2025 - Best Paper Award at CONSOLDA & CBMAdi

 Best Paper Award presented at the 47th National Welding Congress (CONSOLDA) and the 3rd Brazilian Additive Manufacturing Congress (CBMAdi), held between August 25 and 28, 2025, in Joinville-SC[cite: 1].

The award-winning paper, entitled “Multiparametric evaluation of the stability of the CMT (Cold Metal Transfer) variant of the MIG/MAG process”, was selected as the highlight in the Best Paper category. The paper was presented by Daniel Galeazzi and co-authored by Professor Regis Henrique Gonçalves e Silva, coordinator of LABSOLDA, and Professor Mateus Barancelli Schwedersky[cite: 1].

The event, promoted by the Brazilian Welding Association (ABS) and organized by the SENAI/SC Innovation Institute in Laser Processing (ISI LASER), with support from UniSENAI and funding from FAPESC and CNPq, brought together researchers, professionals, and companies to discuss advancements in welding and additive manufacturing (AM) in the context of Industry 4.0. The program included national and international lectures, technical paper presentations, and technical visits.

A highlight of the award ceremony was the presentation of the "Bailarina" trophy and a symbolic piece called “Talismã”, developed by Valdis Krūmiņš (University of Sheffield and Krūmiņš Jewellery) and manufactured by the SENAI Innovation Institute in Laser Processing using advanced Laser-Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) technology. The object was offered to the presenters as a special keepsake of the award.

The recognition reinforces the scientific relevance of the work developed at LABSOLDA and its contribution to the evolution of welding and additive manufacturing in Brazil[cite: 1].