Presenters Name: Ashish Kumar
Employment Title: Sales & Product Manager (Characterisation)
Company: Anton Paar (Australia)
Biography: Dr. Ashish Kumar is Sales & Product Manager (Business Unit Characterisation) at Anton Paar Australia and Anton Paar New Zealand. The Characterisation portfolio includes Rheometry, Mechanical Surface Testing, Particle Characterisation, Surface Area and Porosity, Raman Spectroscopy , XRD and SAXS. He is responsible for technical support, application testing, product management and marketing activities for the different product lines, and has been since 2013. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from The University of Melbourne (Australia) and has 15 years of rheology experience, five of those in the field of mineral processing and tailings disposal.
Presentation Title: Rheology of Paints & Coatings – A Short Course
Presentation Abstract: The International Academy of Rheology by Anton Paar offers you the opportunity to broaden your knowledge and to improve your skills in the field of rheology. The program ranges from seminars to workshops, webinars, eLearning courses and technical literature. This abridged, 30-minute presentation, is targeted at technicians and chemists who want an exciting introduction into measuring paints and coatings using rheometry.
We also present a number of applications, and ways to compare results using parameters such as thixotropy, yield points and how they can be used in designing more robust coatings. Plus, get a better understanding of the differences between viscometry, rheometry and what could work best for you!
