Schedule

Technical Program

The 47th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF-47) will have eight technical symposia A through H and five topical symposia, addressing experimental, theoretical, and manufacturing issues associated with the development of new coating materials and processes, novel methods of analysis and characterization, and approaches to scale-up for commercial applications.

The Conference typically draws more than 800 attendees, covering more than 50 oral technical sessions and a well-attended Thursday evening poster session.

Invited Speakers

The conference will open with a plenary talk on Monday morning by Professor Magnus Berggren from Linköping University, Sweden on “Organic Electronics – Nature Connected.” Another special highlight of the meeting is our Exhibitors Keynote Lecture, presented by Dr. Jörg Vetter, Oerlikon GmbH, Germany. He will present on the topic of “Deposition Methods and Applications of Carbon based Coatings in Industrial Scale.” Three Special Interest Lectures given by top specialists will be featured throughout the conference week. Professor Igor Abrikosov from the Linköping University, Sweden will speak on “Materials Discoveries at Extreme Conditions: A Path Towards New Advanced Materials.” Dr Peter Polcik from Plansee Composite Materials GmbH, Germany  will share his great experience on “Design, Metallurgy and Manufacturing Technologies of Targets for Hard Coating and Tribological Applications.” Professor André Anders, Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering, Germany, will talk on “Plasma Aspects in the Deposition of Advanced Coatings.”