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Sheffield
HIGH POWER
AT CUTLERS’ HALL
International delegates from 25 countries
attend 9th International Conference
on HIPIMS at Cutlers’ Hall
DATE:
25 -28 June 2018
VENUE:
Cutlers’ Hall
DELEGATES:
120
TRADE
STANDS:
28
heffield Hallam University (SHU)
has been leading the development
of High Power Impulse Magnetron
Sputtering (HIPIMS) since 2001.
Utilising highly ionised metal plasma, the thin
films developed in the National HIPIMS
Technology Centre UK have pushed the
boundaries of materials performance and have
been essential in improving the performance of
aerospace and steam turbine blades,
orthopaedic implants, cutting tools for
difficult-to-cut materials such as aerospace
alloys, rare-earth material coatings for
cryocoolers of satellites and superconducting
films for the particle accelerators of the Large
Hadron Collider at CERN.
This international conference is held
bi-annually in Sheffield and connects the
worldwide HIPIMS research community with
industrial partners to share recent findings and
new ideas. Sheffield is the perfect host - as the
birthplace of stainless steel (invented in the
city in 1913) it has a long history of innovations
in materials science and industry.
The conference attracts 120 delegates from
25 countries with a 50:50 split between
industrial and academic backgrounds.
The industrial exhibition attracts 28
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exhibitors from the UK and abroad.
The facilities at Cutlers’ Hall enabled the
entire conference and dinner to take place
under one roof. Organisers were keen to
connect the academic research community
with the industrial world so ease of
networking was important.
Cutlers’ Hall proved a great success for
international delegates who enjoy Cutlers’
Hall for its unique British manufacturing
heritage linking well to the core of their work
in developing cutting edge new materials
back to the roots of stainless steel.