Review Coating Failure Prevention and Coating Improvement (Classroom & Asynchronous)
About This Course
By end of this module, the learner should be able to perform the following activities:
• Classify the possible types of coating failure based on visual or preliminary coating evaluation (AA1)
• Select analytical methods / instruments relevant for assessing coating failure (AA2)
• Propose evaluation methods for the root cause analysis of common coating failures (AA3)
• Implement evaluation plan to identify root cause of coating failure (AA4)
• Apply root cause analysis results to implement quality improvement plan to mitigate coating failures (AA5)
• Submit evaluation report describing coating failure observation, failure evaluation methodology, root cause identification, and coating improvement plan (AA6)
What You'll Learn
• Basic principles of coating failure analysis in precision engineering (KA1)
• Common factors contributing to coating failure and their use in quality improvement models, (KA2)
• Methods to classify coating failures for paints, enamels, and organic coatings (KA3)
• Methods to classify coating failures for chemically or electrochemically applied coatings (KA4)
• Methods to classify coating failures for coatings applied by physical vapour deposition (KA5)
• Methods and tools for identifying root cause of common coating failures (KA6)
• Coating failure mitigation strategies based on identified root cause (KA7)
• Coating process strategies for quality improvement to reduce coating failure occurrence (KA8)
Entry Requirements
Diploma with relevant experience or degree