After obtaining a Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Joey has been active as a lab technician in the field of polymer technology and ink manufacturing, before starting a position as a lab technician at the Sirris Smart Coating Application Lab in 2010.
Over the years, his responsibilities have shifted from experimental lab work to a job as coating engineer, using the expertise gathered in the lab to advice clients with solutions to technical problems related to surface protection. In the team of coating experts, Joey has become the responsible for the coating test lab at Sirris Diepenbeek.
Publications
- Adhesion, essential to adequate coating
- Bicycle manufacturer Cowboy validates e-bike for the European market at Sirris
- Sustainability - a stretchable definition?
- Flow Coating combines high performance with top quality results
- New coating functionalities require new test protocols and devices
- Proper coating application starts with proper pre-treatment
- Large volumes of small parts: (cost-) efficient coating
- Sirris tests washability and scrub abrasion of your coatings
- Coating makes footwear 'beer-proof’
- Innovative, coated products require new testing methods