There was a lot of positive feedback from the more than 40 participants of the digital QUALICOAT seminar on October 12, 2021, which was organized by the Association for the Surface Finishing of Aluminium e. V. (VOA). As a general licensee of the international QUALICOAT quality mark, the VOA regularly offers training and further education opportunities to provide member companies and interested parties with an insight into the continuously updated international specifications and test procedures of QUALICOAT and to achieve, maintain and optimize the globally recognized high level of quality.
Dr. Alexa A. Becker"Further training is essential nowadays, as there are always new developments in science and research to which we need to respond," says VOA Managing Director Dr. Alexa A. Becker, who welcomed the participants to the seminar and took plenty of time to maintain a personal exchange via the screen. Practical, informative, compact - the concept of the digital QUALICOAT seminar was convincing. The participants rated the scope of the topics, the practical relevance and the course of the event positively and were full of praise for the well-organized event.
The seminar, which is recognized as mandatory training in the QUALICOAT specifications, was led by Matthias Krämer, Head of Technology at VOA. In addition to explanations of the QUALICOAT specifications and the presentation of the VOA's process documentation based on the QUALICOAT specifications, the seminar day included the topic of "pre-anodization" in the morning. In the afternoon, the topics "Powder cycle", "Curing oven" and "The curing process from the powder manufacturer's perspective" were on the agenda. With these presentations, the VOA responded to the topics requested by the participants at the premiere of the digital QUALICOAT seminar 2021.
The following speakers supported the seminar with their technical expertise: Ralf Heitzelmann (ALBEA Metall- Oberflächentechnik GmbH), Stephanie Greber (NABU-Oberflächentechnik GmbH), Dr. Birgit Lindlar-Kremer (Henkel AG & Co. KGaA), Guido Licher (EBS Licher Oberflächentechnik GmbH), Claus Aabo Andersen (AABO-IDEAL A/S) and Lukas Schloss (IGP Pulvertechnik AG). "We are delighted with the positive feedback on our digital QUALICOAT seminar and would like to thank our speakers for their professional, expert input," said Dr. Becker. The VOA is proud that the training events in digital format are so well received.
