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Course Description

There’s a tremendous amount of technology that goes into a “Can of Paint” – more so than most other chemical industry end use products.  This course will give an overview of the Paint and Coatings industry including core fundamentals with respect to performance and key raw materials including chemistry, mechanism and application.  This course is designed for research and development as well as business area personnel engaged in all aspects of paints and coatings including architectural paints, industrial coatings and special purpose/maintenance finishes.  While targeted for formulating chemists, it is also well suited for marketing, sales, production and customer service personnel and, particularly, to newcomers to the industry.  Managers and supervisors would also benefit from this course by having a better understanding, and appreciation, of the paint and coatings industry.  Learn more here:  https://youtu.be/jQeeQrgQaj8

Course Outline

• The Purpose of Paints and Coatings
• Industry Overview including Major Producers and Suppliers
• The Coating Production Process
• Chemistry of Polymers, Liquids, Pigments, and Additives
• Application Methods
• Performance Properties
• Test Methods

Course Instructor

Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University.  With over 50 years in the Chemicals industry, his experience includes both technical and marketing positions at Rohm and Haas, BASF, and Air Products and Chemicals.  Mr. Morell has authored numerous technical articles on additives, pigments, and resins in various publications including PCI Magazine, Modern Paint and Coatings, The American Ink Maker, and Adhesives Age.  He has been invited by various domestic and international industry symposiums, as well as Fortune 500 companies, to present both technical papers and educational courses.  These include The American Coatings Show, The Waterborne Symposium, The European Coatings Show, and Coatings Trends and Technologies.