Coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace business create the colorful characters and “The Spirit of Hong Kong” livery on Cathay Pacific Airways’ Boeing 777-300ER airplane.
Researchers at University West in Sweden have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat.
PPG Industries’ AEROCRON™ electrocoat primer has been qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications.
The first production Eclipse 550 twin-engine jet, which was on display at the National Business Aviation Association convention and exhibition in Las Vegas, is a shining example of the world-class finish achieved with an advanced coatings system by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group for the fleet.
PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has qualified AEROCRON™ electrocoat primer to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications.
PPG Industries has expanded its aerospace business operations in Japan with the relocation of its application support center to a site in Miyoshi that supports increased production capacity, adds warehouse space and affords new service capabilities.
PPG Industries has completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets of Deft Incorporated, a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, CA.
A robotic paint-stripping system being developed by Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) and Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) of Johnstown, PA, was named a Gold winner in the materials science category of the 2013 Edison Awards.
PreKote Surface Pretreatment by Pantheon Enterprises, Phoenix, has been qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint.
