This year’s PDA Annual Conference of the Polyurea Development Association (PDA) is slated for September 10-12, 2018, at the Omni Hotel & Resort at ChampionsGate in Orlando, Florida. The three-day conference combines both educational and informational content with exhibition opportunities.

Since 2000, PDA has served as the trade association representing polyurea technology, with a focus on education and the correct application of polyurea product(s). The group also emphasizes thick-film high performance elastomers; adjacent technologies like urethanes and hybrids that have similar uses; and related primers and topcoats, according to its website.

Designed for Contractors, Applicators

The PDA Annual Conference is geared toward contractors, applicators, formulators, and distributors, with session topics including state of the industry, innovative coatings projects, and new formulas and processes.

This conference provides opportunities to network with top professionals in the polyurea and coatings industries, along with an exhibit hall. Official exhibit hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11.

PDA Schedule Highlights

Schedule highlights on Monday include session topics such as “Introduction to Polyurea” from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m., and “Surface Prep for Concrete and Steel” from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m.

Meanwhile, Tuesday’s presentations of note include “Polyurea Standards Update” from Dudley Primeaux, III, of Primeaux Associates (8:30 to 9:15 a.m.); “A Primer on Polyurethane, Polyurea, and Polyaspartic Construction Coatings” from Steven Reinstadtler of Covestro (2:00 to 2:45 p.m.); and “Let's Spray! A Chemist Enters the World of Polyurea Equipment and Application” from Al Perez of Texas High Energy Materials (2:45 to 3:30 p.m.).

Other presentations on Tuesday include product updates from companies such as Sulzer Mixpac, SPI, Polyurethane Machinery Corp. (PMC), Covestro, Chemline, and Rhino Linings.

Highlights on Wednesday’s closing day start with an exhibitor breakfast (7:30 to 8:30 a.m.); presentations including “Case Study: Roofing -- The Good, Bad and Ugly” from Tom Leaverton of ProSet, Inc. (8:30 to 9:15 a.m.); “Sea Lions Like Polyurea, Too!” from SPI’s Benny Abbott (9:15 to 10:00 a.m.); “Silica Rule and What It Means to Your Jobsite” from a U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) representative (10:15 to 10:45 a.m.); and a panel discussion on failures and lessons learned (10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)

For more information, contact: PDA, (816) 221-0777, www.pda-online.org