Identification: WEB02a
Part 1 of the Webinar: Future Substrates and Electrocoat.
In this initial segment, three challenges for metal pretreatment for the automotive industry global trends are environment, demographics, and market. We hear about the substrates used today and in the future. The trends in automotive surface technologies for cost reduction, sustainability and lightweighting are also part of this conversation. This segment ends with the story of Ford's F-150, the risk taken and benefits reaped.
Identification: WEB02b
Part 3 of the Webinar: Future Substrates and Electrocoat.
In the final segment, our speaker embarks on a discussion of zirconium or thin film technology with aluminum substrates. He touches on the impact of lightweighting on electrocoat and the effects of using a lower bake temperature for curing.
Identification: WEB02c
Part 2 of the Webinar: Future Substrates and Electrocoat.
In this segment, the discussion is on the traditional zinc phosphate pretreatment process before looking at a bridge process to the Flex or 2-step process.