International experts will be working on the further development of the QUALICOAT quality mark in Amsterdam from January 16 to 17, 2024. They worked on various topics and templates for the specifications in ten working groups. Among them: the VOA and its member companies, which participated in the working groups "QUALICOAT 3.0", "Aluminium & Label Extensions", "Pretreatment" and "Preanodizing".
QUALICOAT 3.0
While the "QUALICOAT 3.0" working group focused on reviewing the corrosion test results of the certified construction projects, the "Aluminum & Label Extensions" working group dealt with the further development of Annex A5 of the specifications for the exterior application of coated die-cast parts. The "Pretreatment" working group drew up recommendations for pretreatment processes for die-cast aluminium and discussed whether the photometric determination of the coating weight of chromate-free conversion coatings can be standardized. On behalf of the Technical Committee, the "Preanodising" working group defined the framework conditions for a current study in order to differentiate corrosion protection requirements for pre-anodizing from the current limit values for seaside pre-treatment.