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Belgium

Flemish Institute for Technological Research – Coating And Shaping Technologies

Research and development on shaping and coating of advanced materials

Director : Dirk Fransaer

Phone : +32 14 32 55 11

Address : Boeretang 200, B-2400 Mol, Belgium

Website : www.vito.be

Research topics :

  • Ceramic coatings and functionalisation: spray coating, dip coating, washcoating, …Contact information:

Contact name : dr. ir. Marijke Jacobs

Tel :+32 14 33 57 19

Email: marijke.jacobs@vito.be

  • Porous ceramic and metal structures: 3D micro-extrusion, foams, gelcasting, …Contact information:

Contact name : dr. Steven Mullens

Tel : +32 14 33 56 68

Email: steven.mullens@vito.be

  • Granulation and microsphere synthesis: spray drying, gravitational and vibrational droplet coagulation, intensive mixing, core shell particles, …Contact information:

Contact name : dr. Bart Michielsen

Tel : +32 14 33 56 67

Email: bart.michielsen@vito.be

  • Battery materials: coatings, production of electrodes, coin cell assembly, battery testing,..

Contact information:

Contact name : dr. Annick Vanhulsel

Tel : +32 14 33 56 19

Email: annick.vanhulsel@vito.be

Exceptional facilities :

  • 3D micro-extrusion (lab and pilot installation), vibrational and gravitational droplet coagulation, spray drying plant, cold isostatic press, Eirich mixer, spray and dip coater, high-temperature high-pressure graphite sintering furnace, atmospheric plasma coating equipment, battery assembly and testing facilities ….

Financial support programmes :

  • European funding: H2020, Interreg
  • Regional fundings: FWO
  • National fundings 

Last news

May 16, 2024
New YCN Special Issue on Open Ceramics - Young Ceramists leading the Future

The special issue will accept hitherto unpublished original results submitted both in the form of full-length scientific papers and short communications, but also review papers on the topics in the list.

May 6, 2024
Results of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest

The ECerS Bioceramics Network is delighted to announce the winners of the 1st Bioceramics Student Speech Contest, which took place online from 17 to 18 April 2024!

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