After completing his PhD degree in Mechanical and Materials Engineering in 2013, Olivier started working for Sirris in September 2014. There he is responsible for research in advanced manufacturing techniques to add functionality to surfaces of components. Main research areas include integrated laser hardening, ultrafast laser texturing and laser cladding.
Olivier Malek
Engineer Precision Manufacturing, Phd
Publications
- The future of functionalising surfaces
- Creating optical surface properties by means of texturing and coating
- The potential of functional surfaces, all information in one e-book
- Cleanability and water resistance of surfaces in the food industry
- Cleanability and water-resistance of food packaging
- Less wear thanks to lower friction with coatings
- Less wear thanks to adapted friction coefficient of surfaces
- Make your products more competitive with functional surfaces
- Optimising the injection moulding process by tackling the release problem
- Wide range of surface and material textures with new laser technology