501: Pigments Colour and Dispersion
502: Evaluation and Specifications
503: Formulation – Determining Factors
504: System Components – Decorative Applications
505: Formulation Requirements of Industrial Systems – Wood and High Performance
506: Formulation Requirements of Industrial Systems – Automotive and Can Coatings
507: Liquid Coatings, Modifiers and Drying
508: Application and Special Properties
509: Appearance and Properties
510: Urethane and Amino Resins
511: Epoxy, Acrylic and Water Reducible Resins
512: Water Borne Coatings
513: Thermosetting Coating Powders
514: Coating Powders – Manufacture
515: Thin Film Intumescent Coatings for Fire Protection of Steel Structures
599: Advanced Level Formulation Project

403: Solvents and Additives
404: Media – Introduction and Manufacture of Media
405: Non-Convertible Media
406: Oils, Driers and Oleoresins
409: Convertible Media – Alkyds and Polyesters
410: Acrylics and Aminos
411: Epoxies and Urethane Resins
414: Manufacture – Dispersion
417: Manufacture – Flow
418: Ink Technology and Formulation

200: Coatings for Life - An Introduction
201: General Overview of Coatings
202: Media and Solvents
203: Pigment and their Properties
204: Paint and Ink Manufacture: Rheology
205: Evaluation
206: Surface Preparation
207: Powder Coatings - Overview
208: Powder Coating Application and Cure
209: Paint and Ink Application

301: Types and Manufacture of Pigments
302: Properties of Pigments
310: Media – Thermoplastic Powders
311: Media – Thermosetting Powders
312: Testing – Solvents and Resins
313: The Testing of Pigments
314: Manufacture – Paint
315: Manufacture – Ink
316: Manufacture – Powder Coatings
317: Evaluation of Paints – Physical Properties
318: Evaluation of Paints – Chemical and Environmental Properties
319: Evaluation of Coating Powders
320: The Evaluation of Colour
321: Paint Application – Spraying
322: Paint Application – Non Spraying
323: Ink Application Technology
324: Application Equipment for the Application of Powder Coatings
325: Theory of Application of Powder Coatings
326: Application – Metallic Substrates
327: Application – Non-Metallic Substrates
328: The Curing of Coatings
329: Coatings – Safety, Health and Environmental Aspects

The new SAPMA & NCS Colour Course Course Outline This course has been specifically designed to assist all members within the coatings sector to obtain a basic knowledge and understanding of colour as a visual phenomenon. This newly developed online course has been well Received by many of the architects within our sector and [continues...]