aerospace
Global Metal Finishing Achieves Nadcap Accreditation
Aluminum anodizing and precision hard coating company Global Metal Finishing receives Nadcap accreditation.
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Modeling and Simulation for the Finishing Industry - the 55th William Blum Memorial Lecture
As Dr. Keith Legg, 2019 recipient of the NASF Scientific Achievement Award, watched the changes in industry over the past decade or so, he has seen modeling and simulation move from one industry to another. Seeing how and where it is used elsewhere, he concludes that modeling could be more widely and profitably used in the surface finishing industry. In his Blum lecture, he discusses how modeling for surface finishing is a recognized approach today. It is proving to be very useful for plating and some finishing processes and is finding new uses as it develops, but there is a lot to learn. The aim is to make modeling a standard, integrated approach to coating development and corrosion protection.
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How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of a Nadcap Audit
Suppliers within the aerospace industry can easily avoid many of the most common pitfalls of Nadcap audits by properly preparing in advance, explains Ethan Akins, Senior Business Development Manager at the Performance Review Institute, which is responsible for administering the Nadcap Program.
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Mingo Aerospace Achieves Nadcap Accreditation
The company has been granted 18-month merit for Nadcap accreditation for Coatings—Thermal Spray and Grinding, AC710/1 and AC7109/8.
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Nasmyth TMF Achieves NADCAP Accreditation for Non-destructive Testing
Metal finishing, painting and non-destructive testing specialist Nasmyth TMF has achieved NADCAP accreditation for non-destructive testing services for the aerospace and defense industries.
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Valence Surface Technologies Acquires H&W Global Industries
H&W provides a wide variety of metal finishing services, including anodizing, electroplating, and industrial painting for leading defense applications.
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Surface Finishing and the Aerospace Supply Chain
The state of aerospace business in the finishing industry.
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HighTech Finishing Adds National Sales Manager
Amanda Gilley Taylor has been named as new National Sales Manager for HighTech Finishing.
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Sherwin-Williams Next Generation Aerospace Coatings Qualified by Textron Aviation
Sherwin-Williams Aerospace’s SKYscapes coatings have been qualified for use on Cessna, Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft.
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Oerlikon Balzers to Coat Next-Gen Aero Engine Components
Oerlikon Balzers signs 10-year contract with MTU Aero Engines to coat next generation aero engine components used in the Airbus A320neo aircraft.
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