Review Coating Failure Prevention and Coating Improvement

Coating Failure Prevention and Coating Improvement (42 hours) Skills Course Reference Number: TGS-2020513212 Coatings are applied on most products across the industry: from precision engineering through electronics, building and construction to machinery and even food as well as food packaging. These may be decorative, corrosion prevention, wear-resistant, or other functional properties. However, there is usually a wide range of effects that can compromise the coatings, such as variation in material composition, changes in application procedure, contaminations, and exposure to certain chemicals/materials or wear conditions during application or use. Ultimately, these effects may lead to coating failure during the manufacturing process. This reduces yield, or in more serious cases, an early breakdown may occur during use and result in a perception of low product quality. Hence, it is essential to understand the factors that lead to coating failures and methods to prevent or mitigate such failures so as to improve product yield and achieve better long term quality. This module highlights frequent coating failures and methods of recognizing them. Various failure types will be discussed in detail through examples. Participants will be trained on the general framework of coating failure analysis to acquire the skill of identifying the root cause of specific coating defects. The course will also cover various approaches to mitigate the coating failures once the root cause is identified. Wet chemical coatings, paints, electro- deposited and vacuum process deposited coatings will be discussed. In-depth learning will be aided by discussions of case studies and laboratory practice which will be customised to the field of work or interest of participants. Why This Course • Designed specifically to upskill the local industry or can be adapted to reskill engineering talents • Highly practical and intensive • Latest knowledge and up-to-date technologies • Project-based with real-world industrial application case studies • Expert trainers in the field with many years of industry project experience Who Should Attend This course is designed for managers, engineers, researchers, and coating applicators from the precision engineering, aerospace, automotive, marine, energy, electronics and other industrial sectors to enhance their knowledge and skills on improving coating processes by understanding potential problems with the coating and taking appropriate actions to mitigate coating related failures. Upon Completion of this Course Participants will be awarded with Statement of Attainments by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) after they have attended and attained competency in the Singapore Skills Framework training modules. When & Where Please visit our website at www.a-star.edu.sg/SIMTech/KTO for the course schedule and training venue. LEARN PRACTISE & IMPLEMENT™

What You Will Learn Coating failures: Identification and mitigation • Effect of substrate on coating quality (physical and chemical properties, surface roughness, thermo-mechanical properties) • Effect of coating-substrate interface • Causes of low wear or scratch resistance • Coating problems due to process variations • Coating failures resulting from formulation variation Project work for coating failure evaluation and coating improvement • Paints and wet chemical coatings • UV cured coatings • Electrochemical deposited coatings (plating, anodizing) • Vacuum process deposited coatings for wear resistance About the Trainers Dr Sandor Nemeth is a Principal Research Engineer with SIMTech. He earned his PhD from the Syracuse University, USA. He previously worked at Texaco R&D Department, Ethyl Petroleum Additives Inc., and Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, USA before moving to Singapore. Dr Nemeth spent over three years at the Singapore Productivity and Standards Board working on polymer and coating-related assignments before joining SIMTech in 2001. He focuses on the development of functional coatings, especially sol-gel coatings, corrosion protection and the development of scratch-resistant coatings Dr Marcin Debowski is a Senior Research Engineer with SIMTech. He earned his PhD from the Gdansk University of Technology, Poland. Before joining SIMTech, he worked at the University of Twente, the Netherlands, focusing on Atomic Force Microscopy and other techniques for characterisation of polymers and other materials. His work interests at SIMTech include various coating system, among them, sol-gel and radiation-curable coatings. He has led over twenty projects related to failure analysis of industrial and R&D products. Dr Hu Jiangfeng is a Senior Research Scientist with SIMTech. He earned his PhD from the National University of Singapore. Dr Hu has over 20 years of R&D experiences in thin film deposition and functional thin-film material development. His research focuses on physical vapour deposition and thin- film technology for energy efficiency, sensors, functional coatings such as wear-resistant coating, hard coating and anti-stick coating. Dr Tan Yong Teck is a Research Scientist with SIMTech. He earned his PhD and his degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on electrochemical processes for protection against corrosion and wear. He aims to help local industries reduce costs and improve productivity by applying appropriate protective coatings to counter corrosion and wear failures. Course Fee and Funding • The full course fee for this module is S$3,000 before SkillsFuture funding & GST. • All Singaporeans and Permanent Residents aged 21 years and above can enjoy SkillsFuture funding of up to 70% of the course fee. • Singaporean or Permanent Resident employees fully sponsored by SMEs can enjoy SkillsFuture funding support of up to 90% of the course fee under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) scheme (ETSS), subject to eligibility criteria. • Singaporeans aged 40 years and above can enjoy SkillsFuture funding of up to 90% of the course fee under the Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES). • Singaporeans aged 25 years old and above are eligible for SkillsFuture Credit which can be used to offset course fees (for self-sponsored registrations only). For more information about the funding, please visit SkillsFuture Singapore website at www.ssg.gov.sg SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY For technical enquiries, please contact: Knowledge Transfer Office Dr Sandor NEMETH 2 Fusionopolis Way, Innovis, #08-04, Singapore 138634 Email: [email protected] Tel: (65) 6590 3193 :: Email: [email protected] Website: www.a-star.edu.sg/SIMTech/KTO 12/2020