The 2015 International Thermal Spray Conference joined AeroMat and IMS for the first-ever combined mega-event in Long Beach, Calif. The four-day event, May 11-14, attracted over 2000 aerospace and thermal spray technologists, researchers, manufacturers, and suppliers from 34 countries. It featured 180 booths on the combined show floor from a mix of 130 companies. The technical program had more than 450 oral and poster presentations, and featured speakers from over 30 countries across the globe.
While each show had separate programming, attendees were free to explore any session as well as the shared show floor, making it a truly unique and cross-functional experience. Robert Vassen spoke for ITSC, and gave a technical talk on recent advances with thermally sprayed barrier coatings, including the rise in popularity of suspension plasma spraying and physical vapor deposition, as well as an intensive study of advanced materials.
