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The ZVO is inviting submissions of paper proposals for the ZVO Oberflächentage 2027, to be held from 15 to 17 September at the MOA Berlin, on the following key topics and recurring subject areas. The deadline for submitting presentation proposals is…

On the evening of 16 September 2026, ZVO Executive Board member Jörg Püttbach officially opened this year’s ZVO Surface Days, which were held in Karlsruhe for the first time. 

As part of the opening ceremony of #OTKarlsruhe26 on 16 September 2026, Torsten J. Koerting, AI strategist, bestselling author and co-founder of the Koerting Institute, will use concrete examples from everyday industrial practice in his keynote…

On the morning of 17 September 2026, the ZVO’s Environment and Chemicals Policy Department will once again be hosting a consultation session on regulatory developments in European and national environmental and chemicals policy.

Female SurFaces, the ZVO women’s network for exchange, visibility and shaping the future in surface technology, will once again be hosting its own session at the ZVO Surface Days on the afternoon of 17 September 2026. The three parts, which build on…

An OT session on the afternoon of 17 September 2026 will address the important topic of investigating the causes of, and preventing, damage incidents. This is because if damage to coated components is detected immediately after coating or during…

An OT session on the morning of 18 September 2026 will feature four presentations exploring both the potential and the challenges that hydrogen technology presents for electroplating. 

A session at the ZVO Surface Days, taking place at midday on 18 September 2026, will consist of four presentations focusing on the topic of energy, ranging from security of supply and sustainable processes to more efficient systems.  

Four OT presentations on the morning of 18 September 2026 will demonstrate how electroplating processes can be made productive, safe, flexible, efficient and cost-effective through intelligent automation, robotics and digital connectivity.   

Three OT presentations on the morning of 17 September 2026 will focus on raw materials and their recovery through circularity, recycling and the circular economy in surface technology.