Discover how cutting-edge coating advancements are revolutionizing laser applications, from new trends and techniques to overcoming challenges in plastics and composites.
March 20, 2025
2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT
The presenter will discuss how recent coating evolutions are impacting a wide array of laser applications. He will answer the following questions:
What coating trends have the most promise? How are chemical vapor deposition and spatter techniques changing the coating landscape? What benefits do the latest optical coating trends lend to common applications? How does working with plastics and composites change how we look at coatings? What challenges can new coatings address?
Speaker
Professor Des Gibson, FInstP FIET FOSA CEng CPhys Director Institute of Thin Films, Sensors & Imaging School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences, University of the West of Scotland
An entrepreneurial physicist with a first-class record in thin film & sensor research, development, production and commercialization, extending over a thirty-year period and gained from technical director/ CEO roles within blue chip companies, SME`s, start-ups and close association with academia. Proven track record in establishing world class published and patented research, development, intellectual property and commercialization of functional thin film processes, deposition tools, sensors and medical devices. Research activity was formerly within industry and latterly academia. Effective knowledge transfer, economic and societal impact from industrial and academic experience.
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