PPG recently finalized a $15.5 million investment at its aerospace research and technology center in Burbank, California. Upgrades to the 3.700 m² facility include increased laboratory and testing space with climate-control capabilities, updated equipment to enhance PPG’s resources for the development of aerospace sealants and coatings, as well as an [...]
To make aircrafts more economical, environmentally friendly and robust, Fraunhofer engineers from Dresden have developed a new ceramic heat shield technology. In this process, a powder of yttrium-stabilized zirconium oxide (YSZ) is added to water to form a suspension. Quickly and cost-effectively this liquid powder mixture can be sprayed onto [...]
We released the first videos from the IntAIRCOAT conference in 2019 for you: Anti-microbial coating strategies for aircrafts and airports Hecosol GmbH The topics LED, digitization, automation, prints, seamless cabins are currently on everyone’s minds. Will there still be room for paint in future aircraft? Mankiewicz Gebr. & CO. (GmbH [...]
Invercon Inc. and NEI Corporation announced in January that their newly developed de-icing system was tested successfully at the NASA Glenn Research Center’s Icing Research Tunnel. The test was witnessed by engineers and scientists at the Research Center, as well as from the industry. The Invercon-NEI team met the objective [...]
Southwest Airlines Co. recently opened a new maintenance facility at William P. Hobby International Airport. The 22.000 m2 maintenance complex, now the largest in the airline's network, includes offices, training facilities, warehouse space, and a 13.000 m² hangar. This allows for the nearly 400 Houston based Technical Operations Employees to [...]
