• Home
  • About
  • Capabilities
    • Raw Material Testing & Qual
    • Coating Product Analysis
    • Custom Formulation
    • Product R&D
    • Failure Analysis
    • Expert Witness
    • Quality Assurance
    • Analytical Services
  • Laboratories
    • Coatings
    • Rheology
    • Analytical
    • Microscopy
  • EDOT
  • Training
    • Syllabus
    • Past Participants
    • Course Testimonials
    • Training Calender
  • Contact
  • Wood Coatings & Substrates Conference 2020
Wood Coatings Research Group

Practical Wood Coatings Formulation
and Application Course

SYLLABUS

Section I - Wood Coatings, an overview of market value, characteristics, and needs
  • Learn the market and technical characteristics of the 8 wood coatings market segments
  • Learn what new technologies are most viable and poised for impact and growth in the various markets
  • Learn the primary performance requirements and characteristics of the various market

Section II - Technology of Wood Finishing I
  • Wood/Substrate Properties
  • Learn the properties of wood that vary based on species, plane of cut, growth environment
  • Learn about the wood substrate, its properties, characteristics, and anatomical and chemical composition; discover how these parameters impact coating and finish formulation, design, and performance

Section III - Technology of Wood Finishing II
  • The composition of a wood finish
  • Learn what goes into the make-up and composition of a coating and how coating components function within a coating
  • Learn about the various operations of the finishing process and discover how and why coatings are formulated to address those operations and processes

 Section IV - Technology of Wood Finishing III 
  • Pigmentation in coatings
  • Learn basic definitions regarding pigmentation
  • Learn about the use of Decorative pigments, minerals, and fillers utilized in coating formulations

Section V - Technology of Wood Finishing IV
  • Specialty Finishes
  • Learn what parameters and properties are necessary for the development of specialty finishes such as deck and fence stains, finishes, and coatings; stain blocking coatings, and DIY and OEM hardwood floor finishes
  • Study the impact of weathering on durability of wood and finish

Section VI - Technological Background of Solvent based and Water based Wood Coatings
  • Learn properties and characteristics of solvents, polymers, resins, and binders, and how these properties impact coating appearance and performance
  • Learn about the characteristics of resins such as alkyds, vinyls, nitrocellulose, hard resins, acrylics, etc.
  • Strategically compare characteristics and properties of solvent based and water based coating technologies
  • Learn about polymer-coalescent-water interactions and how considering these can lead to more successful formulations and strategies

Section VII - Application and Application Properties of Solvent based and Water based Coatings

  • Discover the importance of coating rheology/viscosity and how to control these properties to beneficially impact paint/coating in-can stability, application, and final film appearance and performance
  • Learn the key characteristics and parameters affecting application and appearance of water based, solvent based, and UV cured coatings


Section VIII - Reactive Polymers and Crosslinkers
  • Learn how to calculate reaction stoichiometry for various functional groups
  • Learn chemistry, properties, and characteristics of the various amino resins
  • Discover parameters that impact pot life, cure, crosslinking, appearance, and performance
  • Learn chemistry, properties, and characteristics of reactive coatings such as polyurethanes, and UV cured coatings.
  • Learn about radiation cure technology

Section IX - Paint Calculations

  • Learn definitions of coating formulation constants and parameters, and learn how to calculate them
  • Learn how to completely characterize a coating formulation by calculation of formulation constants such as PVC, Volume Solids, VOC, and Spreading Rate from first principles
  • Learn how to calculate a coatings formula from first principles
Proudly powered by Weebly
  • Home
  • About
  • Capabilities
    • Raw Material Testing & Qual
    • Coating Product Analysis
    • Custom Formulation
    • Product R&D
    • Failure Analysis
    • Expert Witness
    • Quality Assurance
    • Analytical Services
  • Laboratories
    • Coatings
    • Rheology
    • Analytical
    • Microscopy
  • EDOT
  • Training
    • Syllabus
    • Past Participants
    • Course Testimonials
    • Training Calender
  • Contact
  • Wood Coatings & Substrates Conference 2020