Starting from September, Dörken will hold a webinar series which will address some of the most important questions on the subject of “soft handling”.
Dörken has decided to transfer its knowledge in a five-part webinar series on “soft handling” that will provide information on the influence of the handling of parts throughout the value chain on corrosion protection, on by whom, when and how parts should be processed and on how to check the quality after the subsequent processes.
The idea of the topics has come from the German automotive manufacturer Daimler, which discovered that bolts showed completely different corrosion processes at various positions on the car, despite originating in the same production and coating batches.
The webinars, that will be held in English, will be on:
- History of Daimler’s Quality offensives & special focus on soft handling issues in DBL 9440 – Scheduled: 14/09/21
- New version of the guideline of the Deutscher Schraubenverband & accordance with ISO 10683 for zinc flake coatings – Scheduled: 21/09/21
- Bolt production & coating process – Scheduled: 28/09/21
- Sorting, re-rolling of threads and patching – Scheduled: 05/10/21
- Packing, transport and assembly – Scheduled: 12/10/21
Dörken as well as external experts will explain the different handling stages in the value chain. Dr. Pellkofer – head of Corrosion Protection and Surface Technology at Daimler Truck AG – will provide exclusive insights into the Daimler history of the quality offensive and the Daimler DBL 9440 supplier specifications. Other speakers will be Mr Bingeser (Richard Bergner Holding GmbH & Co. KG), Mr Mondin (Primat S.p.A), Mr Mauri (A. Agrati S.p.A.) and Mr Yazgan (R+FK Schulte KG).
The series of webinar is part of the Dörken Academy, a project intended to pass on the bundled expertise and experience on the protection and coating of surfaces in seminars and training measures. As by the company motto, “Discover Expertise”, Dörken aims to transfer knowledge - including practical content - and improve dialogue, so it offers a platform on which people from different sectors and positions along the value chain can interact with one another. Subjects range from corrosion protection to structural coatings and on to pigment pastes and colour systems.
Further information and registration options can be found in the “Academy” category of the company’s website. Here there are also listed further German and English language seminars and training offers.