AST Advanced Surface Technologies

Intro

The company AST Advanced Surface Technologies is a service provider specializing in Thermal Spray and Laser and/or High Speed Laser coating processes used to create functional protective layers for wear and corrosion protection.

Sponsoring/Projects

Work

1. Analysis of profitability and efficiency of production chains and/or processes

2. Root cause analysis for fault detection and correction, as well as the identification and verification of process-critical factors

3. Specification, support, and monitoring of thermal spray systems/laser cladding systems and processes up to process release and during production

4. Cost savings through optimization of materials, equipment, and processes

5. Project management or support of development projects in the field of new materials and coating development

6. Feasibility and profitability analysis of novel coating processes

7. Technical expertise/analysis of thermally sprayed and laser-cladded coatings using internationally standardized analytical methods (e.g., cross-sections, corrosion tests such as salt spray testing, wear tests such as G-65 rubber-wheel tests, and others upon request)

8. Employee training and support for thermal spraying (optionally also welding processes such as LMD (Laser Metal Deposition) and/or laser cladding techniques)

9. Market and strategy development

About

Advanced Surface Technologies GmbH
Dr. Ing. Alexander Schwenk
Vorstadt 5B
CH-5607 Hägglingen

as@ast-schwenk-consulting.com
Phone: +41763221552

Profile

Dr.-Ing. Alexander Schwenk is an experienced expert in the entire industrial field of surface technologies. He was working in the industrial segments Aviation, Power Generation, Automotive, Semiconductor, Off-Shore, Mining, Agriculture and others by providing functional coating solutions with the usage of Thermal Spray (TS) and Laser Cladding technologies (LC/HSLC). His technical and project management support today is based on more than 20 years experiences in leading engineering positions.

2005-2012 Head of RnD GTV GmbH
2012-2015 Head of Life Cycle and Cold Spray, Sulzer Metco
2015-2016 Head of RnD Stellba AG
2016-2020 CEO AMT AG
2020-2023 Head of Engineering/CSC/Product Portfolio Management/Laser Center of Competence and Global Technical Head and Product Portfolio Management Metco Coating Services
2023-until today Founder and CEO Advanced Surface Technologies GmbH

Publications

ITSC Proceedings 2002-2015
HVOF Colloquium Erding 2006, 2009 and 2012
Technical Surface Colloquium Chemnitz 2005-2011
Colloquium “In honour of Max Ulrich Schoop – One century of Thermals Spray, EMPA, Switzerland. Member of the expert executive board of the Thermal Spray Bulletin (TSB) in Germany and responsible for the final release of international scientific papers.
EuroBrake 2025: Industry 4.0 and 5.0 - Ready Process Monitoring for High-Speed Laser Cladding of Brake Discs

Partner

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