Project Description
Mets & Props incorporating SIC on Structured & Freeform Surfaces
w/c 13th July 2026
Mets & Props incorporating SIC on Structured & Freeform Surfaces
London Southbank University, London
w/c 13th July 2026
We are delighted to announce the Met & Props event (incorporating its Special Interest Conference on Structured and Freeform Surfaces) will take place at London Southbank University (LSBU) in London, UK during the week of 13th July 2026. The event will be held inside the Learning Lounge at LSBU.
Met & Props, a long standing international conference focusses on the metrology of surfaces instrumentation, characterisation and surface properties in engineering, tribological archaeological and medical applications. All oral papers will be published in the Institute of Physics Journal; Surface Topography : Metrology and Properties https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2051-672X
Structured and Freeform Surfaces play an increasingly important role in many technology advancements ranging from optics to biomedical and energy applications. The functional characteristics of such surfaces supersede those of “traditional” surfaces, thus opening research and development avenues and new challenges for their specification, fabrication, measurement and verification.
The next euspen Special Interest Conference (SIC) on Structured and Freeform Surfaces combined with Met & Props will bring together researchers and practitioners from academia, industry and government agencies to discuss state-of-the-art practice, and key research and development in the area of precision engineering associated with structured and freeform surfaces. The conference includes keynote presentations, oral sessions, posters covering the newest developments and research on metrology on surfaces instrumentation, characterisation and surface properties across aerospace, bio-medical and tribological archaeological applications.
The organising committee and local hosts for this combined event on Met & Props and euspen‘s Special Interest Conference on Structured Freeform Surfaces are:-
Prof. Liam Blunt, University of Huddersfield, UK; Prof. Bengt Goran Rosen, Halmstad University, SE, Prof. Saurav Goel, London Southbank University (LSBU), UK; Dr. Mohammed El Mansori, France, Hassan Zahouani, France
Topics:
Replication and additive techniques
- Surface functionalisation
- Replication processes (moulding, imprinting, embossing, …)
- 3D micro-additive manufacturing technologies
- Replication assessment and tolerance verification
Structured surfaces to affect function
- Structured surfaces characterization, combining structured and freeform geometries
- Functionality and structure (tribology, biology, …)
- Manufacturing and measurement (in-line, in-situ), process control
- Dimensional metrology for structured surfaces
Precision freeform surfaces
- Freeform surface characterisation
- Functionality and topography (optics, aeronautics, …)
- Manufacturing and measurement (in-line, in-situ), process control
- Dimensional metrology for freeform surfaces
Large-scale surface structuring
- Microstructures on large-scale surfaces (rigid and non-rigid)
- Roll-to-roll patterning and structuring
- Manufacturing and measurement (in-line, in-situ), process control
- Dimensional metrology for large-scale surfaces
Metrology, design and tolerances of structured and freeform surfaces
Subtractive technologies
Key Dates
28th February 2026 – Online short abstract submission deadline
17th April 2026 – Online paper submission deadline
8th May 2026 – Notification of presentation award (oral/poster)
11th May 2026 – Registration opens
Registration Fees
- £195 +VAT – euspen student members*
- £450 +VAT – euspen members
- £550 +VAT – Non-euspen members
- £650 +VAT – Exhibitor (table top)
- £45 +VAT – Networking Dinner (Only applicable for Student Members)
- Digital conference proceedings included
* Student members fee is not inclusive of the networking dinner.
All speakers and presenters must register for the conference using the appropriate delegate fee.
Registration
Euspen events comply with international VAT/IVA/VAT MOSS rules. As such the relevant Standard VAT dependent upon the Country hosting the event.
Met & Props and euspen SIC meeting on Structured & Freeform Surfaces takes place in England, UK and as such the relevant Standard UK VAT of 20% will be applied to all delegate registration invoices.
Select Credit Card if you would like to pay by credit card :-
Select Invoice if you would like to pay by invoice :-
- A valid Purchase Order (PO) number is required to guarantee payment.
- An administration fee of £30 will be applied.
- All invoices must be settled prior to attendance of the event. If the invoice remains outstanding at the point of attendance, the delegate will be required to pay the invoice via credit card before admittance.
- Your completed form should be sent to info@euspen.eu and an invoice will be sent to you manually.
Submit an abstract for
Mets & Props incorporating SIC on Structured & Freeform Surfaces
We are delighted to bring together leading expertise globally to an open forum for
focused presentations and discussions combining Mets and Props & Structured and Freeform Surfaces
Announcement & Call for Abstracts
Come and join your international peers and maintain a leading edge on technology, customers, partners and suppliers. Access the greatest minds in the long-standing international conferences of Met & props and Structured & Freeform Surfaces. Share knowledge and information and stimulate debates.
Themes:-
- Replication and additive techniques
- Structured surfaces to affect function
- Precision freeform surfaces
- Large-scale surface structuring
- Metrology, design and tolerances of structured and freeform surfaces
- Subtractive technologies
Keynotes & SOTA
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