Coatings World staff09.29.20
PPG announced that Wei Wang, a research chemist who has been a key contributor to the company’s breakthrough low-temperature cure (LTC) and compact process coating technologies for automotive vehicle manufacturers, has earned the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) America Gordon E. Moore Medal.
He received the award during a virtual Innovation Day event hosted by SCI America and the Science History Institute.
Wang joined PPG in 2010 and is co-inventor of several innovative coating solutions. These include solvent- and water-based polymer dispersion technologies used in automotive OEM coatings; sound-dampening coatings; and a polymer platform for LTC-based products.
In 2016, he collaborated with PPG’s research and development team in Europe to create an LTC coating process that reduces the required curing temperature from 140° C to 105° C.
Successfully launched in 2017, the technology was a finalist for an R&D 100 Award.
Wang also contributed to the success of PPG’s 3C1B (three-coat one-bake) Compact Paint System, which lowers cost and complexity by moving the traditional primer application into the topcoat booth to allow wet-on-wet application of primer, basecoat and clearcoat.
“These outcomes represent significant sustainability benefits to our customers,” said David Bem, PPG VP and chief technology officer. “We are proud Dr. Wang is being recognized for these achievements.”
