The 2017 QMEA’s training seminar took place at Metropolitan Hotel Dubai on May 9, 2017 and attended by 93 delegates in total representing 43 different companies from coating industry.
The topic of the seminar “Safe and Efficient Powder Coating Process” was identified by QMEA’s Training Working Group under the supervision of Mr. Laurent Verite, the Technical Committee Chairman and Mr. Albertus de Boer, the Training Working Group Chairman, based on the comments and suggestions received from the 2016 seminar. QMEA invited some valuable speakers to highlight all the aspects of the subject and the success of the event was acknowledged by most of the participants. The following speakers shared their experience with the attendees on given topics;
Mr. Vivek Pandit, Chemetall Ltd., UAE.
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Mr. Andreas Orre, HangOn AB, Sweden.
Topic: Advance Technology for Efficient Jigging
Mr. Neil Bourne, J. Wagner, Germany.
Topic: Explosion protection, grounding and work safety for powder coating installation
Mr. Thomas Lassen, Ideal Line, Denmark.
Topic: Curing Process for Powder Coatings
Mr. Alistair Kerrigan, TQC B.V. The Netherlands.
Topic: Measurement of Curing Index
Mr. Albertus de Boer, IFO Middle East DMCC, UAE.
Topic: Understanding of Curing Index
Mr. Andrew Lear, Akzo Nobel UAE Paints LLC, UAE.
Topic: Powder Coatings – Safe Manufacture and Handling
The training material is available exclusively for QMEA members and can be obtained by contacting the General Secretariat.
QMEA is a general licensee of the European quality labels QUALICOAT and QUALANOD in the Middle East since 2006.
