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February Technical Dinner Meeting
Monday, February 13, 2023 Francesca's Amici in Elmhurst, IL 5pm check in 5:30pm Presentation Dinner To Follow Time: 5:30pm CST Role of Adhesion Promoters in Paints & Coatings by Smriti Arora of BYK Abstract: Adhesion is the resistance of the coating to being removed from the substrate. The adhesion promoter for paint is an additive to promote adhesion of the film to the substrate. Without the adhesion promoter, the properties of the applied coating may not be sufficient to meet the final performance requirements. BYK has additives for solvent borne and waterborne systems which have an affinity for the substrate and the coating and helps strengthen the bonding. Smriti is currently working as a Technical Manager, focusing on Industrial coatings, both Liquid and Powder technology. She is with BYK USA since 2018. She has her Masters in Polymer chemistry and started her career as a Research chemist in resin synthesis. Later she moved on to the formulation side of coatings and got opportunity to formulate different types of coatings including wood, aerospace, GI coatings. At BYK, she is actively involved with North American customers in GI, Powder, Can & coil segments and works as a bridge between customers with Technical service lab at Wallingford location in CT. |
Upcoming Events:March Technical Dinner Meeting
Monday, March 13, 2023 Topic: TBD Location: TBD April Technical Dinner Meeting Monday, April 10, 2023 Topic: TBD Location: TBD |