ICMCTF 2026
52nd International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF), focusing on advanced surface engineering, thin‑film technologies, and protective coatings, will be held on April, 19-24, 2026, in San Diego, CA, USA, bringing together researchers, industry experts, and technology developers from around the world.
ICMCTF 2026 is organized around several technical symposia, each covering a key area of modern coatings and thin‑film science, including:
- Plasma and vapor deposition processes: PVD Coatings and Technologies
- Protective and high temperature coatings
- Functional thin films and surfaces
- Advanced characterization modelling for coatings and thin films
- Surface engineering
- Coatings for renewable energy technology, batteries, and hydrogen applications
- Coatings and Surfaces for Medical Devices
The conference sessions include presentations on topics like magnetron sputtering, including RF and reactive magnetron, co-sputtering, thermal evaporation deposition, and laser-based deposition processes.
Vac Coat vacuum coating systems are able to perform thin film deposition based on various methods, including DC and RF magnetron sputtering, reactive sputtering, co-sputtering, thermal evaporation, and pulsed laser deposition, that are the basis of creation of the innovative coatings for modern applications.
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