4th European Surface Networking Summit

Innovation at the intersection of business and research is an important step to strengthen Europe and the European Community for surface engineering technology. We offer the opportunity to find international cooperation partners for your topics in order to keep the players in contact and accelerate the innovation process. International Funding Programs provides a variety of possibilities to get funding for international research projects.

Aim of the Meeting

• Information on European Funding
• International Network Presentations
• Research Needs & potential Cooperation Partners

Industrial wanted topics

resilient and sustainable raw material value chains

• reduction of critical raw materials
• recycling of products and recovery of valuable raw materials
• efficient production technology for reduction of material needs
• repair and reusage of components with valuable raw materials
• optimization of production lines and industrial and economic obstacles

Presentations

„RAMP, The Raw Materials Partnership for the Green and Digital Transition“
Holger Grünewald, Project Management Juelich, Germany
https://ramprawmaterials.eu/article/about-ramp

“The Future of Raw Material Supply in Surface and Coating Technology”
Udo Klotzbach, EFDS e.V., Germany

Pitch Presentation: „Resource- and material-efficient manufacturing processes for coating | Eddy Current Sensor Integration“
Michael Hofmann, Suragus GmbH, Germany

The final Agenda will be published in November 2026.

You would like to present your network or your project Teaser to find cooperation partners?
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This event is organized in cooperation of the European Joint Committee on Plasma and Ion Surface Engineering EJC/PISE.

Contact

Dr. Katrin Ferse
European Society of Thin Films
E-Mail: ferse@efds.org
Phone: +49 351 87183274