This encyclopedic reference book serves as a guide to the field of coatings technology. Covers basic concepts, coating types, materials, processes, testing and applications; summarizes both the latest developments and standard coatings methods; reviews the most recent testing methods, including infrared spectroscopy, thermal analysis, weathering, and cure monitoring; details a variety of contemporary processes such as flexography, electroless plating, flame surface treatment, embossing, and calendering; and analyzes current materials and surface coatings from resins and thermoplastic elastomers to peelable medical, radiation-cured, leather, and metal coatings, and more.