aerospace
PPG Coatings Specified for Australian Air Force Jets
Boeing repainted the tails of the EA-18G Growler aircraft in a special paint scheme to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 6 Squadron in 2017.
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Pilatus Aircraft Qualifies PPG Aerospace Coatings Systems
The PPG paint systems are qualified for application on the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet; PC-12 NG turboprop airplane; PC-6 multirole aircraft; and PC-21, PC-9 M and PC-7 MkII military trainers.
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Triumph Group Sells Off Metal Finishing Operations
Specialty aerospace investment firm Aerospace Systems and Structures and Valence Surface Technologies have purchased the company’s Triumph Aerospace Structures Long and Large (L&L) machining and metal finishing operations.
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Sky’s the Limit in Aerospace
California’s EME Inc. and its owner both have thrived, despite regulatory challenges.
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Valence to Add Phosphoric Anodize, Bond Primer in SoCal
The Garden Grove location was founded in 1980 and specializes in anodizing and precious metal plating for the aerospace, satellite, RF microwave and telecommunications industries.
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PPG Spray Speeds Cure Time of Aerospace Sealants
PPG’s Pro-Seal 815M is designed to be sprayed onto freshly applied polysulfide aerospace sealant to improve aesthetics and cut surface cure time.
Read MoreChrome-Free PPG Aerospace Coating Qualified to SAE Standard
PPG’s CA7088 integral fuel tank aerospace coating has been qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification AMS-C-27725, Type 3, Grade 2.
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Valence Wichita Receives Approvals from Boeing, Bombardier
The Kansas facility now holds hardness and conductivity approvals from Airbus, Cessna, Spirit, Boeing and Bombardier.
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Chemetall Earns 4th Consecutive Airbus SQIP Award
This “Accredited Supplier” status acknowledges sustained quality and delivery performance, strong continuous improvement, and a customer-oriented approach, the company says.
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Blisk Finishing System Cuts Processing Time
Walther Trowal’s CM rotary vibrator finishing system eliminates manual operations and is said to cut the processing times for finishing blisks for airplane and land-based turbines from several days to a few hours.
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