At the end of May 2016 on occasion of 80year of Welding department KPI in NTUU "KPI" the International conference «Innovative technologies and engineering in welding of «PolyWed-2016» took place. The conference participants were welcomed by the vice-rector of NTUU "KPI", the participant of NAS of Ukraine M.Yu.Ilchenko. The Deputy Director of the Institute of the electricwelding by E.O Paton NAS of Ukraine academician of NAS Ukraine I.V.Kryvtsun, Dean FS S.K.Fomichov Professor, chairman of Society of welders ofUkraine V.H.Fartushnyy, director of he Inter-brancheducational attestation center of Institute of the electricwelding by Paton P.P.Protsenko, experts of the Central Research Institute of weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, representatives of Fronius, Binzel, Plazer were the guests of the conference.
The aim of the conference was to discuss the problems of combining scientific and engineering achievements and knowledge of economic and defense industry needs of Ukraine, and the improvment of scientific training of the highly qualified specialists in welding production. Particular attention was paid to reports on physical and chemical processes in electric arc welding and the strength and life of welded joints. During the conference there were also discussed the issues of interaction with the military-industrial complex, including the Central Research Institute of weapons and military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Good organizational work of the organizing committee of the conference should be paid a special attention, especially of O.A.Slyvinskyi, V.P.Boyko, V.L. Kovalenko. A collection of reports will be published following the conference.