Tutorial  /  13. Oktober 2025

Tutorial »Sustainability in Surface Engineering«

Challenges for coating technology: What is sustainability, what are the regulatory requirements and how is the CO2 equivalent calculated? How to optimize CO2 emissions by choosing the right surface treatment and coating tool, the right materials and optimal processes. Questions we would like to discuss in this workshop. For your company, sustainability means thinking and acting for the long term. At least two aspects of sustainability must be taken into account in surface technology. Surface technology and surface treatments can significantly reduce the environmental impact of the products and systems that rely on them. On the other hand, the application of surface technologies also has an impact on the environment. It is important to understand the quantitative value on a CO2 equivalent basis for a system and technology. What can be done to reduce the CO2 equivalent of surface treatment technologies?

Main Topics
Challenges for coating technology: What is sustainability, what are the regulatory requirements and how is the CO2 equivalent calculated? How to optimize CO2 emissions by choosing the right surface treatment and coating tool, the right materials and the right processes. Questions we would like to discuss in this workshop.

Target Group
Design engineers, process engineers and also newcomers to the topic of „sustainability“ from the areas of coating systems and manufacturers of vacuum toolmaking systems and users

Venue at Fraunhofer FEP, Dresden
The event will take place at the Fraunhofer Institute for Electron Beam and Plasma Technology FEP in Winterbergstraße 28, Dresden.

Tutorial Committee
Uwe Heydenreich, TRUMPF Hüttinger + Co. KG, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany,
Prof. Dr. Stephan Krinke, Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST, Technische Universität Braunschweig

 

Program

13.00   Tutorial Opening
13.05 TUT01 Sustainability in coatings: PVD processes from an energy efficiency perspective
M. Schüler, mtfs modular thin film systems GmbH
13.30 TUT02 Efficiency in Focus: How Modern Vacuum Pumps Save Energy and Costs
C. Burger, Pfeifer Vacuum
13.55 TUT03 Sustainability in R&D: Design of Multifunctional Pilot Plants for Long-term Covering a Wide Range of Challenging Demands
S. Saager, Fraunhofer FEP
14.20   Guided tour through the Fraunhofer FEP Technical Centre
15.20   Break
15.50 TUT04 Navigating through the jungle of EU sustainability requirements: A regulatory overview on CO2 reduction
I. Ruhnke, Luther Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft mbH
16.15 TUT05 Measuring and Managing the CO2 Footprint: Driving Innovation in Surface Technologies
M. Günther / S. Krinke, Fraunhofer IST
16.40   Tutorial summary