Hittech Director of Technology at Materials Engineering Congress
On Thursday, October 17, Mikrocentrum will organise an expo and congress in Veldhoven (NL) about Materials Engineering. Our Director of Technology, Pieter Kappelhof, is a passionate advocate for this topic and will present the importance of
material science and production technology.
Pieter: “Selection of material and production technology is one of the key aspects of system design. It determines thermal, strength and dynamic performance and how parts are produced, joined, and assembled. Understanding a material’s complex multi-crystalline or amorphous structure strongly determines the stability of highly accurate optical systems. My presentation bridges the system design process and material and production aspects. It shows how to deal with and optimally incorporate these aspects in a system design approach and is illustrated by examples. The presentation is based on my lecture for the successful master course ‘Application of Materials in High Tech Industry’ from the TU Delft | Mechanical Engineering, initiated by industry experts and researchers.”
Materials Engineering 2024 will emphasise materials' practical and technical application at the expo and the congress. The event will cover the following topics, among others:
- Composition of materials: including chemical compositions, crystal structure, and
microstructure that affect strength, stiffness, and other essential properties. - Material properties: covering mechanical (tribology, vibration), thermal, electrical,
and magnetic properties. - Corrosion and surface analysis.
- Surface treatment and functional layers.
- System design, materials and production
