ASM-Lehigh Valley's National Officers Night

Join us for our annual National Officers Night Thursday, February 9th 2012.  Dr. Richard Knight, FASM will be joining us and presenting on Thermal Spray Technology.  Hope to see you there! 

TITLE
From Turbine Blades to Rebar… Why Thermal Spray May Be The Most Flexible Industrial Coating Technology Available Today

SPEAKER
Dr. Richard Knight, FASM

LOCATION 
Berkleigh Golf Club
14623 Kutztown Rd
Kutztown, PA 19530
**Please note that the physical address does not accurately work with GPS units.  For GPS, enter "Route 222, Berkleigh Golf Club"

SCHEDULE
5:30-6:30pm Registration
6:30 Dinner
~7:15 Presentation from Dr. Richard Knight

Make a reservation through the website or by calling Keith Hill at 610-208-2929. Please note that reservations should be made no later than Monday, February 6th, 2012.  If you make a reservation and cannot make the meeting, please call or email Darwin Evangelista at 610-562-6673 or darwin_evangelista@materion.com before the meeting. LVASM gets charged for the cost of the meal for all no shows.

MENU
Entree selection:
Burgundy Beef Tips
Stuffed Baked Flounder
Eggplant Parmesan

Dessert selection:
Carrot Cake or
Cheesecake

Soft drinks are included. Alcoholic beverages can be purchased. 

BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Richard knight, FASM is an Auxiliary Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Drexel University and Director of the Center for the Plasma Processing of Materials (CPPM).

A Member of the ASM Thermal Spray Society (TSS) since its founding in 1993, Dr. Knight served as Chair of the TSS Training Committee from 1997-2002 and was elected a member of the TSS Board in 1998. He was elected TSS President in 2004 and received the TSS President’s Award in 2009 for his leadership.  He was also named a Fellow of ASM in 2003 in recognition of his contributions to thermal spray research and technology.

Dr. Knight Served as General Co-Chair for ITSC 2006 (the International Thermal Spray Conference) in Seattle; ITSC 2005 in Basel, Switzerland; and ITSC 2004 in Osaka, Japan. His current research interests include thermal spray technology and education, thermal spraying of polymers, plasma recycling and treatment of waste and plasma synthesis of materials, and his research has been funded by NSF, DoE, NASA and a number of industrial sponsors.

In addition to his TSS activities, Dr. Knight has served as Faculty Advisor for the Drexel University Material Advantage Student Chapter, and as an organizer for annual ASM Materials Camps held by Drexel and the ASM Philadelphia “Liberty Bell” Chapter.

ABSTRACT
Thermal spray is a very versatile particulate/droplet consolidation technology used to deposit overlay coatings onto a broad range of industrial surfaces, providing improved wear, corrosion and/or thermal protection without changing the properties of the base material.  This family of processes is capable of applying metallic, ceramic, intermetallic, cermet, composite and even polymer coatings. Powdered, wire rod and/or sol-gel suspensions of materials are introduced into combustion, electric arc, or plasma heated gas jets, where individual particles are heated, melted or softened, accelerated and directed towards the surface being coated. The millions of particles impacting per second form overlapping “splats” and create new functional surfaces.

This talk will trace the evolution of thermal spray technology from its simple beginnings almost a century ago to its current status as a global coating technology capable of solving a wide range of industrial surface engineering problems.  Recent process, sensor and control, materials and applications developments will be highlighted, concluding with a glimpse into the “crystal ball” to see what may lie ahead.

2012 Info Sheet and Application Form (Word Doc)

Chairman's Letter
Download the PDF here