TechFocus Programme
Presentations by exhibitors and international manufacturers about the latest product developments, newest ideas, most recent technologies, up-to-the-minute formulating techniques and innovations directly from the people making them.
If you would like to be involved in the TechFocus programme, please contact us on Surfex@step-exhibitions.com or call +44(0) 1892 518877.
7 June
Room A
10:10 - 10:30
REACHLaw UK Developments & Data Sharing Implications
Speaker
Pietro Di Tondo Regulatory Manager - REACHLaw UK Ltd
11:00 - 11:20
Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD): Implementation before Imposition
Speaker
Dr Neil Hunt Managing Chemistry Consultant - Yordas Group
11:20 - 11:40
BASF Sustainable Resins solutions for Coatings Applications
Speaker
Martijn Fossen Senior Commercial Marketing Manager Resins - BASF
11:40 - 12:00
Digitalization and the Paint Industry – Why a Smart Paint Factory Alliance
Speaker
Dr. Ulf Stalmach Key Account Manager - ORONTEC GmbH
14:00 - 14:20
Thiocure: New Developments in Radiation Curing
Speaker
Tom Beyersdorff Bruno Bock Thiochemicals, sponsored by Lake Coatings
14:20 - 14:40
All Round Waterborne Building Blocks for VOC Compliant Civil Engineering End Uses
Speaker
Linda Coppin Distribution Manager Epoxy EMEAI - Westlake
14:40 - 15:00
Measuring Viscosity – Best Practice
Speaker
Kevin Mann Senior Sales Manager - IKA England
16:00 - 16:20
Flow, Levelling and More…
Speaker
Nick Wood Account Manager - Synthron
16:20 - 16:40
Influence of Hectorite Clay on the Optical Properties of Aqueous Metallic Coatings in a Rheological Context
Speaker
Udo Schonhoff Technical Sales Manager Coatings EMEA - Elementis GmbH
16:40 - 17:00
Choosing your Way to Sustainability
Speaker
Dr Christophe Hein Market Manager - TotalEnergies Fluids
Room B
09:50 - 10:10
Bio-Strengthened Polymers You Can Truly Trust for Coatings, Textiles, Packaging
Speaker
Gabrielle Costa Global Product Manager Bio Resins & Additives - Lamberti
11:00 - 11:20
Renaissance of Fibre Drums – What We Did Before Plastic
Speaker
Colin Pardoe Sales Director - Fibrestar
11:20 - 11:40
Innovative Fluorosurfactants and Fluoropolymers for Surface Protection
Speaker
Dr Ivan Viviani MAFLON
11:40 - 12:10
Improving Performance of Waterborne Industrial Coatings with Amino Alcohol Dispersants
Speaker
Dr Saadane Rezaiguia Customer Application Specialist - Angus Chemical
14:00 - 14:20
The Benefits of Water-Based Dispersions in Coatings Formulations
Speaker
Danny Ashburner Rakem Sales Manager - Rakem Group
14:20 - 14:40
Futureproofing Your Floor Coatings with Evonik Epoxy Curing Agents
Speaker
Dr Sandra Coulthurst Technical Manager EMEA - Univar Solutions
14:40 - 15:00
Drewplus Novel SVHC-Free Foam Control Agents for Optimal Applications
Speaker
Arjan Schaeffer Technical Sales Service Manager – Coatings Additives EMEA - Ashland Industries Nederland BV
16:00 - 16:20
The Golden Triangle in Water Born Protective Coatings
Speaker
Heiko Juckel Global Head Enduser Management, Marine & Protective Coatings - BYK-Chemie GmbH
16:20 - 16:40
Sustainable Protection for Industrial and Transportation Coatings
Speaker
Markus Hallack Head of Applied Research & Technology Industrial & Transportation Coatings - Evonik
8 June
Room A
09:50 - 10:10
Advances in Hyperspectral Colour Measurement, Improvements in Paint Match Performance & Sample Acquisition
Speaker
Matthew Adby X-Rite Pantone
10:10 - 10:30
Sustainability by Design: Unrivalled Speed and Control for 2K Coating Systems
Speaker
Jean-Pierre Chevillotte TS&BD Manager - allnex
11:00 - 11:20
The Benefits of Toll Manufacturing Within The Coatings Industry
Speaker
Caitlin Rafferty Business Development Manager - Rakem
11:20 - 11:40
Anticorrosive properties of LAVIOSA ARGIMEL X7
Speaker
Dr Francesco Criscitiello Technical Sales and Product Manager - Laviosa Chimica Mineraria S.p.A.
14:00 - 14:20
Rhopoint TAMS™ Total Appearance Measurement System
Speaker
Nigel Rose Technical Sales Director - Rhopoint
14:20 - 14:40
Colibri® Computer Colour Matching Platform
Speaker
Nicole Plutzer Head of Application Support - Colibri Business EMEA
Room B
10:10 - 10:30
How Can We Impact Sustainability by Formulation of Anti-Corrosive Coatings
Speakers
Nikki Cosgrove Lake Coatings
Dr Lucas Zimmerman ICL Phosphate Specialty
11:00 - 11:20
Leading the Way in DFT Measurement & Reporting
Speaker
Rob Somerville Field Sales Executive - Elcometer Ltd
11:20 - 11:40
Introduction of Chemical Regulatory Management in China
Speaker
Dean Winder CIRS Ireland
11:40 - 12:00
Novel Catalyst Technology and Durability Improvements in Alkyd Coatings
Speaker
Sebastian Dziki Regional Technical Service Chemist - Borchers
14:00 - 14:20
One Step Closer to Replacement of Solvent-borne Coatings for 1K Corrosion Protection
Speaker
Dirk Süehling Technical Service Manager Coatings - Synthomer Deutschland GmbH
14:20 - 14:40
Talcs for Sustainable Coating Solutions
Speaker
Veli Kilpeläinen Global Technical Sales Manager of Talc for Paints and Industrials - Elementis
