Short Course I Waterborne High Performance Coatings European Coatings Academy I Short Courses

Description

The European Coatings Academy is a brandnew online learning platform for people in careers in all areas of the coatings industry.

Waterborne coating is a fast developing technology. In many applications, these systems have become a standard solution, replacing their solventborne counterparts. In some important clearcoat applications, however solventborne systems remain the preferred technology. This tutorial aims to discuss what is possible today with waterborne coatings and what is not. It covers the theory behind different binder technologies, as well as fundamental aspects of the film formation process, rheology, and performance of these coatings systems. A particular focus will be given to automotive OEM coatings where the performance requirements are high.

Get a concise overview of an important coatings topic in 90 minutes and learn about waterborne coating. The Short Course is presented by renowned industry experts in English language, using easily understood videos* and a dedicated certificate at the end.

Speaker: Ph.D. Qingling Zhang
Qingling Zhang obtained his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2007 and an Executive MBA from Michigan State University in 2021. He worked on surface modification of carbon blacks, color pigments and fumed silicas for coatings, inks and displays at Cabot Corporation. Qingling joined BASF in 2015 and has been leading North America OEM coatings R&D team as a technical manager. He is very passionate about growing company top line and bottom line business results through innovation. Qingling has been involved in primer, basecoat, pigment dispersion and clearcoat development to meet and exceed OEM’s needs in North America. The most recent development focus has been on technologies such as low bake and UV curable technologies to enable low carbon emission and sustainability in automotive OEM paint shops.

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The price includes:
• Access to the course in the EC Academy
• Stream the purchased videos for 6 months
• Certificate
*Your access to the videos is valid up to 6 months from the date of purchase.