been around for 20 years, and we who go to the conference have become good friends. It's fun with all the discussions and even though we do not always agree, we are still friends. I think this is the most fun conference to attend precisely because it is so dynamic and fun. It's a nice bunch of people who come to LMT," says Anders Jarfors.

"Always wanted to come to JU"

Alan Luo, Professor of Material Science Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering at Ohio University, was at LMT for the seventh time (out of eleven conferences). He was one of the speakers at LMT 2025.

This is a really good conference where you can have frank discussions with a nice group of people. I have always wanted to come to JU to learn about your work in the field of light metals and LMT 2025 was a good reason for me to come here. I really like it here and Jönköping is a wonderful city with all its lakes," says Alan Luo.

Alan Luo, Professor of Material Science Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering at Ohio University, was one of the speakers at LMT 2025. He likes the Materials and Manufacturing master's programme at the School of Engineering and sees it as quite unique.

He has learned about the latest developments and research in the light metals industry at the LMT conferences.

"Research is very much about absorbing new arguments and seeing things from different perspectives to gain a greater understanding of the subject. You get to see what other researchers are doing and the many debates lead to new ways of thinking," says Alan Luo.

Making the industry stronger

He emphasizes that the friendly atmosphere and relationship building at LMT leads to broader collaborations and more exchanges, which he has discussed with Anders Jarfors and others.

"At the end of the day, it's about those of us who are here wanting to make the light metals industry stronger, and we do that by building relationships and creating collaborations in contexts like this," says Alan Luo.