Description
In this course, you will learn about the composition of paints and coatings and how VINNAPAS® polymer binders and silicone additives improve their properties.
Requirements
Basic knowledge of chemistry
Topics
Day 1:
Understand SILRES® BS silicone products: a reliable silicone technology for facade protection and a new gateway to formulating water-repellent exterior paints and easy-to-clean interior paints.
Day 2:
Learn about VINNAPAS® VAE dispersions, the preferred technology for environmentally friendly interior and exterior paints, and how to formulate low-VOC paints. Know more about VAE binders for specialty coatings such as fire retardants and intumescent coatings.
Target audience
Distributors, paints and coatings manufacturers
Seminar language
Spanish
Dates
Trainer
Dr. Dieter Heldmann
Dr. Dieter Heldmann studied at the University of Regensburg, earning a doctorate in organic chemistry. Following a postdoctoral period at ETH Zurich, he started his career at WACKER’s Corporate Research & Development department. Since 2006, as senior technical manager, he has supervised the use of silicone products in industrial-coating applications, in particular binders for heat-resistant coatings.
Norman Riley
Beginning his career with Wacker in 1984, Norm served in technical roles for companies such as Wacker, Applied Silicone, Rhodia, Inc. and Bluestar Silicones over the 31 years that followed. He rejoined WACKER in 2015 as Technical Manager in Silicone Rubber responsible for providing technical service and training to silicone rubber fabricators and end-users as well as formulation and applications development for LSR and HCR. Norm attended California Lutheran University and holds a BA in Organic Chemistry.