Learn the fundamentals of aluminium surface technology.

Curious about the journey your aluminium surface takes through processing and surface treatments including, cleaning, pretreatment, coating, and anodising? Our online training course is here to demystify every step of the process.

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How this course can help.

Our Introduction to Aluminium Surfaces & Treatments training course equips delegates with a solid foundational understanding of aluminium surfaces and treatments. Whilst it is pitched at an introductory level, the topics are explored in some depth.

We aim to bridge the gap between fundamental knowledge and real-world applications to ensure that delegates are well-prepared to address processing challenges and contribute to maintaining high product quality.

Innoval’s surface science team has written this training course. They’ve drawn upon their many years of experience working with aluminium surfaces both in R&D and production environments.

Who's this course for?

This training course is tailored for professionals engaged in industries reliant on the pivotal role of aluminium surfaces. Target participants may include materials/surface engineers or quality assurance personnel within aluminium rolling or extrusion companies. Additionally, technicians overseeing surface cleaning, pretreatment, and anodising processes in surface treatment firms, as well as individuals in the automotive sector managing aluminium components and treatments, will find this course invaluable.

The course is pitched at a level suitable for graduates in an Engineering or Materials discipline.

Course Details

We will deliver this course as a live online event (using Microsoft Teams) in 2 x half-day sessions.

This course ensures active interaction between delegates and tutors, maximising the benefits of our expertise. We keep class sizes small to encourage participation and ensure effective learning. Attending our live online sessions means accessing top-notch training conveniently and cost-effectively. Delegates benefit from valuable insights from our tutors without the added expense of travel.

This course contains the following modules:

Aluminium surfaces.
  • Surface characteristics
  • Surface generation during processing
  • Factors affecting surface properties
  • Quality requirements and inspection
  • Common product defects
Surface cleaning.
  • Objectives of surface cleaning
  • Cleaning types and reaction mechanisms
  • Critical control parameters in production
  • Evaluation of surface cleanliness
  • Common issues and remedies
Surface pretreatment.
  • Typical requirements
  • Pretreatment developments
  • Formation mechanisms
  • Automotive pretreatments
  • Application techniques
Anodising.
  • Purpose of anodising
  • Mechanism of anodising
  • Influence of processing parameters
  • Anodising types and applications
  • Common issues and remedies
Surface coating.
  • General characteristics
  • Adhesion properties
  • Coating chemistry
  • Performance testing
  • Coating modifications

Sample Agenda

Day 1

09:00 - 12:30 GMT

09:00 Introduction
09:20 Aluminium Surfaces
10:20 Break
10:30 Surface Cleaning 1
11:30 Break
11:40 Surface Cleaning 2

Day 2

09:00 - 12:30 GMT

09:00 Surface Pretreatment
10:00 Break
10:10 Anodising
11:10 Break
11:20 Surface Coating
12:20 Q&A and Wrap-up

Interested?

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Payment & cancellation.

Payment information.

We’ll send you an invoice shortly after receiving your registration form. The invoice will contain our bank details.

Please make sure your course fees are paid ahead of the course start date. We can’t fully confirm registrations until we’ve received your payment. We reserve the right to withhold the joining links and training materials if we do not receive your payment or PO ahead of the course start date.

Need to cancel?

We'll refund any fees, less a 10% handling charge, for a cancellation received in writing 14 days ahead of the course start date. For any cancellations after this and for non-attendance, we will charge the full rate. However, you're very welcome to send substitute delegates.