During a time when the aerospace sector is stuck in a quandary, facing an imminent ban on the use of cadmium while still attempting to qualify replacements, zinc-nickel offers a more cost-effective, simple and effective replacement.
AkzoNobel has opened a specialty coatings facility in Dongguan, China, dedicated to producing aerospace coatings for the North and South Asian aviation market.
PPG announced that it has named Mark Hood Plant Manager of its Sylmar, California, aerospace transparencies facility and Steve Kight to succeed him as Global Market Director for General Aviation Transparencies.
Researchers at The University of Manchester in collaboration with Central South University, China, have created a new kind of ceramic coating that could revolutionize hypersonic travel for air, space and defense purposes.
A multifaceted exploratory study was conducted on the Resistance to Iron Chloride Test specified in AMS-C-27725 to better understand the rationale of this corrosion acceleration test required for the integral fuel tank coating systems.
PPG has earned recognition for AEROCRON™ electrocoat aerospace primer in the supplier category of the 2017 Safran Innovation Awards, including first-place honors from Safran Nacelles and second place from parent company Safran.
The near-term outlook for participants in the industrial coatings industry remains bright. On top of broad economic tailwinds such as low interest rates, cash-rich participants and an active M&A market, several industry-specific factors are providing further lift.
The Avro Heritage Museum, located in Woodford, Cheshire, has revealed its largest renovation project, the Avro Vulcan XM603, which has been restored to the same iconic livery as when it was first manufactured in 1963.
When Carrington Holding Co. took delivery of its first Bombardier Global Express XRS business jet, company officials were impressed with the aircraft from the interior to its custom paint job.
