Electrocoat Class Information

PPG's commitment to customer service means total commitment to our customers and suppliers from start to finish.

We offer Advanced Electrocoat Training because we know that the best performance of our customers' electrocoating systems will result from the combined expertise of our customers, our suppliers, and ourselves.

The purpose of these two-day Advanced Training classes is two-fold:

1. To help our customers better understand the electrocoating process
   
2. To acquaint our customers with the electrocoating team and their expertise so we can do the best possible job of servicing all of your electrocoating system needs.

Advanced Training is conducted in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere by many of the same people you deal with regularly as a PPG Electrocoating customer. The class will be comprehensive, highly informative, well documented and action-packed. In addition, this training could possibly be counted as part of the ISO Certification process for electrocoating-line personnel. We look forward to seeing you soon.

DAY ONE MORNING

Day One consists of classroom-type presentations held at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• Continental breakfast
• Introduction
• Electrocoating Basics - A discussion of basic electrocoating chemistry
• Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations - Reviews VOC calculations and Material Safety Data Sheets, and highlights the hazards you must be aware of and precautions you need to take to create a safe and healthy working environment.

DAY ONE AFTERNOON

• Equipment Basics - Reviews the overall electrocoating system for POWERCRON coatings including weir, anolyte system, tank configuration, ultrafilter pumps, post rinses, ovens, pretreatment and rectifier.
• Troubleshooting, Part I - Provides a focus on maintaining parameters and out-of-range results.  Ties previously presented material into everyday production reality (i.e., solics, P/B, conductivity).
• Classes adjourn for the day
• Dinner

DAY TWO MORNING

Morning classes of Day Two are held at the Sheraton Station Square, afternoon classes are held at the R&D Center in Springdale - the home of POWERCRON Electrodeposition Coatings.

• Continental Breakfast
• Pretreatment Basics - A discussion of the different types of pretreatment and their relationship to electrocoating
• Troubleshooting Part II - How to identify, track and resolve customer tank problems on a timely basis.
• Lunch

DAY TWO AFTERNOON

• Introduction - Springdale Electrocoating Laboratories
• Tour - Springdale Electrocoating Laboratories including Customer Response, Tank Sampling, Testing and Product Development
• Closing Evaluation
• Advaned Training Classes adjourn
• Transportation - bus departs for the Sheraton Station Square and Greater International Airport