Overview of thermal spray -- Basic concepts of combustion and thermal plasma -- Flame or plasma - partivcle interactions -- Combustion spraying systems -- Cold spray -- D.C. plasma spraying -- R.F. induction plasma spraying -- Wire arc spraying -- Plasma transferred arc depositon (PTA) -- Nano- or finely-structured coatings -- Conventional deposit formation -- Surface preparation -- Process diagnostics and on-line control -- Coating characterizations -- Powder, wire and rods production and characteristics -- Process integration -- Industrial applications of thermal spraying technology.