‘Easy-to-clean’ or ‘self-cleaning’ properties of surfaces are highly demanded new functionalities for a large number of products. Coated surfaces can also combine different functionalities, offering companies the opportunity to develop new products to protect their competitive edge. Since new developments happen quickly, Sirris offers a useful overview of innovations and how to apply them in practice in a single workshop. This workshop will provide answers to frequently asked questions and participants will learn much theory and practice about maintenance-friendly, self-cleaning coatings. Coating experts will present the technical aspects and scientific background of these coatings, followed by testimonials from entrepreneurs about incorporating easy-to-clean coatings into their products.

1. Workshop - Self- cleaning and easy- to-
clean coatings - 19 May 2011
Benjamin Vandeputte
the collective centre of the belgian technology industy

2. Programme (1/2)
• 9h30 Introduction - Benjamin Vandeputte, Program manager
Materials engineering, Sirris
• 9h45 State of the art of Easy-to-clean coatings - Heidi Van den
Rul, Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab
• 10h30 Application of easy-to-clean textiles in sports wear -
Marc Van Parys, University College Ghent
• 11h15 Break
• 11h30 Photocatalytic coatings and applications - Stephan Blöß,
KRONOS International, Inc., Leverkusen, Germany
• 12h15 Lunch
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3. Programme (2/2)
• 13h45 Sustainable superhydrophobic coatings - Robin Ras,
Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto
University, Finland
• 14h30 Durable easyclean surfaces for the building industry -
Franz Hörzenberger, OCAS/LANCAS
• 15h30 Pilkington Activ™ Coating on Glass - Herman van der
Klugt, Pilkington Benelux BV
• 16h00 Visit of the Smart Coating Application Lab
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4. Sirris
the collective center of the belgian technology industry
Technology domains
•Materials Engineering
• Nonprofit organisation
•Production Technology
• Industry owned
• Member organisation •Mechatronics
•Rapid Manufacturing
Mission
•Software Engineering & ICT
“Increase the competitiveness of
belgian technological companies through •Technology Coaching
technological innovations”
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6. Why did we do it?
most wanted future demands for surfaces
5% 5%
8%
32%
9%
16%
25%
tribologisch (krasvastheid, ...) adhesie (meestal anti-)
anti-corrosie appearance/optisch
UV-bescherming anti-statisch
transparantie (VIS, IR, ...)
Belgian Technological Companies
German market study
Multifunctionality Progress in Organic Coatings 58
(2007) 122-126
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7. Why did we do it?
most wanted future demands for surfaces
• Sirris Business intelligence build up through roadmaps, interviews,
market studies
• (c) by Sirris
• External
• Techniline
• Sectororial
interviews

8. Official Inauguration event
30th september 2010
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9. From idea to product
• Demonstration lab with
• new technologies
• technology screening and
selection
• development of new
surface functions
• improvement of
material’s performance
• proof of concept (also
large areas)
• testing of surface
properties
• Failure analysis
• Linking to partners and
suppliers
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10. Service to industry
Scale upscaling / semi-industrial
Cost Customer specific
Entrance
Close to the industry
Level
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11. Smart Coating Application Lab
PVD and PACVD
The newest generation
• PVD/PECVD/CVD equipments of PVD/PECVD
coatings
- Arc evaporation
- Magnetron sputtering
- PACVD
- Duplex treatment
Deposition of new
multifunctional and
smart coatings
High coating quality by
HIPIMS technology
T-mode control in reactive
sputtering for the deposition
of metal oxides Deposition of DLC and glass
like coatings by PECVD
process
Hauzer Flexicoat® 850
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12. Smart Coating Application Lab
Chemical lab
Functional coatings by
hybrid chemical technology Particle surface
modification
Testing and
measurements
Hybrid chemistry
(Organic+ Inorganic),
Application:
incl. sol- gel synthesis
Coating & Printing
Formulation /
Compounding
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13. Smart Coating Application Lab
Inkt Jet Printing
• Development and
demonstration of low
cost conducting inks
Printed Sensors RFID’s
as replacement for
silver based inks
• European project
Printed
Photovoltaics OLED’s
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14. http://www.sirris.be/smartcoatinglab
Walter.Lauwerens@sirris.be
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15. Enquiry form
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16. Programme (1/2)
• 9h30 Introduction - Benjamin Vandeputte, Program manager
Materials engineering, Sirris
• 9h45 State of the art of Easy-to-clean coatings - Heidi Van den
Rul, Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab
• 10h30 Application of easy-to-clean textiles in sports wear -
Marc Van Parys, University College Ghent
• 11h15 Break
• 11h30 Photocatalytic coatings and applications - Stephan Blöß,
KRONOS International, Inc., Leverkusen, Germany
• 12h15 Lunch
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17. Programme (2/2)
• 13h45 Sustainable superhydrophobic coatings - Robin Ras,
Molecular Materials, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto
University, Finland
• 14h30 Durable easyclean surfaces for the building industry -
Franz Hörzenberger, OCAS/LANCAS
• 15h30 Pilkington Activ™ Coating on Glass - Herman van der
Klugt, Pilkington Benelux BV
• 16h00 Visit of the Smart Coating Application Lab
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18. Tour of the lab
• 2 Groups
• Blue text
• Red text
• 3 Subgroups
• Networking drink
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