The Benelux knowledge- and networking event on sustainable materials and surface techniques
15 JUNE 2023
09.00 – 18.00
NH Conference Centre Koningshof:
Locht 117, 5504 RM Veldhoven (NL)
WHAT IS MES 2023
Sustainability is no longer a choice. Investing in sustainable materials, coatings and a smart production environment is essential. MES 2023 (Materials, Eurofinish and Surface) offers a complete overview of sustainable technical solutions and opportunities regarding materials and surface technologies. Moreover, MES 2023 connects manufacturing companies, suppliers, knowledge institutions and governments to promote crossovers between the sectors and realise collaborations in the value chain.
Mikrocentrum, VOM and ION present an informal event built around 6 themes where knowledge sharing, inspiring demos and plenty of networking opportunities are key. MES 2023 also offers a varied conference programme to delve deeper into current topics and challenges.



The event will
provide answers to the following themes:

TO MEASURE IS TO
KNOW
• Analysis of coatings
• Analysis of materials & testing
• Appropriate measuring techniques
• Certification and calibration of equipment
• Formulations
• Innovative measuring instruments
• (Online) monitoring & process control
• Quality control

ENERGY- AND
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
• Circularity
• Energy savings
• Environmental quality techniques (water, air, soil)
• Recycling
• Resource savings

LIFE CYCLE AND
QUALITY
• Aesthetics
• Corrosion measures (design phase)
• Expertise & consultancy regardingcorrect coating and materials

materials and coatings
of the future
• Additive manufacturing
• Innovations
• New substrates
• New sustainable coatings and materials
• R&D and scientific work

carefree
outsourcing
Companies applying the following techniques for third parties or clients:
• Bonding
• Heat treatments
• Laser applications
• Mechanical and chemical pre-treatment
• Metallic coatings
• Printing
• Vacuum techniques

efficient and responsible
manufacturing
• Digitalisation
• Robotisation
• Training employees on EHS innovations (Environment, Health, Safety)
• Working methods
PARTICIPATE
MES 2023 offers a unique and approachable participation. The principle is based on Come&Go. That means that each participant gets a place with 4 wall panels of 100 * 250 cm (w*h), high table and high chairs. All participants get the same basic package. There is no need to invest in your own stand. Of course, printing on wall panels is possible. The set-up is carried out entirely by the organisation. As a participant, you can also present a product or solution in the demo zone.
Step 1
Choose the desired package
BASIC PACKAGE
- Floor area of 4m²
- Back wall stand with 4 wall panels of 100 * 250 cm
- Possibility to participate in demo zone
- Furniture: 1 high table + 2 high chairs, lighting,
brochure holder - Floor covering
- Wi-Fi internet, wall socket (230v), power consumption
lighting and other 230v equipment (3kW)
- Free parking
- Free coffee/tea/soft drinks and lunch for
2 employees - Badges for present employees
- Listing on floor plan + program
- Extensive media campaign and profiling of
your company - Receipt of visitor list after the event
€1.980,- excl. VAT
for members of Mikrocentrum, VOM and/or ION
€2.200,- excl. VAT
for non-members
GOLD PACKAGE
- Basic package
- 10 VIP visitor tickets: full catering in VIP restaurant
- Possibility to give a Tech Talk in conference program
€2.980,- excl. VAT
for members of Mikrocentrum, VOM and/or ION
€3.200,- excl. VAT
for non-members
floor plan
Visit
VISITOR PROFILE
- Product developers
- Engineers
- CEOs
- R&D
- Purchasers
- Production staff
- Material specialists
- Researchers
- Designers
- Architects
- Educational institutions
- Clients
- SHE managers
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
- Material suppliers
- Material experts
- Contractors/Subcontractors
- Suppliers of production equipment & accessories
- Suppliers of chemicals, raw materials, additives
- Suppliers of measuring- and control equipment
- Suppliers of environmental technology, energy & safety
- Expertise & control bodies
- Knowledge institutions
This is what you can expect
- Inspiring exhibition floor with over 150 professionals offering solutions for sustainable surface treatment and materials
- Enriching conference program
- Demonstration zone and innovations
- Borghardt Award presentation
- Networking event
- Free admission, incl. parking & Wifi
Congres
Congress program
Thursday
15-6-2023
ROOM 1
ROOM 2
ROOM 3 (optional)
9.00-9.30
Reception
9.45-10.15
THEME : To measure is to know
Speaker: Marko Bosman, Director Programs, Materials innovation institute (M2i)
Subject: The power of materials modelling and simulation
THEME : Materials and coatings of the future
Speaker: Alexander Lutz, Post-doctoral researcher VUB-SURF
Subject: Gerecycleerde aluminium profielen – Kunnen wij de kwaliteit van het product verzekeren?
Tech Talk Mavom Chemie
Speaker: Meindert Lippits, Hoofd Laboratorium
Subject: Hoe verbeter je de kwaliteit van je productieproces?
10.30-11.00
THEME : To measure is to know
Speaker: Timothy van Caelenberghe, Fluves.
Subject: Preventing Corrosion Under Insulation with Fiber Optic Sensing Technology.
THEME : Materias and coatings of the future
Speaker: Reynier Inocente REVILLA CASTILLO, VUB-SURF
Subject: Surface Treatment of Additive Manufactured Metals: New Questions, New Challenges, New Surfaces!
Tech Talk ESTEE Coating Solutions
Speaker: Tim Florizoone, Director
Subject: How energy savings and data analysis go hand in hand
11.15-11.45
THEME : Energy -and environmental management
Speaker: Laurens Wessels, Global Marketing Manager EnvioTECH, MacDermid Envio Solutions
Subject: Ideas for sustainable (re)use of materials in the electroplating industry
THEME : Efficient and responsible manufacturing
Speaker: Emile Derache, CEO Botko
Subject: Automatisatie van een coating proces: voor- en nadelen van een 6-assige robot.
Tech Talk Chemetall
Speaker: Stefan Steinhardt, Technical Commercial Advisor
Subject: VIANT- Een nieuwe en innovatieve technologie voor corrosiebescherming
12.00-12.30
THEME : Energy -and environmental management
Speaker: Jean-Luc Maton, Product Manager Caldic
Subject: Gebruik van ionenwisselaars voor het verwijderen van PFAS en andere contaminanten in bodemsanering.
THEME : Efficient and responsible manufacturing
Speaker: Ing. L. (Lennard) van Gurp, Chemical engineer SEEF B.V.
Subject: Het kwantificeren van chroom-6 zonder matrix storingen
Tech Talk Novatech International
Speaker: Lize Verheyen, Product Development Chemist
Subject: Hybride MS polymeer technologie voor veeleisende verbindingen
12.30-14.00
Lunch
14.00-14.30
THEME : Life cycle and quality
Speaker: Marcel van Wonderen, Master Engineer Process Equipment & Materials Development KLM Engineering & Maintenance
Subject: MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) of Gasturbines.
Techniques & Innovative Developments.
THEME : Carefree outsourcing
Speaker: Roy Verduyn, Omwerven
Subject: Personeel is wel te vinden
Tech Talk
14.45-15.15
THEME : Life cycle and quality
Speaker: Nanni Noel-Hermes, Research Scientist Endures & Ansbert de Cleene, Research Engineer OCAS
Subject: Soil corrosion: lab- and field testing to protect your structure in advance
THEME : Carefree outsourcing
Speaker: Peter Stolk, Interim Manager Het DENKhuis
Subject: Belang van de Safety Culture Ladder bij selectie van onderaannemers
Tech Talk
15.30-16.00
Tech Talk The Protech Group
Speaker: Dhr. Bernard de Ruelle, R&D Manager
Subject: Duurzaamheid zit in ons poeder
Tech Talk
Tech Talk
16.00-17.00
Tech Cafe
17.00-18.00
Networking drink
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Overnight
NH Eindhoven Conference Centre Koningshof is located in a suburb of Veldhoven and is suitable for business travelers. It is close to a national park.
The hotel has 500 rooms, from a Standard room with a single bed to a Superior room with a king-size bed. All rooms are simply decorated in soothing, muted colors. Attendees of MES 2023 can enjoy a discounted room rate.
Date & opening hours
Thursday 15 June 2023
09.00 – 18.00
Access
Entry is free. Register at:
www.mes.vom.be/en
More information
CONTACT THE ORGANISATION

Judith van den Nieuwenhuijzen
Program manager Events
T +31 (0)6 82 08 68 47
E j.nieuwenhuijzen@mikrocentrum.nl

Veerle Fincken
Manager VOM vzw
T +32 (0)476 91 90 45
E v.fincken@vom.be

Jan Willem Beun
Relations manager ION
T +31 (0) 6 15030038
E beun@vereniging-ion.nl



News
Lennard van Gurp presents at MES2023: ‘Het kwantificeren van chroom-6 zonder matrix storingen’
Binnen de huidige analysemethodieken voor chroom-6 zijn er diverse uitdagingen m.b.t. reductie door o.a. metallisch zink en aluminium. SEEF heeft een analysetechniek ontwikkeld die hier ongevoelig voor is. Tijdens de lezing wordt het hoe en waarom van chroom-6 analyses tegen het licht gehouden.
01/06/2023
Emile Derache at MES2023: ‘Automatisatie van een coating proces: Voor- en nadelen van een 6-assige robot’
In deze presentatie komt aan bod waar de voordelen en de nadelen liggen van klassieke liniaere robots (reciprocators/automaten) en van 6-assige robots. Het gebruik van een visie-systeem met robot, of juist het inzetten van goed opgeleid personeel worden tegen elkaar afgewogen.
23/05/2023
Dr. Nanni Noël-Hermes & Ansbert De Cleene: ‘Soil corrosion: lab- and field testing to protect your structure in advance’
Soil corrosion is a complex and highly variable process with potentially large impact on the lifetime of installed structures. To increase durability of buried structures, knowledge on the corrosivity of specific and local soil environment is advised. Based on a site inspection, soil and MIC analysis, an estimation can be made on the corrosivity of a soil allowing identification of future or existing corrosion issues. Additional laboratory and field corrosion tests followed by a failure analysis through visual and/or advanced characterization support a more accurately evaluation of the corrosivity of a given soil environment.
23/05/2023
Dr. Reynier I. Revilla at MES 2023: ‘Surface Treatment of Additive Manufactured Metals: New Questions, New Challenges, New Surfaces!’
Metal additive manufacturing (MAM) is considered one of the enabling technologies for Industry 4.0. Nowadays, several metals and alloys can be processed by MAM. However, due to the special fabrication conditions associated with MAM, 3D-printed parts contain unique microstructural features and defects never seen during conventional manufacturing, which can greatly influence surface treatment and corrosion performance of these materials.
15/05/2023
Alexander Lutz keynote: ‘Gerecycleerde aluminium profielen – Kunnen wij de kwaliteit van het product verzekeren?’
Door recycling kunnen wij de CO2 bilans van aluminium profielen meer dan 10 keer verbeteren. Toch vandaag is de vrees nog altijd groot dat té hoge recycling gehaltes problemen gaan veroorzaken en zulke legeringen aan de huidige eisen niet gaan voldoen. Door de samenwerking tussen VUB en EMAX konden wij het recycling gehalte van Al6060 duidelijk verhogen en vaststellen dat ook legeringen met een hoog gehalte aan sporenelementen de testen van kwaliteitslabels doorstaan.
15/05/2023
Timothy Van Caelenberghe presents at MES2023: ‘Preventing Corrosion Under Insulation with Fiber Optic Sensing Technology.’
Corrosion under insulation (CUI) can be a significant threat for chemical plants and refineries. New non-invasive technology that can continuously monitor the potential for corrosion under insulation on every meter of your critical infrastructure has been tested and validated in the field. It will be discussed how this technology, based on fiber optic sensing, can monitor and prevent corrosion under insulation. After an introduction on the technology, some use cases on pipelines and tanks will be presented.
04/05/2023
We are excited to announce Marcel Van Wonderen as the first keynote speaker at #MES2023!
On 15 June, he will be presenting ‘𝘔𝘙𝘖 (𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘙𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘳 & 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘭) 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴 & 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴’ to tell us all about aviation maintenance and its developments. To be competitive in the maintenance market, you will have to constantly bring in innovative new techniques. In his presentation, Marcel Van Wonderen will show the current different techniques and what the future will bring with regard to new materials, new processes, predictive maintenance, artificial intelligence, etc.
04/05/2023
MES 2023: about 100 experts in sustainable materials and surface technology on 1 day!
Sustainability is no longer a choice: scarcity of raw materials, but also the climate and energy transition make investment in sustainable materials and surface techniques essential. To help the industry on its way and to offer them insight into solutions and opportunities, Mikrocentrum, Vereniging ION and VOM organize for the second time the networking event Materials+Eurofinish+Surface (MES). MES 2023 will take place on June 15 at NH Koningshof in Veldhoven (NL).
02/05/2023