When you present a box of paint to child, you can see the excitement of his/her face and when the child is presented with a white sheet along with paint box, he/she will make beautiful wonders by just making some lines on the paper. Not only children, but adults are also excited when colorful images are seen.

Colours bring beauty to the life and the world and a paint technologist can lend colours to the imagination of people since products find application in a number of fields. Paint technologists are appointed by many manufacturing units these days for designing their logo or to offer some form of identification to their products with the help of colors.

About Paint Technology:

Paint Technology application is a combination of processes, where in non-metallic and metallic surfaces are chemically treated and then coatings of paints are applied on them for protection or for decoration purpose.

What does paint technology courses offer?

In the discipline of paint technology, a candidate studies about the manufacturing of paints, the usage of different kinds of paints and techniques used in their application. Candidates are taught about the paints used for houses and other architectural set-ups, paints used in marine vessels, automobile and aircraft as well. Students study about anti-corrosive and high-performance paints used in industries and factories.

Jobs of Paint Technologists:

As a paint technologist, he/she will have to work in a large number of areas and will be responsible for development of new products or upgrading and enhancing the qualities of products that were already introduced in the market and these ideas are taught in the paint technology courses. These professionals will be required to formulate special paints to meet each new specific requirements and they will have to develop different kinds of products to be used in varied industries like household decoration, automobile industry, aircraft industry, etc…

Where do paint technologists work?

Paint technologists are required in various departments of paint industry and they can find job placements in paint application department, marketing or technical service department, manufacturing department and research and development department. In research and development department, they will be responsible for developing and formulating varied types of paints to be used for different purposes in various industries. In the research field, they identify and evaluate the suitability of different paints for varied applications. They will be responsible for managing formulation efficiency and in the production department, they will be responsible for checking and improving the efficiency of the production process. They are responsible for ensuring the safety of the environment as well.

Government jobs in the field of paint technology:

Government jobs for paint technologists can be found in government organizations engaged in research activities for introduction of new types and variety of paints. Even government organizations in shipbuilding appoint paint technologists for guiding them in usage of appropriate paints for the process of building ship. Recently, the Hindustan Shipyard Limited invited candidates for the position of Senior Manager (paint technologist) and for this position, Hindustan Shipyard required candidates to be graduates in paint technology or PG degree holders in chemistry with specialization in chemical engineering and paint technology.