Symposium Chairs

Hana Baránková, Uppsala University, Sweden, Hana.Barankova@Angstrom.uu.se
Ronghua Wei, Southwest Research Institute, rwei@swri.org

This symposium will focus on the industrial manufacturing and application aspects of various coating, thin film and surface engineering technologies. These include coatings for automotive and aerospace applications, for machining advanced materials, hollow-cathode and atmospheric plasma coatings and large area coatings. Also of particular interest are surface treatments before and after coating to enhance the performance of engineered surfaces, hybrid coating techniques, innovations in manufacturing practices and advances in industrial PVD&CVD deposition equipment.

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G1. Innovations in Surface Coatings and Treatments

Session Chairs:

Adrian Leyland, University of Sheffield, UK, a.leyland@sheffield.ac.uk
Rainer Cremer, KCS Europe GmbH, Germany, cremer@kcs-europe.de

Papers concerning novel deposition processes, novel coatings, surface treatments and technologies are solicited. Emphasis is put on recent developments in hard, superhard nitrides, carbides, carbonitrides, borides, oxides, nano structured composites and multi-phased coatings using innovative methods for deposition and for practical applications.

Invited Speakers:

Wenjun Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, apwjzh@cityu.edu.hk
“Synthesis, Interface Engineering, and Applications of Cubic Boron Nitride Films”

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G2. Coatings for  Automotive and Aerospace Applications

Session Chairs: 

Helmut Rudigier, OC Oerlikon Balzers, AG, helmut.rudigier@oerlikon.com
Sudipta Roy, University of Newcastle, UK, s.roy@newcastle.ac.uk 

Metallurgical coatings for automotive and aerospace applications are a rapidly expanding field. This seminar will gather most of the top players in the field. It solicits contributions from automotive engineers involved in the introduction of coatings, coating solution and technology providers and scientists from research institutions and universities active in the field. Scientific and technical papers on PVD, CVD and thermal spraying addressing coating development, coating characterization and coating tribology and application are encouraged. 

Invited Speakers:

Masaki Moronuki, Riken Corporation, Japan, masaki.moronuki@riken.co.jp, “Recent Advancements in Coatings for Automobile Parts”

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G3. Atmospheric and Hybrid Plasma Technologies 

Session Chairs:

Hana Barankova, Uppsala University, hana.barankova@angstrom.uu.se 
Satish Dixit, Plasma Technologies, Ltd, sdixit@ptise.com

Papers dealing with fundamental aspects of, and the latest technological developments in, non-equilibrium atmospheric pressure plasmas, hollow cathode discharges and hybrid plasma processing are solicited. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: 

• Atmospheric pressure plasma sources, process development and equipment design

• Atmospheric pressure PECVD, atmospheric pressure surface treatment

• Non-equilibrium discharge characterization and process modeling

• Hybrid plasma processing techniques

Invited speakers: 

Roland Gesche, Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Berlin, roland.gesche@fbh-berlin.de, “An Integrated Microwave Atmospheric Plasma Source”  

Rory Wolf, Enercon Industries Corporation, USA, rwolf@enerconmail.com, “Plasma Surface Modification of Inks, Coatings, and Adhesives – The Interfacial Effects”

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E4/G4. Coatings for machining advanced materials and advanced manufacturing methods 

Session Chairs:

Mirjam Arndt, OC Oerlikon Balzers AG, Liechtenstein, mirjam.arndt@oerlikon.com Xueyuan Nie, University of Windsor, Canada, xnie@uwindsor.ca 

This session should focus on recent developments in coatings, deposited by PVD, HPPMS, CVD and hybrid coating technology, to fulfill the demands in the manufacturing industry, i.e. machining of CFRP/Ti, CFRP/Al, titanium and nickel based alloys, dry machining, machining austempered ductile iron (ADI) or CGI, hot forging, forming of hardened steels and lightweight materials, die casting, and plastic injection molding. Current coatings must be tuned to operate effectively under extreme conditions like high temperature, high pressure, intense chemical or mechanical wear, and a combination of those. Contributions should emphasize tribological and wear aspects of hard, superhard, nanocomposite and lubricious coatings with respect to their mechanical and physical properties.    

Invited Speakers: 

Ahmet Alpas, University of Windsor, Canada, aalpas@uwindsor.ca, “Carbon Based Coatings for Aluminum and Magnesium Alloy Manufacturing Processes” 

Johan Bohlmark, Sandvik Tooling Sverige AB, Sweden, johan.bohlmark@sandvik.com, "Coating and Tool Wear in Composite Machining”

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G5. Coatings, Pre-Treatment, Post Treatment and Duplex Technology  

Session Chairs:

Nazlim Bagcivan, RWTH Aachen, Germany, bagcivan@iot.rwth-aachen.de
Eiji Kusano, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan, kusano@neptune.kanazawa-it.ac.jp

Papers are solicited that deal with the latest developments in thermochemical diffusion pre-treatments, other substrate/surface pre-treatment methods, and plasma-assisted coating (or coating post-treatment) processes which incorporate novel, or integrated, treatment technology combinations - whether diffusional, electrochemical, physical, mechanical, or some other approach. 

Topics include:

• surface physical, chemical, mechanical and other, novel, substrate preparation methods;

• substrate nitriding, carburizing, boriding or oxidation pre-treatments;

• coating post-treatments, including laser, annealing, or mechanical techniques;

• integrated and/or novel treatment and process combinations

Papers dealing with aspects relating to fundamental/diagnostic studies, properties, processes, performance, equipment and industrial applications for such treatments are all welcomed. 

Invited speakers:

Markus Salathe, Oerlikon Balzers, Germany, markus.salathe@oerlikon.com, “Duplex-Treatment for Forming Tools” 

Thomas Lampke, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany, thomas.lampke@mb.tu-chemnitz.de, “Plasma Anodisation”

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G6. Advances in Industrial PVD & CVD Deposition Equipment 

Session Chairs:

Markus Rodmar, Sandvik Tooling, markus.rodmar@sandvik.com
Kenji Yamamoto, Kobe Steel, Japan, yamamoto.kenji1@kobelco.com 

This session focuses on recent developments in PVD and CVD coating technology including plasma CVD and diamond deposition. Contributions from industrial coating equipment manufacturers as those from research groups are also welcome to the session. Contributions should emphasize on new technologies or developments to enhance the properties of thin films used for either tribological, optical, electrical or other applications. 

Invited speaker:

Joerg Vetter, Sulzer Metaplas, Joerg.Vetter@sulzer.com, “PVD Systems for Dedicated Hard Coatings: Challenges and Solutions”

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Technical Symposia:

A. Coatings for Use at High Temperature

B. Hard Coatings and Vapor Deposition Technology

C.Fundamentals and Technology of Multifunctional Thin Films

D. Biomedical Coatings

E. Tribology and Mechanical Behavior of Coatings and Thin Films

F. New Horizons in Coatings and Thin Films

G. Applications, Manufacturing, and Equipment

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Tutorial Sessions:

TS1. Computational & Experimental Studies of Thin Film Growth: An Atomistic View

TS2. Coatings for Fuel Cells & Batteries

TS3. Surface Engineering for Thermal Transport, Storage and Harvesting

TS4. Characterization: Linking Synthesis, Properties and Microstructure

TS5. Energetic Materials and Micro-Structures for Nanomanufacturing