The Leipzig specialist seminar marks the return to normality of the industry's last key event, which was canceled several times due to the coronavirus. A wide-ranging industry get-together and numerous stands at the accompanying trade exhibition are expected.
Winners of the Electroplating Award will also receive this coin, on which the pioneers of electroplating technology, Dr. Georg Langbein and Wilhelm Pfanhauser, are depicted. The latter is the author of a fundamental work for the industry (Photo: DGO)This is already the 28th edition of the well-known Leipzig specialist seminar. As in 2020, top-class speakers from the industry are expected, making the event an important forum for electroplating and surface technology expertise and contacts. At the same time, a trade exhibition will be held alongside the presentations at the Congress Center Leipzig. The Leipzig specialist seminar is organized by the Sachen and Thüringen district groups of the German Electroplating and Surface Technology Association (DGO).
Since 2010, the Leipzig Electroplating Prize has also been awarded at the specialist seminar. This is awarded for outstanding inventions and innovations as well as for ecological achievements. Last year, the prize was only awarded at the ZVO Surface Treatment Days on September 14, which was due to the coronavirus pandemic and the canceled Leipzig Technical Seminar in 2022. The winners were Chemnitz University of Technology with its Chair of Materials and Surface Technology, electroplating plant manufacturer OTE Oberflächen- und Elektrotechnik and KleRo GmbH Roboterautomation with a robotic solution for electrolyte testing. If you wish, you can also combine your visit to the electroplating focus event with the Z and Intec trade fairs, the industry meeting place for mechanical and plant engineering, the automotive and vehicle industry, toolmaking and surface technology. The Leipzig exhibition grounds are directly adjacent to the Congress Center. As in 2020 and 2019, Prof. Thomas Lampke, Chair of Materials and Surface Technology at Chemnitz University of Technology, will moderate the first part of the specialist seminar. Dr. Olaf Boehnke, expert for environmental protection, will then take over. The lectures will range from REACh and wastewater treatment to brake coating, financing and electrolyte development to nickel dispersion coatings and galvanized textiles, presented by representatives of research institutions and industry experts.
Program
Moderation: Prof. Dr. Thomas Lampke, TU Chemnitz
9.00 a.m.: Welcome
9.20 a.m.: REACh and Cr(VI) in Europe
Dr. Malte M. Zimmer, ZVO Head of Chemistry and Environmental Policy, Hilden
9.50 a.m.: Treatment of wastewater from electroless nickel processes without the use of complex splitting agents
Erik Bratfisch, bi.bra Abwassertechnik GmbH, Dresden
10.20 a.m.: Coffee break
11.00 a.m.: Coating technologies for brake parts and outlook on future requirements
René van Schaik, MacDermid Enthone Industrial Solutions, Langenfeld
11.30 a.m.: Pickling inhibitors - why "weaken" the acid effect?
Bjoern Stroh, Atotech MKS, Trebur
12.00 p.m.: Financing highly efficient rectifiers with state funds - practical examples
Lukas Büscher, Munk GmbH / Florian Demnitz, Öko-Zentrum NRW GmbH, Hamm
12.30 p.m.: Lunch break
Moderation: Dr. Olaf Boehnke, technical expert
1.45 p.m.: Presentation of the Leipzig Electroplating Prize and lecture by the prizewinner
2.15 pm: Automated electrolyte development - possibilities and perspectives of robot-assisted electroplating (Electroplating Award 2021) Dominik Höhlich, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chair of Materials and Surface Technology, Chemnitz
14.45: Plasma treatment of dry lubricating powders and incorporation into nickel dispersion layers to reduce wear
Sven Gerullis, Innovent e. V., Jena
15.15: Galvanic meets textile - challenges in the metallization of textiles
Dr. Yvonne Zimmermann, Textile Research Institute Thuringia Vogtland e. V., Greiz
15.45 hrs: Closing remarks and end of the event
From REACh and smart textiles to the Leipzig Electroplating Award
