Thursday 2 June, 2022
Sustainability plays an important role for society and the economy in preserving sensitive ecosystems and the basis of our lives. The factory and production of the future are at the focus of interest. Methodical considerations through life cycle engineering and life cycle assessment make it possible to understand and optimise the influences of product development in the context of the sustainability of a product. With the help of surface technologies, product properties can be modified and...
We will discuss what US Aerospace and Defense (A&D) organizations are doing to replace Cd, chromates, etc, and the developments that are taking place to reduce the time and cost of doing so.In response to North American and European regulations and ESOH concerns, the US Department of Defense and the A&D supply chain are replacing materials, treatments and coatings that are themselves toxic or require the use of toxic chemicals for manufacturing or sustainme...
A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) is an electrochemical conversion device that produces electricity directly from oxidizing a fuel. Metal-supported SOFCs offer a variety of manufacturing benefits and a more rugged design over more traditional sintering methods. Thermal spray technologies such as plasma spraying carry the promise of reducing the cost and increasing the yield of SOFC manufacturing when compared to bulk ceramic sintering processes. The ability to appl...
The development of a mass market for electrical vehicles implies a surge in the international battery demand. This important increase of demand puts pressure on the stock and on the availability of the valuable elements composing the battery (e.g. Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel). Besides, these metals are extracted from mines and are not unlimited on our planet. Thus, the recycling of lithium-ion battery becomes mandatory to limit mining more virgin metals. However, the presence of coatings aroun...
In this presentation, we will give an overview of the various thin film material challenges related to quantum applications and we will also show how thin film coating is crucial to achieve high efficiency photovoltaic cells.
Cardiovascular diseases represent the leading cause of death in the world. Stents are used to treat the complications that atherosclerosis causes at late stage of its progression. Made from different alloys such as stainless steel, nitinol and cobalt chromium alloys (L605), this latter has generated significant interest because it allows the fabrication of thinner devices, which have decreased post-implantation clinical complications. ...
