Event at Recomatic: Surface Engineering, from Design to Smart Inspection

Recomatic will open its doors on 10.11.2026 for a half-day on Surface Engineering

What makes a surface “good”? Roughness, appearance, friction, wear resistance, functionality, or the ability to inspect it reliably?

This afternoon will follow the entire surface-engineering journey: from laser structuring and advanced polishing to functional coatings, industrial PVD processes, machine vision and AI-based inspection, before moving to fully automated surface-finishing solutions at Recomatic.

Through complementary perspectives from research, start-ups and industrial companies, we will explore how surfaces can be designed, finished, functionalized, industrialized and intelligently inspected.

Taking place from 13:00 to 18:00, this event is co-organized by Recomatic, Micronarc and the CoBooster, with concrete insights from Argor Aljba, Swiss plasma Polishing, inspire, Platit, Dgtis and AI Swiss, followed by a guided visit of Recomatic’s facilities, and a networking aperitif.

Program

12h45 Welcome coffee

13h00 Opening with Christophe Rérat, co-Director at Recomatic, Roland Hirschi, Director of Micronarc, and Joëlle Tosetti, Managing Director of CoBooster

13h30 Presentation from Nikolai Schröder, Postdoctoral researcher at inspire AG : « XXX ».

inspire is Switzerland’s competence center for production engineering, conducting research and technology transfer to bring scientific advances into industrial practice quickly. It strengthens the innovation power and international competitiveness of Swiss manufacturing through applied R&D, interdisciplinary projects with industry, and training for professionals. Founded in 2004 and a strategic partner of ETH Zurich since 2010, inspire employs over 130 people across Zurich, St. Gallen, and Lugano.

13h50 Presentation from Yan Scholl, CTO and co-funder of Swiss Plasma Polishing: « XXX »

Swiss Plasma Polishing is a Swiss deep-tech company specializing in plasma-based surface finishing. We enable ultra-smooth, high-performance metal surfaces in a single processing step for demanding industrial applications.

14h10 Presentation from Mirko Zago, CTO of Argor-Aljba : « XXX » 

Argor-Aljba is a nanotechnology coating specialist offering PVD/PACVD (HIPIMS) and patented Dropless® ta-C DLC coatings to improve hardness, wear, corrosion resistance and friction for tooling, medical, automotive, and luxury applications. From feasibility studies to production, they support customers as a technical partner at every stage.

14h30 Coffee break

14h50 Presentation from Andreas Lümkemann, CTO of Platit: « XXX »

PLATIT AG is a Swiss manufacturer of PVD coating equipment for tools and machine components, part of the BCI Blösch Group, with over 550 systems installed worldwide. Combining ARC, Sputter, and HiPIMS technologies in modular, customizable machines, PLATIT also offers turnkey solutions covering the full tool coating process from pre-treatment to quality control.

15h10 Presentation from Marco Aloe, CEO of Dgtis: « XXX »

Dgtis is an integrator of industrial vision systems and the developer of a modular, scalable software framework designed to structure and support the development of business applications for industrial systems, including Industry 4.0 machine automation. The platform includes dedicated modules covering automation, vision, augmented intelligence, data fusion, and Industry 4.0.

15h30 Presentation from Stéphane Fallet, President of AI Swiss Association

15h40 Presentation from Juan Romar, CTO of Recomatic « XXX »

Groupe Recomatic is a Swiss expert in complex surface finishing, combining two brands: RECO (geometrical surface preparation) and BULA (deburring, linishing, finishing & polishing). As a turn-key equipment manufacturer and automation integrator, Recomatic also runs its own application & training centre and service support.

16h00 Round Table

16h20 Visit of Recomatic

17h00 Networking aperitif

Presentation of the speakers

Nikolai Schröder, PhD from TU Dresden’s Chair for Laser-Based Manufacturing, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at inspire AG. His research focuses on laser surface structuring, particularly Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP), and on optical process-monitoring methods for controlling micro- and nanoscale surface topographies during manufacturing.

Yan Scholl, MSc in Engineering from the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), is CTO and co-founder of Swiss Plasma Polishing. His work focuses on plasma electrolytic polishing and the development of precise, high-quality metal finishing processes with reduced processing steps and more sustainable electrolytes.

Mirko Zago, trained at the University of Trento, is CTO of Argor-Aljba and has a technical background in materials, corrosion protection and advanced coatings. His work focuses on the development and industrialization of PVD/PACVD and DLC-based surface treatments, including tribological and functional coatings for high-performance applications.

Andreas Lümkemann, PhD in Physics from the Technical University of Munich, is CTO of PLATIT AG. With extensive expertise in thin-film deposition and surface engineering, he works on advanced industrial PVD technologies including arc evaporation, sputtering and HiPIMS, with a strong focus on coating architecture, tool performance and process industrialization.

Marco Aloe, CEO of Dgtis, holds a Master’s degree in Microengineering. Before taking on the CEO role in April 2024, he gained experience at SICPA and ESO Group, where he sharpened his technical and management skills. Since stepping in as CEO, Marco leads DGTIS in delivering industrial systems software and vision integration, driving innovation and efficiency for clients across Switzerland.

For Stéphane Fallet, innovation is about what people and organizations can become when technology amplifies them. He is President of AI Swiss, where he connects science, policymakers, and industry to promote AI that strengthens human potential. As Partner at Embiggen X, he helps organizations automate what slows them down and strengthen what makes them valuable, while ensuring full data privacy compliance.

Juan Romar, HES-SO engineer, is CTO of Groupe Recomatic. His technical work is closely linked to the development and industrialization of high-precision grinding, polishing, deburring and automated surface-finishing equipment, including CNC, robotics and process integration for complex components.

Logistical informations

Date

Tuesday

10th November 2026

13h00

Location

Parking

Parkplaces are available on site.

Conditions of entry

This event is limited to 60 people.

The event will be in English, with the visit in English and/or German and French, depending on the attendees.

Registration