Workshop Smart Coatings Application Lab - Natchemische Coatings - 14-01-2014 - Smart coating application lab

1. Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab
Heidi Van den Rul, program manager coatings
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2. The collective centre
Federation
Collective centre
for the technology industry
of the technology industry
• Non profit organisation
• Industry owned
MISSION
“To increase the competitiveness of
companies of the Agoria sectors
through technological innovations”
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3. Mission
Smart Coating Application Lab
Sirris Smart Coating Application lab
Targeted towards surface treatment innovations in technological companies
 to help choosing the right “smart” coating
 for a specific product or application
 to increase the added value or the product performance
 to explore new markets
 to strengthen the competitive position
 to develop new surface treatment solutions
 using the latest, innovative surface technologies
 to assist in introducing coating technologies in production
lines
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4. The added value of coatings
Protective, (multi)functional and smart coatings
Anti-reflective
Decorative, scratch
resistant, anti-fog
Pressure and
temperature sensor
layers
Anti-stain
Antifingerprint
wear resistant, anti-corrosion, anti-stick, easy-to-clean, anti-bacterial, …
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5. How do we apply the coatings
Key technologies
 Vacuum deposition:
 Metallic coatings
 Ceramic coatings
 Carbon-based coatings
 Smart (active) coatings
 using
 PVD physical vapour deposition
 PECVD: plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition
 Hipims technology
Hybride PVD
Arc-MS-hipims
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6. How do we apply the coatings
Key technologies

Wet chemical deposition:
(hybrid) sol-gel coatings:
 Nanocomposite films
 Combination of inorganic
(hard) and organic (flexible)
components
 Multifunctional coatings
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Using
 dip-coating, bar-coating,
spray-coating
 ink jet printing
Hybride natte chemie
Sol-gel + nano
Inkjet metal printer
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7. Development of multifunctional coatings
excellent abrasion resistance
UV resistance
outstanding easy-to-clean properties
transparent
applicable on both plastic and metal surfaces
Water
contact angle
Taber abrasion
Anti-graffiti properties
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8. Characterisation of coatings
Adhesion measurement (scratch test, cross-cut test, tapetest)
Thickness measurement (Calo-test, Betascoop, XRF, profilometry)
Roughness measurements (line) (Perthen)
Hardness measurement (Vickers, Rockwell)
Wear resistance: Taber abrasion
Color measurements, gloss measurement
Light microscopy, stereo microscopy
Uv-vis spectroscopy
Taber abrader
Contact angle measurements
Thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA)
Electron microscopy (SEM) and EDX
XRD, AFM, XPS
Contact angle
measurement
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9. Hybride Coatingtechnologie
Slimme keuze voor slimme producten
Kan ik coatings toepassen op mijn product?
Welke meerwaarde leveren deze coatings voor
mijn product?
Wat zijn de voor- en nadelen van de
coatingtechnieken?
Kan ik coatingtechnologie implementeren in
mijn productieproces?
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10. programma
13.00-13.15
Hybride coating technologie: Slimme keuze voor slimme producten
Heidi Van den Rul, Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab
13.15-13.45
Aanbrengen van een soft-touch coating op PVC profielen
Patrick Van Belle, Stillemans NV
13.45-14.05
Sol gel coatings
René Leten, Schaepman NV
14.05-14.35
Aanbrengen van een easy-to-clean coating op zonnewering
Stefaan Claeys, Helioscreen NV
14.35-14.55
High Throughput Testing of High Throughput Coating
Frank Ruttens, Agfa Labs
14.55-15.00
New Business Forum
Werner Couck
15.00-15.30
Koffie en netwerking
15.30-16.00
Aanbrengen van coating op natuursteen
Alain van Betsbrugge - Van den Weghe marmer NV
16.00-16.20
Functionele coatings omzetten in de praktijk
Mark Swinnen, ADmas Projects
16.20-16.50
Dirt-repellent coating op cross-bike
Marc Hufkens/Dirk Van den Berk, Ridley
16.50-18.00
Drink en netwerking
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