“Meet the Experts” Corner
April 19-24, 2008
Hyatt Regency Chicago on the River Walk, Chicago IL
Technical Program
April 19–24, 2008
Bring Questions to Experts & Solve Your Problems
Monday Afternoon, April 21 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Vacuum Web Coating
Facilitators: Don McClure, Acuity Consulting and Training and Charles Bishop, C.A. Bishop Consulting, UK
We will address questions and issues related to vacuum web coating, including deposition and monitoring techniques, substrate selection, web winding, cooling, and wrinkling issues, vacuum issues, and more. Your experts have over 50 years of experience (making mistakes) in this arena. We can help you avoid repeating our mistakes!
Tuesday Afternoon, April 22 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Role of Substrate Conditions in Adhesion, Film Morphology, and Pinholes
Facilitators: Donald Mattox, Management Plus, Inc. and Timothy Potts, Dark Field Technologies, Inc.
The adhesion, morphology, properties, and pinhole defects in a film or coating not only depend on the details of the deposition process but also on the properties and condition of the substrate surface. This panel will discuss the basics of the properties of substrates, substrate cleaning and modification, surface characterization, adhesion. Questions and discussion are encouraged.
Wednesday Morning, April 23 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Advances and Problems in Sputtering
Facilitators: David Glocker, Isoflux Incorporated, Peter Kelly, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Dave Christie, Advanced Energy Industries, and Peter Martin, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (retired)
Many products now depend on reliable sputtering processes for their success. Moreover, sputtering technology is undergoing important changes such as the growth of pulsed and high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS). This “Meet the Experts” Corner will bring together newcomers and experienced practitioners in the field for an opportunity to exchange questions and answers about how to solve practical problems today and what the future might hold.