Workshop program

On 28th and 29th January, the Fraunhofer IST, boltzplatz and PlasmaSolve are jointly organizing an industry workshop on the topic of “Plasma Process Simulation Tools for Industrial Coating and Etching Systems - Latest Developments and Future Trends”. The inaugural session of the workshop will include a series of lectures, followed by product shows. On the second day, participants will have the opportunity to engage with the subject matter through live demonstration of the different simulation software. Over the course of these two days, the event also provides a platform for dialogue and networking.

Logo des Fraunhofer IST
Logo der Firma boltzplatz
Logo der Firma PlasmaSolve

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

12:30 pm Welcome & Introduction
1:00 pm Insights on plasma processing from data-integrated modeling and simulation
Jan Trieschmann
Kiel University
1:30 pm Application of a flexible plasma simulation tool in industrial deposition and etching processes
Asim Mirza
boltzplatz
2:00 pm Numerical modeling of the ion beam extraction from inductively coupled plasma sources
Kevin Rettig
scia Systems
Fraunhofer ENAS
2:30 pm Coffee Break & Product Show
3:00 pm Utilization of plasma simulation for real-world process and hardware development
Denis Shaw
Advanced Energy
3:30 pm Digital Twins for Thin Films: From Complexity and Data Overload to Fast, Actionable Insight
Adam Obrusnik
PlasmaSolve
4:00 pm Coffee Break & Product Show
4:30 pm Optimization of industrial coating machines with advanced simulation tools
Marcus Frank
Bühler Leybold Optics
5:00 pm Passing the Turing-Test for an Industrial Sputtering System
Dennis Barton
Fraunhofer IST
7:00 pm Dinner 
Pentahotel Braunschweig
Auguststr. 6-8
38100 Braunschweig

Thursday, January 29, 2026

9:00 am Introduction to simulation software
9:30 am Experiments and Hands-On
Station 1: Open-source plasma simulation tool chain applied to an electron beam generator, Paul Nizenkov, boltzplatz
Station 2: Next-generation Software Platform for Simulation, Data Mining, and Machine Learning in the Thin Film Industry, Kristina Stastna (Tomankova), PlasmaSolve
Station 3: Simulationframework for layer profile prediction, Dennis Barton, Fraunhofer IST
12:30 pm Wrap up & Lunch 
1:00 pm End of Workshop