Day 1
09:00 - Full day programme
09:00
Registration and Networking Refreshments
09:30
Chair’s Welcome
Dr Ardian Morina, Deputy Director of Research and Innovation, Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
09:40
Surface Engineering of Turbomachinery Components to Meet Future Industry Trends
• Detailed overview of a turbocharger and its components
• Discussing the drivers behind surface engineering of turbocharger components
• Examining specific applications of surface treatments applied to turbocharger components
Dr Michael Burkinshaw, Senior Tribologist, Cummins Turbo Technologies
10:05
Q&A Session
10:10
Lubricant Formulation for Advanced Coatings in High-Performance Engines
• An overview of the use of advanced coatings in high-performance engines, and how we can formulate the lubricant to take advantage of their beneficial properties
• A focus on DLC coatings and their chemical interactions with lubricants, and how viscosity plays an important role
• Learnings from motorsports and how these are applied to commercial applications
Dr Andrew Greenall, Project Leader, Shell Motorsport Lubricant Development
10:35
Q&A Session
10:40
Future Trends in Boundary Lubrication of Carbon-Based Coatings for the Automotive Industry
• Carbon-based coatings for the automotive industry
• Performances of carbon-based coatings under boundary lubrication conditions
• Hybridisation changes induced by friction in carbon-based coatings
Dr Maria-Isabel De Barros Bouchet, Associate Professor, Laboratory of Tribology and System Dynamics, Ecole Centrale de Lyon
11:05
Q&A Session
11:10
Networking Refreshment Break
11:40
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) – REACH-Compliant Advanced Surface Technology
• Analysing plasma electrolytic oxidation process for surface treatment of light metals (eg Al, Mg, Ti and their alloys including MMCs) and microstructure relationships
• Reducing environmentally hazardous substances in surface treatments
• Increasing protection to the base alloy in terms of corrosion, wear and improving other functional characteristics (thermo-optical, dielectric, thermal barrier, low friction coefficient)
Prof Suman Shrestha, Vice President – Applications Development and Quality Systems, Keronite International
12:05
Q&A Session
12:10
High-temperature Oxidation and Wear Mechanisms for TiAlN Based Hard Coatings
• Potential of TiAlN as high-temperature protective coatings
• Understanding of the oxidation and wear mechanisms (700 to 950°C) for TiAlN based coatings
• Development of R&D methodology for high-temperature tribological evaluation of TiAlN based hard coatings
Vishal Khetan, Marie Curie Research Fellow, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Leeds
12:35
Q&A Session
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCH, POSTER SESSION AND OPTIONAL PVD LAB TOUR
(Please highlight if you would like to attend this tour on the booking form)
14:00
HIGH-VOLUME COATING TECHNOLOGIES FOR APPLICATIONS IN THE
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES
• Examining technological developments in surface engineering over the last five years
• Analysing technology development drivers such as reduction of CO2
emissions
• Cost as a technology driver: increasing equipment capacity
Dave Doerwald, Manager Process Engineering, Ruud Jacobs, Process Manager
Tribological Coatings, Geert-Jan Franssen, Product Manager Tribological Coatings,
Ivan Kolev, Senior Process Engineer, IHI Hauzer Techno Coating BV
14:25
Q & A SESSION
14:30
APPLICATIONS FOR COLD SPRAY FORMING AND COATING TECHNOLOGIES IN
THE AEROSPACE AND AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES
• Introduction to the cold spray process
• Repair of Mg and Al alloy components
• Deposition of Ti and Ni based alloys
• Facilitating the joining of aluminium alloys
Heidi Lovelock, Manager - Surface Engineering, TWI Ltd
14:55
Q & A SESSION
15:00
NETWORKING REFRESHMENT BREAK AND POSTER SESSION
15:30
TRIBOLOGICAL CHALLENGES POSED BY THE REACH LEGISLATION TO FUEL
CONTROLS SYSTEM DESIGN
Terry Hirst, Materials Technology Manager Commodity Strategy, Controls and Data
Services, Part of the Rolls-Royce Group
15:55
Q & A SESSION
16:00
ENERGY-EFFICIENCY IN AUTOMOTIVE AND AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS BY SURFACE TECHNOLOGY
- Overview about Schaeffler coatings for various applications
- Energy-efficient coatings in automotive drivetrain
- Application of thin film coatings in aerospace applications
Dr. Nazlim Bagcivan, Director R&D Surface Technology, Schaeffler
16:25
Q & A SESSION
16:30
LATEST ADVANCES IN SURFACE TECHNOLOGY FOR AUTOMOTIVE AND
AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES
• Analysing current market trends and industry challenges
• Developing coatings for automotive and aerospace industries
• Evaluating coating applications for automotive, aerospace and precision components
Dr Liuquan Yang, R&D Engineer/Marie Curie Fellow, Oerlikon Sorevi
Toby Middlemiss, Segment Manager Aerospace, Oerlikon Balzers
16:55
Q & A SESSION
17:00
THE INFLUENCE OF COATING PARAMETERS ON TRIBOLOGICAL
PERFORMANCE AND TRIBOFILM FORMATION
• DLC Coatings can have different mechanical properties when coating parameters are
changed
• The tribological performance is also influenced
• Effects on tribochemistry of carbon films
Dr Hongyuan Zhao, Dr Ardian Morina, School of Mechanical Engineering, University
of Leeds
17:25
Q & A SESSION
17:30
CHAIR'S CLOSING COMMENTS
17:40
END OF SEMINAR