• Thermo-chemical treatment (carburizing, nitriding, nitrocarburising, …) • Surface hardening (induction, laser, ..) • Coating technology and coatings (PVD, CVD, plasma, thermal spray, ...) • Design and construction of industrial heat treatment equipment • Equipment for measurement and process control • Quenching technology, equipment and quenchants • Residual stress and distortion • Environmental impact of heat treatment • Environmental aspects of surface engineering • Tribology and tribological testing methods • Wear and wear protection • Modeling and simulation of heat treatment and surface engineering related aspects • Reliability and process control • Cost analysis and reduction in manufacturing • Energy saving • Bulk heat treatment • Mechanical properties