COATINGS FROM A - Z

Contents
Foreword
Terms from A to Z
Register: English to German terms
Register: German to English terms
Author

This compact technical lexicon is meant as an easy to use aid, made available to all interested people in need of a quick and concise source of information about single headwords of the coating technology. It neither presupposes special coating knowledge nor fundamental chemistry cognitions. Nevertheless, as a compact reference book it is suitable to recall latent coating knowledge, for example what has been acquired in seminars and informative conferences or other educational meetings. Its use is also recommended where knowledge gaps have to be filled quickly and selectively, for example at customer meetings, trade events, and professional presentations. For readers with a technical education in coatings, this book can also be helpful as a compact and easy to carry information source, when it may be necessary to have a quick overview of the headwords from different sub-fields of the coating technology and to link single terms so that they contribute to a fuller understanding of the field. In order to improve the general comprehension of this lexicon, chemical formulas and complex scientific explanations have been deliberately avoided. To further increase its practical usefulness for the reader, the lexicon is enriched with many examples of technical applications and practical implications, as well as helped by the creation of cross references to similar terms. Finally, attached to this book is a register of all German terms with their corresponding English terms and vice versa, in order to facilitate its use as a means for technical translations from one language to the other. The most efficient use is if the reader also has available the German version “Lack von A bis Z”. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Thomas Brock of the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein at Krefeld/Germany for the technical assistance he has lent in the review of the text and for his suggestions concerning the compilation of the text headings. Finally, a special thank goes to my sister Raffaella Nanetti-Leonardi, who has been in the United States for over thirty years and is a professor of urban planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her help has been critical for the correction and optimisation of the English text. I wish the readers much satisfaction in their use of this book, together with a bit of fun as they nurture their curiosity with information on the fascinating world of coatings and paints. Paolo Nanetti Zülpich/Germany, February 2016

This compact technical lexicon is meant as an easy to use aid, made available to all interested people in need of a quick and concise source of information about single headwords of the coating technology. It neither presupposes special coating knowledge nor fundamental chemistry cognitions. Nevertheless, as a compact reference book it is suitable to recall latent coating knowledge, for example what hasbeen acquired in seminars and informative conferences or other educational meetings.Its use is also recommended where knowledge gaps have to be filled quickly and selectively, for example at customer meetings, trade events, and professional presentations. For readers with a technical education in coatings, this book can also be helpful as a compact and easy to carry information source, when it may be necessary to have a quick overview of the headwords from different sub-fields of the coating technology and to link single terms so that they contribute to a fuller understanding of the field.In order to improve the general comprehension of this lexicon, chemical formulas and complex scientific explanations have been deliberately avoided. To further increase its practical usefulness for the reader, the lexicon is enriched with many examples of technical applications and practical implications, as well as helped by the creation of cross references to similar terms. Finally, attached to this book is a register of all German terms with their corresponding English terms and vice versa, in order to facilitate its use as a means for technical translations from one language to the other. The most efficient use is if the reader also has available the German version "Lack von A bis Z". I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Professor Thomas Brock of the University of Applied Sciences Niederrhein at Krefeld/Germany for the technical assistance he has lent in the review of the text and for his suggestions concerning the compilation of the text headings. Finally, a special thank goes to my sister RaffaellaNanetti-Leonardi, who has been in the United States for over thirty years and is a professor of urban planning at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her help has been critical for the correction and optimisation of the English text. I wish the readers much satisfaction in their use of this book, together with a bit of fun as they nurture their curiosity with information on the fascinating world of coatings and paints.Paolo NanettiZülpich/Germany, February 2016