Internship – Coating Optimisation for Texcol

Coldenhove; Netherlands; Remote; EUR 4,700 - 6,400; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

€500 per month internship allowance

Housing available if needed

Job summary

Coldenhove in the Netherlands is seeking an HBO/WO student to help improve Texcol pigment transfer paper formulation from lab-scale development to pilot trials. You will work in our application lab and collaborate with our I&D team.

Start date February 2026 for 5–6 months. You will analyse the current formulation, test new combinations, evaluate transfer quality and present findings with guidance from coating and materials specialists. Housing available if needed.

Qualifications

• HBO/WO student in chemistry, materials science, applied science or similar.
• Interested in coatings, materials and lab work.
• Precise, analytical and comfortable experimenting.
• Able to document and communicate results clearly.

Responsibilities

• Analyse the current coating formulation.
• Test new combinations of coating components.
• Evaluate transfer quality, drying behaviour and print performance.
• Conduct experiments on lab-scale and pilot-scale equipment.
• Propose optimised formulations and present findings.

Skills

Lab work

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Education

HBO/WO student in chemistry, materials science, applied science or similar

Tools

Lab equipment

Job description

Help improve the formulation behind our Texcol® pigment transfer paper — from lab-scale development to pilot trials.

About the assignment

Texcol® is our innovative transfer paper for pigment printing on cotton. The current coating formulation is effective but complex and costly. Your assignment: explore ways to simplify and reduce the cost of this recipe without affecting print or transfer performance. You will work in our application lab and collaborate with our I&D team.

Start date: February 2026
Duration: 5–6 months

What you’ll do

• Analyse the current coating formulation
• Test new combinations of coating components
• Evaluate transfer quality, drying behaviour and print performance
• Conduct experiments on lab-scale and pilot-scale equipment
• Propose optimised formulations and present findings

Who you are

• HBO/WO student in chemistry, materials science, applied science or similar
• Interested in coatings, materials and lab work
• Precise, analytical and comfortable experimenting
• Able to document and communicate results clearly

What we offer

• €500 per month internship allowance
• Access to our application lab and pilot facilities
• Guidance by coating and materials specialists
• A meaningful assignment with real product impact
• Housing available if needed