aerospace
A Conversation With ... David Strand, Wisconsin Oven
It’s been a busy summer for David Strand, president and CEO of Wisconsin Oven. In June, his company was acquired by France’s PLC Holding, a leading manufacturer of industrial ovens for the aerospace, automotive, composite and finishing industries.
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PPG Aerospace Goes For Gold With British Airways’ Olympics Jet
Topcoats in gold, light grey and white celebrate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Accelerating Topcoats for Aerospace Specifications
Bayer’s UV-A curable coatings provide rapid cure rate, high performance
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PPG Aerospace Coatings Create ‘All Black’ Livery For Air New Zealand
Aircraft honoring world champion rugby team wear ‘green’ PPG coatings
Read MorePPG Industries, AkzoNobel Launch New Aerospace Coating Products
The Aerocron primer from PPG’s aerospace coatings group is the first e-coat primer for airframe manufacturers and subcontractors; AkzoNobel’ Metaflex SP brand is a result of a two-year partnership between AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings and Pantheon Enterprises
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Aerospace Drives More Calls for Non-Chrome Passivate Finishes
More finishers are warming up to using non-chrome passivation as a way to satisfy customers who don’t want to use hexavalent chromium for corrosion treatment.
Read MoreAerospace Sector Plans Rebound
Aerospace is our featured topic this month in Products Finishing magazine, and one of the pressing issues facing those who make their living off of contracts from the military and aerospace companies is the health of the industry. Last fall, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers wrote to President Obama in order to help preserve the aerospace and defense industry and its workforce from the substantial downsizing that defense budget cuts would bring. But Craig Hanriot, president of leading aerospace metal finisher Technical Metal Finishing in Burbank, Calif., says the plea to maintain defense spending may have been too little, too late. He says the culmination of the Iraq war, Afghanistan military activities winding down and a huge national debt were enough for the U.S. Congress to cut military spending by $350 billion over the next 10 years.
Read MorePainters' Courses
I am the manager of manufacturing for a company located in the Seattle, Wash., area that supplies detail parts, primarily to the aerospace industry. One of my responsibilities is the paint line, where we apply water-based paints and primers, as well as urethanes and clear base coat paints. Where can I find a training class for new painters?
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PPG Chromate-Free Primer, Pretreatment on Boeing Next-Generation 737, and VIDEO
A chromate-free metal pretreatment and an exterior decorative primer are now standard on Boeing Next-Generation 737 production airplanes. Watch video of the 737 being built in 3 minutes!
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Stripping Metallic Coatings
The stripping of electrodeposited and flame-sprayed coatings is a necessary part of surface finishing. Stripping may be required to allow for the re-plating of a part rejected due to defective finishing or as part of rework processes such as those commonly conducted by airline/aerospace facilities. This paper discusses stripping methods and operational considerations in their use.
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