Axalta Coating Systems and Springer Release Handbook, Protective Coatings: Film Formation and Properties

Book will deepen understanding of coatings, including film formation,
property development and product performance

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Axalta Coating Systems (NYSE: AXTA), a leading global manufacturer of
liquid and powder coatings, in collaboration with Springer, a Division
of SpringerNature, has published Protective Coatings: Film Formation
and Properties. The book focuses on the fundamentals of film
formation in organic coatings, the characterization methods used to
study the film formation process, and the relationship with final
coating properties.

“Coatings play an important role in our daily lives – they beautify and
protect a multitude of surfaces – and their development requires an
enormous depth and breadth of technical expertise,” says Dr. Barry
Snyder, Axalta Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. “From
graduate students and early career professionals, to experienced
scientists, technical experts, and engineers, we trust this book will be
useful for broadening the understanding of protective coatings and
choosing the appropriate techniques to solve real coating challenges.”

Dr. Mei Wen, Research Associate at Axalta Coating Systems and Dr. Karel
Dušek, Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
(IMC), Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic serve as Lead Editors
for the textbook. A motivating factor for this text is the observation
that many of the methods used to characterize film properties are
largely empirical. Protective Coatings aims to explain the
methods that are necessary to characterize complex coating systems and
provides readers with a more rigorous understanding of the film
formation process, coating properties, appearance, defect formation, and
durability. Readers will also learn about contemporary trends in these
areas, and various ways to improve coatings performance.

Axalta Coating Systems and the Editors acknowledge all of the authors
that contributed to the textbook. The authors come from both leading
industrial technology organizations and academic institutions.

For more information about Protective Coatings: Film Formation and
Properties, visit: http://www.springer.com/us/book/9783319516257#aboutBook

From the beginning of its rich history in the coatings industry, which
dates to the 19^th century, Axalta has founded its products on
a comprehensive grasp of chemistry, physics, and materials science,
embodied in its research and innovation. With four global technology
centers and more than 30 country laboratories, Axalta scientists apply
technology to develop, manufacture, and apply coatings. To learn more
about Axalta, visit www.axalta.com.

About Axalta Coating Systems

Axalta is a leading global company focused solely on coatings and
providing customers with innovative, colorful, beautiful and sustainable
solutions. From light OEM vehicles, commercial vehicles and refinish
applications to electric motors, buildings and pipelines, our coatings
are designed to prevent corrosion, increase productivity and enable the
materials we coat to last longer. With more than 150 years of experience
in the coatings industry, over 13,000 people at Axalta continue to find
ways to serve our more than 100,000 customers in 130 countries better
every day with the finest coatings, application systems and technology.
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