o Example of vacuum equipment: the HL-LHC beam screen. From design to manufacturing.
o External supply versus internalisation.
o Brief description of purchasing rules at CERN.
o The complexity of the vacuum system of LHC’s experiments.
o Material, mechanical stability and manufacturing constraints.
o A typical case: production steps, installation and performance of the CMS (or ATLAS) central beampipe
o A special case: the new VAX (few details)
o Present issue with Be pipes manufacturing.
o Requirements for the insulation vacuum of LHC’s cryostats.
o Vacuum layout: pumping, valves, and monitoring.
o Example of operation: the HIEISOLDE cryostat.
o Capability of surface finishing at CERN.
o Description of a selected number of processes (Cu electroplating and Cu finishing for SC-RF, or other…).
o A perspective for the future treatments: replacement of chromic acid, plasma cleaning, other examples…)
o CERN capability for surface analysis.
o Measurement of surface properties; the case of the SEY.
o Surface cleanliness and its assessment
o Very brief introduction of laser treatments
