The 13th International Tooling Conference will be a continuation of a long established philosophy of providing a forum for practicing engineers and researchers to exchange their ideas and experiences in all aspects in the field of tooling. As weil as giving practitioners an opportunity to keep up-to-date in the latest developments in production and application of tooling materials, the conference will also provide an excellent forum for researchers to present the!r work and enhance it’s transformation to industrial application. The upcoming 13th lnternational Tooling Conference will be dedicated to sustainability in the field of tooling.