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1 Figure 1: Paolo Rami.
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n 2017, Ipcm_Academy, the training branch of the ipcm®_International Paint&Coating Magazine, has organised a number of training courses for the players of the coating industry, including coating operators, department managers, members of the sales-technical staff of paint manufacturers, and quality control managers. Each year, the main objective of Ipcm_Academy is offering training courses aimed at informing and updating the participants on topics of great interest to anyone dealing with machines and coatings, such as process and application innovations, while providing them with methods and tools for quality control. The courses, divided into two sessions, take place in Milan at the premises of
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2 Figure 2: Gianmaria Gasperini during a lesson.
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Innovhub SSI, Oil & Grease Division, and in Rome at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, in collaboration with the professors Paolo Rami (Fig. 1) and Gianmaria Gasperini (Fig. 2). The sessions deal with the following topics: • Corrosion and corrosion protection • Pre-treatment processes prior to coating • Powder coating application • Liquid coating application • Coating control techniques • Advanced controls on painted surfaces. The lessons consists of a theoretical part in which specific issues are analysed in depth and a practical part with demonstrations and laboratory exercises. The modules on quality