aerospace
Triumph Group Acquires Aerospace Finisher Embee Incorporated
Embee employs approximately 400 people, and offers high velocity oxy fuel, anodize/hard anodize, paint, chrome plating, shot peen and cadmium plating.
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PPG Using Selectively Strippable System For RAF
RAF has taken delivery of the first Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft painted with high-solids Desoprime CF/CA 7049 chromate-free primer, F565-4010 selectively strippable intermediate coat, and high-solids Desothane HS/CA 8200 series military and defense topcoats.
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PPG Aerospace Special-Effect Coatings Bring Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Livery To Life
Proprietary PPG pigment gives highly-reflective, vibrant color to airline’s vision
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Overcoming Strict Solvent Cleaning Regulations
Aerospace manufacturer tries unique approach to meet agency regulations
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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
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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.
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