Successful participation in hybrid conference: The WOT professorship at the ZVO Surface Days 2021
After an event break of one and a half years, the annual congress of the ZVO (Zentralverband Oberflächentechnik e.V.) took place again as a hybrid edition from 22 to 24 September 2021. More than 350 participants attended in person and virtually and learnt about technological developments, trends and innovations in electroplating and surface technology in the 48 specialist presentations or at the stands of the 42 exhibitors. As the largest event for electroplating and surface technology in Germany, the congress was organised for the first time as a combination of online and face-to-face event.
The WOT professorship once again took an active part in the Surface Days. In the session „Results from research – Young colleagues report“ on the diagnostics of plasma-electrolytic oxidation processes. In the session on „Wear protection“, research results on the presentation of REACh-compliant Fe-Cr-Ni alloys and project results on wear tests on heat-treated electroless nickel coatings were presented to the experts. The professorship's contributions met with a great deal of interest directly on site and were discussed intensively both online and offline.
In addition to the opportunity for discussion and exchange with representatives from industry and science, the newly established R&D forum of the DGO (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Galvano- und Oberflächentechnik e.V.) was used for the first time this year to identify current and future intersections between research and industry. To this end, the WOT professorship presented a planned research project on the direct electroplating of conductively printed 3D components as part of a science pitch. In the subsequent discussion with the company representatives present, overlaps were identified and cooperation opportunities discussed.
More about the ZVO Surface Days: https://oberflaechentage.zvo.org/rueckblick/nachbericht-2021 .
The next Surface Days will take place from 14/09 to 16/09/2021 in Leipzig.
Image: Dominik Höhlich provided information on REACh-compliant iron-based alloys in the session on wear protection (left) and Prof Lampke in discussion with representatives from networks, science and industry (right).
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