A new resin system may remove BPA or other targeted bisphenols successfully, but that does not mean the replacement coating is commercially ready. Polyester or acrylic alternatives can introduce very different cure behaviour, flexibility, adhesion and barrier characteristics. A formulation that performs well during laboratory drawdowns may begin cracking during forming, lose adhesion after retort, show corrosion problems with aggressive foods or become far more sensitive to oven temperature and line speed. The real R&D challenge is therefore not simply removing BPA. It is rebuilding the overall balance of properties that made the original coating work.
This expert-led training focuses on how formulators can rebuild that complete performance balance. The training is designed around the practical decisions involved in resin architecture, crosslinking, cure, adhesion, formability, corrosion resistance, retort performance, migration, application behaviour and troubleshooting for BPA-NI and broader bisphenol-free metal packaging coatings.
The training does not spend valuable time revisiting basic coating chemistry or providing a long regulatory overview. The emphasis is on how experienced R&D teams can translate the new requirements into formulation decisions that still work on real packaging lines and under real food-contact conditions.
Why You Should Not Miss This Training
Select workable BPA-NI resin platforms
Rebuild epoxy-like coating performance
Balance cure with forming flexibility
Improve retort and corrosion resistance
Control migration and extractables risks
Troubleshoot real can-coating failures
Who Should Attend?
This advanced training is particularly relevant for:
Metal packaging coating formulators
Food-can coating R&D scientists
Beverage-can coating developers
Polyester resin formulators
Acrylic coating developers
Epoxy and thermoset specialists
Packaging coating resin suppliers
Crosslinker and additive suppliers
Food-contact material specialists
Coil coating technical teams
Can manufacturing technical teams
Application development scientists
Packaging compliance specialists
Migration testing professionals
Product development managers
Technical service teams
Regulatory and product stewardship teams
Training Outline
How to Translate BPA/Bisphenol Shift into Formulation Requirements
Choosing the Replacement Resin Architecture
Designing the Crosslinking and Cure Package
Building Adhesion Without Sacrificing Formability
Engineering Chemical and Corrosion Resistance
Formulating for Retort and Thermal Processing
Additives, Pigments and Formulation Balance
Rheology, Application and Line Processing
Migration, Extractables and NIAS by Formulation Design
From Laboratory Formulation to Pack Qualification
Troubleshooting BPA-NI and Bisphenol-Free Coatings
Expert Q&A Session To Clear Doubts
Stop Treating BPA Replacement as a Resin-Swap Exercise. Replace the chemistry without giving away the performance. Register today.
