Conference  /  June 15, 2022  -  June 17, 2022

12. International Conference on Fundamentals and Industrial Applications of HIPIMS 2022

This year the twelfth International Conference on HIPIMS will take place, jointly hosted by Sheffield Hallam University and the Fraunhofer IST.. The conference on High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) aims to promote innovative plasma-based technologies by bringing together scientists from all over the world and encouraging exchange on the latest results and trends in innovative plasma surface engineering. There will be a variety of contributions covering basic science as well as application-oriented research and development. In addition, products that have been successfully introduced to the market and use HIPIMS will be presented.

The conference will focus on the following topics:

  • Generation of HIPIMS plasmas
  • Coating growth and performance
  • Plasma diagnostics, discharge physics and modelling
  • Reactive and non-reactive HIPIMS processes
  • Industrial applications of HIPIMS processes
  • HIPIMS systems and hardware
  • Conventional plasma coating, plasma surface treatments and non-plasma advanced surface engineering
  • Panel discussion Quo Vadis Surface Engineering? - Surface Engineering for Net Zero

As scientific partner and part of the organizing team, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Herrmann and Dr. Ralf Bandorf sit on the committees.

 

The Fraunhofer IST will also be contributing with the following presentations:

June 15, 2022, 13:50-14:05 pm, Holger Gerdes:

“Digitalization and Data Management for Vacuum processes“

 

In addition, Holger Gerdes participates with one of three tutorial courses of the Society of Vacuum Coaters:

June 14, 2022, 8:30-12:00 am

Application of Reactive Sputtering