The International Scientific Conference on Materials and Technologies for Defence and Security (MaTeDaS)

With a long tradition, the International Scientific Conference on Materials and Technologies for Defence and Security (MaTeDaS 2024, 9-10 October 2024, Trenčín, Slovakia) was focused on materials and technologies for producing special equipment. Thematically, it highlighted research results in engineering technologies of welding, casting, forming, machining, surface treatments, modern additive technologies, and new modelling and simulation approaches. From the point of view of materials, the research mainly focused on metal materials, ceramics, composites, polymer materials, which are important for the automotive industry, as well as multifunctional smart materials that can be used as actuators, sensors, vibration dampers, stabilisers of structural elements, etc. In these areas, the exchange of experience is one of the means of contributing to the development of the technical level and the quality of material equipment in the field of special technology. This edition will be helpful for many specialists in modern machinery and materials science.