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coating and equipment problem evaluation and solutions
coater specifications
equipment installation assistance
negotiation assistance
coating operation setup
operator training
backward integration (in-house manufacturing)
project management
raw material selection
market surveys
testing equipment
test methods
quality control program
adhesive and silicone formulation
product development
in house seminars

Chris Watson

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KUDOS FROM
AROUND THE GLOBE

GERMANY "We will never install another coater/laminator without availing ourselves of this advantage. The benefits were obvious."
 Albert Bodefeld, Managing Director

FRANCE "The recommended formulation was slightly more expensive, but it solved a far more costly quality problem."
 Francois Mathevet, Technical Director

GERMANY ". . . it shortened our learning curve more than 50%"
- Hans Peter Pinger, Manager Production

USA "We can't be experts in everything. That's hard for some people to admit. Managers have to guard against the 'NIH Syndrome.' That's why we brought him in and we're better off because of it."
-- Plant Manager

UNITED KINGDOM "One of the lasting benefits for us has been the continuing dialog and the informal exchange of ideas."
-Richard Hirst, Technical Director

FINDLAND "Not only did his in depth knowledge meet our needs but the ongoing relationship had been as valuable."
-Vice President & General Manager

USA "He told us it would not work and kept us from wasting valuable time and money. He was capable and willing to tell us both the good news and the bad."
-Project Manager

SPECIALIZING IN COATING AND COATER & PROCESS RELATED PROJECTS

Whether lecturing about coating technology to students at a university or setting up a new pressure sensitive operation in Germany, Watson Consulting has been quietly sharing web coating knowledge with companies the world over.

FINDING SOLUTIONS BEFORE THEY BECOME PROBLEMS

Realizing that learning curves can be significantly shortened and costly mistakes avoided by consulting with experts who "have been there before", US and foreign companies involved in web coating and converting have turned to Chris Watson, head of Watson Consulting & Associates, LLC

BENEFITING FROM OUR EXPERIENCE

Watson's involvement with coating technologies goes back to the 1960's. After graduating with a degree in chemistry from The King's College, he was made Project Leader for coated products at Riegel Paper. During this time, he also did graduate work in Polymer Science.

Watson has been a successful independent consultant in the field of silicone, pressure sensitive, and various web-coating and converting processes for over 35 years. He has advised such firms as Fasson, Coated Products - Division of Essex Chemical Corp., Mystic Tape, Avery-Dennison, 3M, Polaroid, Kodak, Proctor & Gamble, OpSec (the world’s largest security film manufacturer), the Bank of Canada, FLEXcon, NCR, Reynolds Flexible Packaging, Eli Lilli, KDP in France, Sterling Coated Products in England, Renker in Germany, and Lohja in Finland.

In addition, Watson has held positions as National Sales Director of Geometric Machine & Design and as President of Kroenert Corp., both of which are coating and laminating machinery manufacturers

Watson has served as chairman of both the Hot Melt and Silicone Committees of theTechnical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry. Also he has lectured frequently in the US and Europe and is a contributing author to the Handbook of Pressure Sensitive Technology

Three Roll Offset Hot Melt Coater

To obtain more information or to discuss specific projects, please contact:

Chris Watson
President
Watson Consulting & Associates, LLC
4457 Chasewood Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32225
Phone#: 904-928-2455
Email: chris@watsonconsulting.net