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Industry Courses 

Courses

Registration

Please contact your Lechler representative to register at our courses.

GENERAL COURSE ON PAINTS

Specific technologies of this sector - Code ZCORSO14

PREPARATORY RACCOMANDED COURSES
not necessary 

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 6-8)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, painters and paint shop heads, staff of purchase department, technicians and sales staff of distributors, as well as anybody who needs to better understand  the complex and specific products of this sector.

OBJECTIVES
This course aims to give a more complete and structured idea of what paint is, how it is made and produced, what the different fields of use and application systems are, besides highlighting the most important technological aspects needed to best carry out activities concerning use and choice of paints.

DURATION
1 day

CONTENTS

  • Definition of paint
  • Hints on composition and formulation
  • Types of drying  
    • One-pack
    • Two-pack
    • Film forming
    • Low baking
    • Air drying
    • Etc.
  • ​Focus on water-borne products
  • Main painting technologies
  • Classification of paints according to chemical nature, use, application, function
  • Importance of product and substrate preparation
  • Concepts of protection and safety

BASIC COURSE ON LECHSYS

Paint solutions for industry - Code ZCORSO9

PREPARATORY RECOMMENDED COURSES
general course on paint.

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 4-6)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, technicians and sales staff of distributors.

OBJECTIVES 

  • To know the LECHLER product ranges for the industrial sector and their main technical characteristics.
  • To learn the painting processes suggested to obtain the best performance.
  • DURATION
    2 days

CONTENTS

  • LECHLER product range for the industrial sector
    • Lechsys System
    • Hints on Lechsys Effect System
    • Hints on Lechsys Hydro System
  • Practical tests of the main painting processes

ADVANCED COURSE ON LECHSYS

Paint solutions for industry - Code ZCORSO11

PREPARATORY RECOMMENDED COURSES:
general course on paint, basic course on lechsys.

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 4-6)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, technicians and sales staff of distributors.

OBJECTIVES

  • To know the LECHLER product ranges for the industrial sector and their main technical characteristics.
  • Deepening of all catalogue products and thorough analysis of all application and technical aspects.
  • To learn the painting processes suggested to obtain the best performance.
  • Deepening of Lechsys Effect and Lechsys Hydro.

DURATION
2 days

CONTENTS

  • LECHLER product range for the industrial sector
    • Lechsys System
    • Lechsys Effect System
    • Lechsys Hydro System
  • Practical tests of the main painting processes        

COURSE ON PAINTING PLASTICS  

Types, preparation and painting - Code ZCORSO25

PREPARATORY RECOMMENDED COURSES
general course on paint, basic course on lechsys, advanced course on lechsys.

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 4-6)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, painters and paint shop heads, technicians and sales staff of distributors, as well as anybody who needs to better understand  the complex and specific product applications of this sector.

OBJECTIVES
This course aims to give the knowledge needed to best handle the complex world of plastics and it provides tools to recognise, pre-treat and paint plastics correctly.

DURATION
2 days

CONTENTS

  • Definition of thermosetting and thermoplastic plastics
  • Some examples of the most common plastics
  • Pre-treatments 
  • How to set a painting process for plastics

COURSE ON PRETREATMENT OF MATERIALS AND PRINCIPLES OF ANTICORROSION

Specific technologies of this sector - Code ZCORSO2

PREPARATORY RECOMMENDED COURSES
general course on paint, basic course on lechsys .

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 6-8)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, painters and paint shop heads, technicians and sales staff of distributors, as well as anybody who needs to better understand  the complex and specific product applications of this sector.

OBJECTIVES
This course aims to give the knowledge needed to understand whether a customer pre-treats correctly a substrate and to suggest the best method according to specific needs. Moreover, according to the type of pre-treatment, this course aims to allow to better understand the performance obtainable and to suggest a specific painting process.

DURATION
1 day

CONTENTS

  • Pre-treatments of ferrous and non-ferrous substrates (Differences between steel, cast-iron, stainless steel, aluminium, etc.)
  • Shot-blasting
  • Zinc-coatings
  • Degreasing and phospho-degreasing
  • Principles of anticorrosion
  • Hints on pre-treatments of plastics

COURSE ON SYSTEMS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

Specific technologies of this sector - Code ZCORSO15

PREPARATORY RECOMMENDED COURSES
general course on paint, basic course on lechsys, course on pre-treatment of materials and principles of anticorrosion, course on painting plastics 

PARTICIPANTS
(max. 4-6)

This course is addressed to staff of industrial body shops, painters and paint shop heads, technicians and sales staff of distributors, as well as anybody who needs to better understand  the complex and specific product applications of this sector.

OBJECTIVES

  • This course aims to give a general overview of the main methods for the application of industrial paints.
  • it deepens the reasons why one or another method is selected and what are the advantages and disadvantages for each choice.

DURATION
1-2 days

CONTENTS

  • Systems for low pressure spray application
  • Systems for high pressure spray application (Airless, Airmix)  
  • Systems for electrostatic and hot-dip application
  • Other systems
    • Dipping
    • Electrophoresis
    • Flow coatings
    • Roller / Curtain coating
    • Coil coatings
    • Etc