Training date:
23.09. - 24.09.2026

Coating Basics – An Introduction for Production Staff

During the two-day training course, production staff from coating companies will receive all the key information relating to the coating process. This will equip your staff to take on more challenging projects or tasks within your organisation and save you money by helping to prevent errors in the production process, thanks to the coating knowledge they acquire. 

Target group

Employees and staff working in the production departments of coating plants 

Contents of the training day

Pre-treatment for the coating process

  1. Powder application and booth technology
  2. Types of powder and cross-linking
  3. Quality assurance
  4. Health and Safety at Work

Training dates

04.02. – 05.02.2026
23.09. – 24.09.2026

Price

Full course: €950.00 (including meals and seminar materials)
Early bird: €799.00 (Date 1: until 14 January 2026, Date 2: until 27 August 2026)
Groups of 3 or more participants: the third participant receives 50 %

Speaker

Matthias Bader, Powder Academy

Timeframe and topic

Day 1:

TimeframeTopics
09:00 – 12:00Module 1: Why is pre-treatment so important?
– Types of pre-treatment and surface finishing techniques
– Analysis and testing in the coating company’s laboratory
– Quality assurance in a coating plant
– Safety in everyday life
12:00 – 13:00Lunch break
13:00 – 13:30IFO Tour
Practice: VBH pH value, conductivity, concentration, carryover
13:30 – 16:30Module 2: The coating process – step by step
– Coating process – step by step
– Application technology
– Cabin technology
– Powder recovery
Practice: HV Powder Injector, Programmes, Earthing, Double Coating

Day 2:

TimeframeTopics
08:30 – 12:00Module 3: Curing and cross-linking powder correctly!
– Types of powder
– Networking parameters
– Object temperature and furnace measurement
– Quality assurance on the coated part
12:00 – 12:30Lunch break
13:00 – 15:30Module 4: Quality assurance in a coating plant
– In-house quality control in the coating plant’s laboratory
– Inspection of the prefabricated component
– Documentation
– Using measuring instruments correctly
Practice: QS cross-hatch test, mandrel bend test, ball impact test, etc.

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