Formulating the Future - an automotive clear coat for the construction market

Tata Steel Europe（TSE）是欧洲第二大预涂钢生产商。为了保持这一地位，公司不断努力改进现有的产品系列，无论是通过为建筑行业开发一流的涂料，改进服务产品还是通过增加功能。塔塔的优质涂层产品可以提供长达40年的免维护保修，这项技术是基于数十年的经验。最近，英国塔塔钢铁颜色公司投资了制造能力，可以在一次通过中生产3个油漆层。通过使用创新的透明涂层技术，可以生产市场领先的产品。为了继续开发这些产品，需要使用已经配制用于建筑市场的制造方法的汽车清漆涂层。这种创新的透明涂层不仅需要在物理性能方面进行全面评估，还需要通过加速测试、自然老化和对配方产品的法医分析进行评估。研究工程师将与塔塔色彩公司合作：-与主要涂料供应商合作，全面了解当前的涂料配方。-使用供应商的知识，他们可以提供透明涂层技术，以指定如何配制可以在我们的生产线上运行的具有所需特性的聚合物。通过外部和加速试验、UV、ATR-FTIR和拉曼光谱，评价所生产透明涂层配方的涂层降解和侵蚀机制和速率。

Tata Steel Europe (TSE) is the second largest producer of pre-painted steel in Europe. To maintain this position, the organisation is constantly trying to improve the current product range, either through the development of best in class coatings for the construction industry, improved offerings in service or through added functionality.Tata's premium coated products can offer maintenance free warranties of up to 40 years and this technology is based on decades of experience. Recently, Tata Steel Colors UK have invested in manufacturing capability that can produce 3 paint layers in a single pass. Through the use of innovative clear coat technology, market leading products can be produced. To continue developing these products, the use of an automotive clear coat layer that has been formulated for use on their manufacturing process for the construction market is desired. Such an innovative clear coat will need to be fully assessed in terms of physical properties, but also via accelerated tests, natural weathering, and forensic analysis of the formulated product.The Research Engineer will, in collaboration with Tata Colors:- Work in conjunction with key paint suppliers to fully understand the current paint formulation.- Use gained knowledge of suppliers who can offer clear coat technology to specify how to formulate a polymer that can be run on our manufacturing line with the required properties.- Evaluate the mechanisms and rates of coating degradation and erosion of the produced clear coat formulation via external and accelerated testing, UV, ATR-FTIR, and Raman spectroscopy.