Technical Symposium IA
This symposium will focus on applied research related to industrial manufacturing and application aspects of various surface engineering and coating technologies. Topics include recent advancements in surface engineering equipment and the application of PVD/CVD/ALD and allied deposition technologies for coatings and thin films in automotive, aerospace, medical, semiconductors, dies, molds, components, and tooling/cutting applications. Also of particular interest are surface treatments before and after the coating processes to enhance the performance of engineered surfaces, hybrid/duplex coating techniques, innovations in manufacturing practices, computational & Artificial Intelligence manufacturing techniques, and cooperation between industry, research organizations, and academia to advance surface engineering applications.
IA1: Advances in Application Driven Research and Hybrid Systems, Process, and Coatings
The scope of this session is on the research results produced in cooperation between industry, research laboratories, and academia. One focus should be on companies that can present current status and achievements, as well as address future development trends. Academic institutions are highly encouraged to present results of background research or contributions aimed at the development of tailored solutions to meet the industrial demands of thin film and hard coatings applications. Applications of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and its adaptation to surface engineering will be of great interest.
IA1 Invited Speakers:
- Ing. Herbert M. Gabriel, PVT Plasma and Vakuum Technik GmbH, Germany, “Coatings for Hydrogen Technology”
IA2: Surface Modification of Components in Automotive, Aerospace, and Manufacturing Applications
This session will cover manufacturing advances and application-oriented research and development on surface-engineered products and technologies. Topics include surface-modified or coated products/components in tribology, corrosion, high temperature, optical, magnetic, and allied technologies. Also the new thrust in surface engineering in additive manufacturing and implementation of Artificial Intelligence in Smart Manufacturing. The focus is also on novel substrate preparation and pretreatment methods: nitriding, carburizing, boriding, or oxidation pre-treatments; intermediate etching treatment and interlayer design during the coating processes. The innovative technologies such as coating post-treatments, including laser, electron beam, annealing, ion implantation or mechanical/chemical/optical techniques, and integrated and/or novel treatments and process combinations are also of interest. The main criteria are that the surface engineering/coatings should be applied to semi/end products to enable/improve desired physical/chemical properties. The components used in automotive, aerospace, manufacturing, land-based and aero turbines, lasers, mining, oil drilling and fracking, construction machinery, sporting goods, and farming equipment are of primary interest in this session. Papers dealing with aspects relating to properties, processes, performance, equipment, and industrial applications for such treatments are all welcome.
IA2 Invited Speakers:
- Ewa Rennebro, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, “Ultra-High Vacuum Test for Quantitative Determination of Hydrogen Permeability of Various Ceramic Coatings on Stainless Steel”
- Diana Berman, University of North Texas, USA
- Shrikant Joshi, University West, Sweden, “Solution Precursor Thermal Spraying for Advanced Functional Coatings: Is the Jury Still Out?”
- Hamidreza Mohseni, Pratt & Whitney, USA, “Thermal Spray Coatings Aerospace Applications: State-of-Art and Path Forward”
IA3: Innovative Surface Engineering for Advanced Cutting and Forming Applications
The requirements of manufacturing industries and recent innovative developments in coatings and surface engineering processes for advanced tooling applications are the focus of this session. Such applications include but are not limited to high-demanding sheet or bulk metal forming, plastics processing, die-casting as well as cutting operations of steel, cast iron, and difficult-to-cut materials like high-temperature alloys or CFRP. Novelties related to the use of coating technologies like PVD arc, sputtering, HIPIMS, hybrid, and electron beam as well as PECVD and CVD for application-oriented design of different coating materials, architectures, and properties are welcome. Insights into the combined effect of tool geometry and adapted coatings are also in the focus of the present session. Furthermore, contributions highlighting the interaction of the coatings designed for cutting and forming applications with the ambient atmosphere and/or the counterpart materials including metallic alloys and polymers are within the focus of this session. Recent advances in additive manufacturing have benefited mold and die industries. Papers that have a synergy between additive manufacturing and surface engineering of cutting and forming tool applications are also of interest.
IA3 Invited Speakers:
- TBA