Thermal spraying can provide thick coatings (approx. thickness range is 20 micrometers to several mm, depending on the process and feedstock), over a large area at high deposition rate as compared to other coating processes such as electroplating, physical and chemical vapour deposition. Coating materials available for thermal spraying include metals, alloys, ceramics, ptastics and composites Thermal spraying provides engineered coating solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. The aerospace industry was one of the first to exploit the benefits of thermal spray coatings. Nowadays, thermal spray technology is used in a large number of applications within this industry meeting high performance and quality requirements. Examples of applications within the aerospace sector are landing gears, abrasion wear resistant coatings, engines (combustion liners, discharge nozzles, blades, and compressor casings), and wing structures. An emerging application area for thermal spraying is the automotive area. Examples of applications within this area are synchronisation rings, piston rings, cylinder heads, turbocharger abradables, brake discs, cylinder bores, and hard chrom replacement This talk discusses some thermal spray applications within the aerospace and automotive sectors.