Seminars
21 April 2026
TWI Members' Event:
Surface Engineering and Advanced Coatings
TWI is hosting a free Surface Engineering event for Member companies on Tuesday 21st April 2026. The workshop will provide an opportunity to meet the team, gain insight into the latest technologies and industrial applications.
Visit us to find out how our advanced surface engineering technologies can be used to support your business.
Presentations and discussions include:
- Accessing TWI technical support.
- Surface preparation including grit blasting, cold atmospheric plasma and laser surfacing
- Process selection including thermal and cold spraying technologies, laser cladding, electroplating, wet film coatings, conversion coatings and surface treatments, PVD and CVD etc.
- Characterisation testing and performance evaluation, including bespoke coating/application-specific testing.
- Corrosion mitigation and environmental protection.
- Wear mitigation and tribology.
- Expanded composites usage and functionalisation.
- Materials for extreme environments including hydrogen, radiation and high temperature.
- Changes in legislation and compliant coating options.
- Coating qualification process.
- Manufacturing development & upscaling, including access to TWI’s large-scale coating facilities.
- Repair, additive & hybrid manufacturing.
The workshop is free to attend. The event starts at 09.00 and will finish at 16:00.
A final programme will be published shortly.
The following day the Thermal Spraying and Surface Engineering Association will also be holding it’s annual conference at TWI Cambridge. Book both events to gain access to the latest developments in surface engineering.