Conference Presentations

1. David Rickerby - Rolls Royce
2. Peter Hope FIMF - LVH Coatings Ltd Technical Director.
   Improved function and reliability of automatic small arms using electrophoretically applied self-lubricating coatings.
3. Dr Philip Albert - Evonik Degussa International AG Applied Technology Silanes for Coatings, Inorganic Materials
   Light Metal Corrosion Protection with Silanes
4. Dr Andrew Cobley FIMF - The Sonochemistry Centre, Coventry University . Head of Materials
   The use of Ultrasound to Enable Energy Efficient Electroless Plating
5. Dr Mark G Gee - National Physical Laboratory, Materials Division
   Facilitating Sustainability through Surface Engineering by Measurement and Standards
6. Alain Viola - Safran Group, Responsable R&T, Direction Matériaux et Procédés
   Alternatives to Hexavalent Chromium in the aerospace supply chain
7. Dr Geoffrey D Wilcox FIMF - Loughborough University, Reader in Surface Engineering, Department of Materials. Hon. Editor, Transactions of the Institute of Metal Finishing
   Tin Whisker Growth on Electronics Finishes
8. Graham Armstrong FIMF - Chairman Organic Group-IMF
   Surface coatings for aerospace and defence over the next five years
9. Dr James A Curran - Keronite International Ltd Principal Materials Engineer
   Keronite surface treatment for aluminium, magnesium and titanium
10. Peter Visser - Akzo Nobel Aerospace Coatings Specialist Global Product Development
    Novel corrosion inhibiting coating technology for the protection of aluminium alloys
11. Dr Kevin Cooke - Teer Coatings Ltd
    An overview of PVD Coatings for Aerospace Applications
12. Richard Banks - Indestructible Paint
13. Andreas Tolz - PPG Coatings Business Support SARL, Technical Projects Manager Europe, Aerospace Coatings
    Electrodeposition paint - A breakthrough chromate-free automatic tank process for the aviation industry
14. Professor Papken Hovsepian - Sheffield Hallam University, Nanotachnology Centre for PVD Research, MERI
    New Generation Nanoscale Multilayer Coatings to Serve High Temperature, Corrosion and Tribological Applications Deposited by HIPIMS
15. James Reagan - Q-Lab Corporation Director of Technical Applications
    Natural and Accelerated Weathering Test Methods Compared
16. Dr Chris Bocking FIMF - Surface Technology Support
    Mechanism of adhesion failure of Anodised Coatings on 7075 Aluminium Alloys following heating.
17. Dr Mohammad Sakhawat Hussain - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Department of Materials Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Direct nano-crystalline Ni plating on titanium surfaces
18. Dr Karl S Ryder - University of Leicester, Reader in Physical Chemistry, Royal Society Industry Fellow (Rolls-Royce), Department of Chemistry
    New Sustainable Electrolytes for Metal Finishing and Electropolishing
19. Neil Sheward - Metal Improvement Company, Technical Service Manager
    Fatigue enhancement of Critical Components by the Application of Controlled Shot Peening and Laser Peening
20. Dr Chris Pickles - Ceram Research Ltd Senior Consultant Aerospace and General Manager Surface Characterisation. The Chemical and Topographical Characterisation of Surfaces and Sub- surfaces
21. Colin Gammans -Zagonda Ltd
    Development of a spray metallization system for large objects