On March 14th, 2023, in order to promote university-enterprise cooperation, collaborative innovation, and the development of an independent and controllable platform for scientific and technological equipment, a technical seminar entitled Application of Sputtering Technology in High-Precision Mechanical Sensors was successfully held at the Center Building of Southeast University. The seminar was organized by the Institute of Robot Sensing and Control Technology of Southeast University, the Professional Committee of Force Tactile Perception and Interaction of the Chinese Instrumentation and Instrument Society, and the Nanjing Branch of the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society, with co-sponsorship from Lian Gong Precision Measurement Technology (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
Dr. Matthias Eger, the Chief Scientist, and Mr. Chen Fang, the Chief Technology Officer of Lian Gong Precision Measurement Technology Co., Ltd., gave a small but refined industrial technology lecture to the faculty and students. They introduced the mature technology for manufacturing mechanical sensors in the field of force sensing currently being utilized by German peers. They specifically focused on the application of sputtering technology in the field of force sensors: Sputtering technology is the process of coating a target material with a thin layer of film by bombarding it with plasma. This layer of film can be used in various applications, such as coating glass or applying coatings to cars using sputtering technology.
Subsequently, Professor Song Aiguo, the Chief Professor and Director of the Division of Electrical and Control Engineering at Southeast University, introduced the progress made by the team in force sensing technology. He stated that by proactively initiating entering the classroom activities, enterprises could maintain close ties with universities and the industry, providing not only academic and professional development assistance to faculty and students but also a continuous source of intellectual resources for enterprise development. The small but exquisite, and specialized academic and industrial exchange meeting was very effective and direct, enabling everyone to spark many ideas.
During the exchange session, the faculty and students conducted in-depth discussions on the technical problems encountered in the industry and the innovative solutions attempted. Experts from the 44th Institute of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Metrology also participated in the conference and fully discussed and questioned related content. Originally scheduled for two hours, the seminar was extended due to the lively discussions on-site, and the participating faculty and students benefited significantly.(Report from Dr. Hong Zeng)
Brief introduction of Dr. Matthias Eger:
Dr. Eger is a German national who earned degrees in Applied Physics and Surface Applied Physics from the University of Marburg (Germany). He is currently employed by Sartorius (Germany) as the Chief Scientist of the Group Weighing Technology. He has led and developed the core products of Sartorius' Weighing Series. He is the main inventor of modern microbalances (one-hundred-thousandth of a gram), ultra-microbalances (one-millionth of a gram), super-monolithic electromagnetic force sensors, and high-precision sputtering technology strain sensors. His main research areas include strain technology, electromagnetic force compensation technology, research on sensor basic materials, sensor mechanical structure design, sensor surface treatment and protection, and the application of 3D printing technology in weighing.