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On Friday they were still at the Night of Sciences on the Mittweida campus; from today until Thursday they’ll be in Stuttgart at SurfaceTechnology GERMANY: the researchers from the Mittweida University of Applied Sciences Laser Institute (LHM) are in great demand as experts. Whilst on Friday in Mittweida it was mainly interested local residents who visited the Laser Institute with lots of questions, in Stuttgart, at the international trade fair for surfaces and coatings, it is colleagues from the industry who are striking up conversations with the Mittweida researchers at stand C07 in Hall 1.
Surface technology, as a cross-sectoral technology, forms an integral part of many industries. These include, amongst others, the automotive industry, the metalworking and metal-processing industries, Mechanical Engineering, aerospace, electronics, medical technology and many more. Products and services from the field of surface technology help to improve the quality and durability of products and to achieve the desired visual and functional properties. The SurfaceTechnology GERMANY trade fair focuses on networking across sectors and providing insights into current trends and developments.
The researchers from Mittweida are bringing with them not only the latest developments in the field of pulsed laser deposition (PLD) of ultra-hard ta-C layers for use as wear protection for tools or as coatings for joint implants. Several applications from the field of high-speed laser material processing are also represented, such as the microstructuring of large surfaces with riblet structures that mimic shark skin and thus optimise flow, or superhydrophobic surfaces that replicate the lotus effect. The key term here is bionics: technically replicating structures found in nature. Furthermore, applications from the fields of laser cleaning, laser polishing and, most recently, high-precision microstructures produced using the high-speed scanner (report in ‘Fokus Forschung’ (link)) are also on display at the trade fair.
One thing, however, remains the same: whether in Mittweida or Stuttgart – Mittweida’s expertise is always in demand! We wish you every success at the trade fair!
Would you like to meet our experts in the field of surface technology at our stand C07 in Hall 1? Get your free ticket here.
Text: Annett Kober, Michael Pfeifer, Source: Deutsche Messe
Image: Mittweida University of Applied Sciences