Vacuum News
T h i n f i l m s sales e n g i n e e r f o r Balzers Mr Peter Knight has joined Balzers High Vacuum Ltd, ~.erkhamsted, as sales engineer, thin films. Responsible to thin films manager Jim Rees, he will handle all UK sales of specific Balzers thin film products. These include chip resistors, daylight conversion filters, dichroic illumination filters, Calflex heat protection filters, as well as Contraflex anti-glare panels and large area anti-reflection coatings. Mr Knight, a chemistry graduate, was previously with a leading supplier of processing equipment to the printed circuit board industry. Peter Knight Balzers High Vacuum Ltd Northbridge Road, Berkhamsted, Hefts HP4 1 EN Tel 04427 2181
VG Ionex
The new production facility for VG Ionex at Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9TQ.
housed in a purpose-built production facility in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.
A new subsidiary has been formed within the VG Instruments Group. The new company, VG Ionex, will be responsible for a range of systems for surface and materials analysis including secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) and time-of flight mass spectrometry. VG Ionex also supplies a comprehensive range of ion guns and fast atom sources with wide applications in research and industry. VG Ionex is
Dr Gavin Rider Sales Manager VG Ionex, Charles Avenue, Maltings Park, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 9TQ Tel 04446 46333
Conferences and group activities 6th International Conference on Ion B e a m M o d i f i c a t i o n o f M a t e r i a l s , S h i g a k u - K a i k a n , Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102, Japan, 12-17 J u n e 1988 The conference will follow the pattern established in the previous conferences and continue to be the primary international forum for reporting new developments in the science, technology and applications of ion beam modification of materials. Papers are solicited in the following areas: ion beam solid interaction; ion beam mixing; ion beam modification of metals; ion beam modification of insulators; ion implantation of semiconductors; novel techniques for materials modification. The conference will follow the 7th International Conference on Ion Implantation Technology to be held 7-1 0 June 1 988 in Kyoto, Japan. Dr K Gamo Osaka University, Faculty of Engineering Science, Toyonaka, Osaka 560, Japan 64
I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n f e r e n c e on P l a s m a S u r f a c e Engineering 1988 The International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering will be held 19-23 September 1988, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Federal Republic of Germany. The main subjects of the conference will be: elementary processes in plasma; characterization and examination of films and coatings; formation and optimization of films and coatings; applications. Those w h o wish to submit a paper for oral or poster presentation should contact the Conference Secretariat at the address below. Deutsche Gesellschaft f~r Metallkunde eV Adenauerallee 21, D-6370 Oberurse, Federal Republic of Germany