Meeting the Capital of Tianfu: The Annual 'Dialogue Field' for Coatings and Waterborne Technology

Meet the capital of Tianfu

Zhan Lin Instrument attended

2025 Green Coatings Development Forum

On September 18th, the upstream and downstream of the coating industry gathered in Chengdu to engage in high-quality exchanges around the theme of "focusing on low-carbon technology, innovation leading the future". The forum is jointly organized by CNOOC Energy Development Co., Ltd. and the Water based Technology Application Special Committee of the Chinese Chemical Society《Paint industry》Jointly organized by the magazine, aimed at promoting the research and development, application, and collaborative progress of green coatings and water-based technologies.

On the first day of the conference, friends from upstream and downstream enterprises, research institutes, and associations gathered together to exchange formulas and processes, standards and evaluations, as well as practical applications in different scenarios. Zhan Lin Instrument, as the sponsor, personally visited the site and brought several sets of testing plans that can be used in coating research and quality verification to everyone in their original form.

Highlights of the Agenda

Q-LabTechnical Sharing

Kobe Qu, Senior Technical and Marketing Manager of Q-Lab China Representative Office, participated in the meeting and shared his insights on-siteNew Technology for Weathering and Aging Testing of Coatings - TUV-421 New UV Lamp and Q-SUN Xe-8 Large Drum Xenon Light BoxThe keynote speech.

Sorry for not being able to listen on site? Zhanlin Instrument has extracted two key pieces of information for you:

·TUV-421 UV Fluorescent Lamp:While maintaining short wavelength UV matching, extending to longer wavelength UV and short wavelength visible areas can better reproduce the fading/discoloration mechanism of certain pigments outdoors; And compatible with existing onesQUVEquipment (replacement of lamp tube+free software upgrade is sufficient).

·Q-SUN Xe-8 high-capacity xenon lightbox:The latest Xe-8 xenon lamp test chamber from Q-Lab adopts a drum structure and a large testing capacity, emphasizing higher production capacity/longer lamp life/easier use, suitable for evaluating coatings and color systems with high requirements for light stability and weather resistance.

For the R&D team dedicated to improving the reliability of water-based/low VOC formulations and weather resistance simultaneously, these two technological paths can be screened from the early stage of formulation to the accelerated validation stage, and provide comparative data support that is closer to the actual exposure mechanism.

Zhan Lin's recommendation and on-site display

Test combination oriented towards "green+quality"

At the Green Coatings Development Forum and the 23rd Waterborne Technology Annual Conference, Zhanlin Instrument highlighted five brand proposals:Q-Lab (Weather/Corrosion Resistant)、TABER (Wear/Durability)、VMA (dispersion grinding)、SITA (Surface Tension and Cleanliness)、Konica Minolta (Color Measurement)Among them, we bring the latest modelsCM-17d upright portableSpectrophotometerSimultaneously conducted on-site testing demonstrations.

Q-Lab: Formula Evaluation and Accelerated Validation

Water based systems are more sensitive to light, heat, and moisture, and formula deduction cannot be separated from accelerated aging and corrosion verification. Q-Lab's QUV UV Aging Test Chamber and Q-SUNXenon lamp aging test chamberCan be evaluated for weather resistance and photostability.

Q-SUN Xenon Lamp Aging Test Chamber

Q-Lab product family

Q-FOG is widely used in salt spray and cyclic corrosion testing, helping to identify failure modes early in the development phase and facilitating comparability between different systems and batches.

TABER: Consistency between durability and appearance

For coatings and water-based coatings, wear resistance and scratch resistance are indispensable indicators in practical applications. TABER rotary wear/linear wear/multi finger scratch and other methods can provide trend judgment in a short period of time, which can serve both formula screening and mass production sampling and review.

TABER rotary wear tester/linear wear tester

SITA: Surface tension and cleanliness measurement

SITA Science Line T100 uses the maximum bubble pressure method to cover the bubble life range of 15ms-100s, obtaining dynamic surface tension curves (AUTO/ONLINE/SINGLE modes) for different "surface ages", which intuitively reflect the wetting potential of surfactants.

SITA t100 Liquid Dynamic Surface Tensioner

SITA CleanoSpector uses fluorescence method for rapid surface cleanliness inspection, which ensures a more reliable release of cleanliness before spraying/electrophoresis. The reading is quantified by RFU, and the lower the reading, the cleaner it is.

SITA CleanoSpector Surface Cleanliness Meter

VMA: Paint formula cannot do without 'good dispersion'

From laboratory to pilot scale dispersion and basket/bead grinding solutions, the German VMA dispersion and grinding equipment helps to solidify the stability and fineness window of the coating system, laying the foundation for subsequent performance.

Konica Minolta CM-17d:

Color management and color consistency

The Konica Minolta CM-17d upright portable spectrophotometer carried by Zhanlin Instrument on site attracted many attendees to stop and "try it out".

The upright and portable form, stable one handed operation, are more suitable for on-site sample comparison and small area, curved surface measurement; And electronic viewfinder assisted positioning makes positioning easier, allowing you to "take a small laboratory away" from your pocket. We conducted multiple sets of on-site tests at the booth, and many teachers directly took samples for color matching. Communication was very smooth.

Konica Minolta CM-17d spectrophotometer

The meeting is still ongoing

Come and sit in the exhibition area

The 2025 Green Coatings Development Forum and the 23rd Waterborne Technology Annual Conference still have the agenda for tomorrow's last day. Welcome friends at the venue or colleagues who will arrive tomorrow to chat at the Zhanlin booth:

We have preparedCM-17d upright portable spectrophotometerI am willing to conduct on-site testing and quick demonstrations, and I am also willing to listen to the actual working conditions and testing pain points of colleagues and customers.

In addition, Zhanlin Instrument has prepared exquisite equipment for you菱形咖啡杯If you come to chat, send it off 🍻 (Limited quantity, first come, first served).

From weather resistance/durability to cleanliness, to dispersion and color control, Zhanlin Instrument brings a set of combined testing capabilities around "green and quality". Welcome to bring your questions and samples. We are waiting for you at the Green Coatings Development Forum to work together to ensure every aspect of water-based materials and processes.

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