An engineering component usually fails when its surface cannot adequately withstand the external forces or environment to which it is subjected.

The choice of a surface material (coating) with the appropriate properties and functionalities - especially corrosion, chemical, wear and thermal resistance, and optical, magnetic and electrical characteristics - is crucial to meet increasingly harsh use conditions, and the success of innovative projects.

Innovation managers and researchers, in a very large number of activities, must have a strong knowledge of the innovative developments in surface engineering targeting metallic, ceramic, glass, composites, polymer and leather substrates.

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