Society of Vacuum Coaters
The Society of Vacuum Coaters is a non-profit, international, professional organization for individuals involved in depositing films and coatings in vacuum or rarefied environments for surface engineering purposes. Vacuum coatings are deposited by sputtering, vacuum deposition, ion plating, ion beam deposition, laser ablation, atomic layer deposition, or plasma arc techniques. The Society's international membership includes scientists, engineers and technologists from industry, academic, private and national research institutes. organizes technical conferences, trade exhibitions and educational programs for professionals. hosts its annual Technical Conference & Exhibition.
provides up-to-date information of coatings and surface modification by other techniques, including atmospheric plasmas, chemical vapor deposition and printing. The scope of applications includes functional coatings used in optics, architectural & vehicle glass industry, electronics, transportation industry, aerospace, industrial, decorative products, anti-counterfeiting, military, packaging and medical fields.
publishes the Technical Conference Proceedings each year. Reference volumes are available in print or on-line through the Website. In agreement, Elsevier publishes selected peer-reviewed papers from the TechCon in the journal of Surface and Coating Technology. established the SVC Foundation in 2002 for scholarship and travel awards to the TechCon for students.
