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Welcome to the Coatings and Surface Treatments Committee

Coatings and surface treatments play a pivotal role in all sectors of manufacturing industry. The CSTC is part of the Surface Engineering Division and focuses its activities on the science and processing of surfaces to improve their functionality in a wide range of applications from aerospace to white goods. More about us

News

Self-cleaning fabric in action

Water-repellent, self-cleaning coatings for fabrics are improving, as a new video shows.
IOM3, 27 Apr 2012

Innovations in Adhesive and Sealant Technologies

Details of the December 2012 joint SAA/BASA Seminar are announced
Adhesion & adhesives, 05 Apr 2012

Starting from scratch - antimicrobial hard surface testing

As this report on the "Antimicrobial Hard Surfaces: The Need for Standards" conference in London on 28 February shows, antimicrobial hard surface testing is in dire need of standard practice.
Materials World Magazine, 02 Apr 2012
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Features

Furniture finishing: the Canadian approach

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Phil Evans and Iain MacDonald from the Department of Wood Science in the Faculty of Forestry at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada explain the development of a new suite of courses aimed at the wood finishing industry.
Wood Focus Magazine, 30 Dec 2011

Measurement Good Practice guide - An introduction to the mechanical testing of coatings

This Good Practice Guide authored by Dr. Mark Gee and Dr. Nigel Jennett (NPL) is an introduction to the mechanical testing of coatings.

Coatings and surface treatments, 03 Nov 2011

Measurement Good Practice Guide - General approach and procedures for unlibricated sliding wear tests

This article by Dr. M.Gee (NPL) and Dr.M.J.Neale (Neale Consulting Engineers) aims to provide introductory guidance  on unlubricated sliding wear testing.

Coatings and surface treatments, 03 Nov 2011
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Events

SCI Construction Materials Young Researchers' Forum

17 May 2012, London, UK
A meeting for early career scientists and engineers working in the field of construction

Exploring Plastics Extrusion

22 May 2012 - 23 May 2012, Shrewsbury, UK
Explores the extrusion process enabling optimization of processes, troubleshooting and avoidance of problems

AIMCAL Europe 2012 Technical Conferences

10 Jun 2012 - 15 Jun 2012, Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC
Industry technical forums on Web Coating and Handling
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Jobs

NDT Inspection Engineer - Saudi Aramco

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The incumbent will be assigned to ID’s Conventional NDT & Project Support Unit (CNDT&PSU), which takes care of NDT applications, procedure development, approval and major NDT activity.

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