Course Description
Gain thorough and holistic knowledge of the evolution of the thermal spray process
Participants will also gain insights on the fundamentals of the different thermal spray processes and in the process, enhance their ability to solve complex thermal spray issues in a systematic and practical manner. In addition, the course will expose them to the emerging markets to which the technology can be applied, thus challenging the attendees to explore potential business opportunities in manufacturing industries. The course is customized for technologists and engineers who are keen to enhance their knowledge and skills in the thermal spray field. This course:
provides a thorough grounding and understanding of thermal spray processes.
depicts the complex thermal spray scientific concepts in terms of simple physical models.
integrates theoretical knowledge to practical engineering applications and commonly accepted thermal spray practices.
Course Format
8 hours of instruction | In-Person at ICACC 2025
Topics to be covered include:
- Introduction and history of thermal spray and the individual processes
- Feedstock
- Design for thermal spray processes
- Testing for thermal spray processes
- Metallography
- Occupational health and safety
- Applications
Registration Pricing
Before Dec. 31, 2024
- Member Access: $395
- Nonmember Access: $445
- Student Access: $225
After Dec. 31, 2024
- Member Access: $445
- Nonmember Access: $495
- Student Access: $245
*Employees of ACerS Corporate Partners receive the discounted Individual Member rate. Sapphire Corporate Partners receive an additional 20% discount; Diamond Corporate Partners receive an additional 30% discount. Please contact Customer Service or 614-890-4700 to register employees at the discounted Corporate Partner rates.
Christopher Berndt
Christopher C. Berndt is a Distinguished Professor with Swinburne University of Technology, where he is the director of the Australian Research Council Training Centre in surface engineering for advanced materials (SEAM). He has been with Swinburne since 2007 and is the founding professor of surface science and interface engineering.
Chris’ major discipline areas are materials engineering and manufacturing engineering with a sub-disciplinary expertise in the topics of ceramics, biomaterials, thick coatings, and thermal spray technology. He is considered a world authority in thermal spray technology.
Chris is the foundation editor and now Emeritus Editor of the Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. He has more than 550 publications, with an ‘H-index’ of 70 and more than 12,000 citations to his work. Chris’s employment history includes Monash University, Stony Brook University, where he remains an Adjunct Professor. He is also an honorary Adjunct Professor with the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, India and was appointed Distinguished Professor with both the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad and IIT Madras, India.
Chris has received numerous accolades for his work including an “Honorary membership” for demonstrated professional commitment and long-life learning by ASM International, in 2022. Chris is especially proud of his students and postdoctoral fellows who have achieved professional prominence and earned good lives over the past 35 years.
