During its 2005 Technical Conference in Denver, Colorado, from 23 to 28 April, the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) is offering a wide range of practical, problem solving courses for coating specialist…
During its 2005 Technical Conference in Denver, Colorado, from 23 to 28 April, the Society of Vacuum Coaters (SVC) is offering a wide range of practical, problem solving courses for coating specialists who wish to improve their professional skills. It is not necesary to be a Technical Conference registrant, or be an SVC member, to register for the courses. Registration is possible via the SVC Technical Conference website. Courses are divided into three topic areas: primarily on vacuum technology (V code); vacuum deposition coating processes and technology (C code); other miscellaneous topics (M code). The course number is intended to indicate the level of course specialization: the lower numbers refer to courses that are basic or introductory in nature, and the higher numbers refer to courses that offer a more specialized treatment of a specific topic. Amongst the seven vacuum technology (V code) courses are Understanding Vacuum Systems (comprising three modules, any combination of which can be taken); Practical Helium Leak Detection Workshop; Practical Aspects of Vacuum Technology: Operation and Maintenance of Production Vacuum Systems. The programme of 25 vacuum deposition coating processes and technology (C code) courses includes: Primer on Thin Films and Vacuum Technology; An Introduction to Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) Processes; Troubleshooting for Thin Film Deposition Processes; Pulsed Plasma Processing. There is one M code course, Basic Principles of Color Measurement.