The European Ceramic Society

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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 

Latest news

New Empa fellowship program for future women science leaders

Empa has launched the Women Scientific Leadership Fellowship, a new four-year program designed to support outstanding women scientists on their path towards independent research leadership.

Oct 7, 2026
2027 ECerS International Ceramist Student Exchange Program – 1st call - ICACC 2027

In the frame of the 2027 ECerS International Student exchange program, ECerS is opening a call to allow grants to European Students to attend the 51st International Conference and Expo on Advanced Ceramics and Composites (ICACC 2027) to be held from 24th to 29th January 2027 in Daytona Beach, USA, as well as the IGNITE MSE (International Gathering and Networking for Individuals to Explore Materials Science and Engineering) event that will be held on Sunday 24th January 2027.

Oct 1, 2026

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