Kevin Woock is global director of Aquence Coatings for Henkel Adhesive Technologies, Madison Heights, MI. He has chemistry and business manage-ment degrees from the Universities of Louisville and Dayton and has worked for more than 20 years in coatings research, technical service, sales, marketing and business management functions in the U.S. and Europe. He can be reached at 866.332.7024 or kevin.woock@us.henkel.com.
Autodeposition is faster and more environmentally responsible than conventional coating processes; however, a typical seven-stage autodeposition process still requires several cleaning stages. Recent advances are pushing autodeposition technology past this boundary to offer manufacturers and coaters a coating solution that lowers the environmental impact even further, while also reducing the overall manufacturing production footprint and increasing efficiency in the assembly process.