Precision Coating and Drying (Online Course) - next offering will be Fall 2026!

1.      Overview and Basic Phenomena [Marcio Carvalho]
2.      Liquid Coating Properties [Marcio Carvalho]
3.      Introduction to Colloidal Dispersions [Lorraine Francis]
4.      Wetting Fundamentals [Satish Kumar]
5.      Fundamentals of Die Cavity Design [Marcio Carvalho]
6.      Slot Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
7.      Curtain Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
8.      Multilayer Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
9.      Drying and Microstructure [Lorraine Francis] 
10.    Stress and Stress-Induced Defects  [Lorraine Francis] 

Coating Process Fundamentals (In-Person Course) - Example course outline below.  

1. Overview and Basic Phenomena [Marcio Carvalho]
2. Liquid Coating Properties [Marcio Carvalho]
3.  Introduction to Colloidal Dispersions and Polymer Solutions [Xiang Cheng]
4.  Wetting Fundamentals [Satish Kumar]
5. Simple Coating Flows: Dip, Knife and Blade Coating [Satish Kumar]
6.   Slot Coating - Part 1 [Marcio Carvalho]
7.  Slot Coating - Part 2 Tensioned Web over Slot Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
8. Slide and Curtain Coating  [Marcio Carvalho]
9. Simultaneous Multilayer Coating: Slot, Slide, Curtain [Marcio Carvalho]
10. Rheology in Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
11. Die Design Principles [Marcio Carvalho]
12. Roll Coating [Marcio Carvalho]
13.  Air Entrainment [Satish Kumar]
14. Gravure and Other Printing [Satish Kumar]
15. Discrete Coating [Satish Kumar]
16. Spray Coating [Xiang Cheng]
17. Drying and Microstructure Development [Satish Kumar]
18. Curing [Chris Ellison]
19. Stress Development and Stress-Induced Defects [Xiang Cheng]
20. Sources and Mechanisms of Forming Defects [Marcio Carvalho]

A detailed agenda will be sent to all registrants.  Please contact Prof. Satish Kumar ([email protected]) if you have questions.