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30 October 2025, 09:30 - 17:00

Materials Engineering 2025

Materials Engineering 2025 will take place on 30 October 2025, and will focus on the behavior of materials under the influence of external factors. These factors include heat, cryogenic applications, chemical stress, and prolonged mechanical tension. Materials Engineering focuses on the application, behavior, and performance of materials under challenging conditions. This meeting is supported by the MIT Network Activities scheme (MIT NA).

^{* Source photo: Mikrocentrum (2024)}

Topics covered include:

Material behavior under thermal or chemical influences.
Materials in a vacuum.
Analysis techniques for microstructure, material defects, and surface characterization.
Surface technologies such as coatings, functional layers, and modifications.
Joining techniques for high-quality, durable, and complex applications.

For who

Professionals involved in the selection, processing, and application of materials, including materials scientists, engineers, R&D specialists, and product developers.
Companies in the high-tech and manufacturing industries interested in new materials, surface treatments, analysis, and joining techniques.
People who work with materials behavior under demanding conditions (such as high temperatures, cryogenic conditions, chemical loads) and their practical applications.

Programme

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM: Opening expo
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM: Welcome by Mikrocentrum
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM: Materials and Interfaces in High Tech Systems by Olaf van der Sluis (TU Eindhoven)
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM: Adhesive challenges at ASML on the example of releasing new class of adhesives by Irén Birkenfelder (ASML)
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM: Break - visit EXPO
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Thermoplastic Composites – Towards application in large aerospace structures by Sebastiaan Wijskamp (Thermoplastic Composites Research Center)
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM: RSP alloys, made by Melt Spinning: aluminium as strong as Titanium by Roger Senden (RSP Technology)
12:50 PM - 13:50 PM: lunch
13:50 PM - 14:10 PM: Practical Design Rules for Castings: Experience from Aluminium Gieterij Oldenzaal by Gert-Jan Oldenhof (Aluminium Gieterij Oldenzaal BV)
14:15 PM- 14:35 PM: Nodular cast iron: a tough and strong construction material by Kurt Beghyn (Sirris)
14:40 PM - 15:10 PM: How can thermal spray coatings and associated quality requirements contribute to more sustainable products? by Ruud Lammers (KMWE Aerospace B.V.)
15:10 PM - 15:40 PM: break - visit EXPO
15:40 PM - 16:10 PM: Mitigating materials related barriers in innovation for the energy transition by Casper Versteylen (TNO)
16:10 PM - 17:00 PM: networking drinks