Fillers - Space-filling and stabilising

Presenter: Detlef Gysau, Omya AG

Fillers confer a compact, stable structure on the coating material and the pigments. The judicious use of fillers in the formulation can reduce the risk of cracking in the paint coat. The economic aspects of using fillers must not be forgotten. Module 4 deals with the key aspects of fillers, including major parameters, such as properties and use.

Topics covered:

• The most important fillers and how to assess their coating properties
• How to correctly evaluate filler quality
• The best way to match binders and fillers
• The role of fillers in a formulation

Date:
October 06 - 07, 2008
Time: 16.00 - 17.30 h


The Presenter

Detlef Gysau, Omya International AG, trained as a paint technician with Akzo Coatings in Stuttgart. His Coatings Engineering studies at the Stuttgart Media University included employment in the Industrial Research Centre of Rohm and Haas in Philadelphia and the Additives Division of Ciba-Geigy in Basle. Today, he is head of Applied Technology Services for Paints, Coatings and Adhesives, in which capacity he has global responsibility for development and applied technology.

Pigments - For colours and effects

Presenters:
Dr. Frank J. Maile, Merck KGaA
Dr. Jörg Vogelsang, SIKA Technology AG

Pigments are important coatings raw materials. They affect both the processing properties of liquid coatings and the properties of the finished coat of paint. Module 3 is devoted to pigments: fundamentals, application areas, mode of action, classification. A special focus here will be on functional pigments and effect pigments.

Topics covered:

• Active and passive corrosion protection pigments The key differences between them
• Pigment properties essential for modifying a coating formulation
• How flip/flop effects arise and how to create them judiciously
• Physical relationships and parameters involved

Date:
September 30 - October 03, 2008
Time: 16.00 - 17.30 h CET


The Presenters

Dr. Frank J. Maile works for Merck KGaA as a senior manager in the Pigments for Automotive Coatings division with responsibility for key accounts in Europe and Latin America. After studying chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, he gained his doctorate at the Research Institute for Pigments and Coatings (FPL). His doctoral thesis earned him the FARBE & LACK Prize (Vincentz publishing house) and the APi prize of the Society of German Chemists (GdCh).

Dr. Jörg Vogelsang, Sika Technology AG, studied chemistry at the University of Stuttgart, where he gained his doctorate in physical chemistry in 1991. He was then appointed head of the Analytical Laboratory for Chemistry and Corrosion/Corrosion Protection Basic Research at Sika Chemie GmbH in Stuttgart. Sine 2002, he has been in charge of Central Research at the Surface Science division of Sika Technology AG in Zürich/Switzerland.