The paint manufacturer Mankiewicz has introduced a new paint and filler system that is specially designed for 3D-printed components. It is to be used primarily for aircraft components. The big challenge in varnishing 3D-printed components is the rough surface covered with deep furrows from the printing process. A common strategy [...]
PPG will invest $17 million to build an aerospace application support center in Toulouse, France. PPG anticipates breaking ground for the new facility in the third quarter of 2022 and beginning operations in the fourth quarter of 2023. The facility will be located near aerospace customers and the Toulouse Blagnac [...]
AkzoNobel’s colour blending facility in Dongguan, China has achieved a AS9100 certification and strengthens its position as supplier for aerospace coatings in the region. A certificate of approval has been awarded to the site by Lloyds Register to certify its compliance with AS9100:2016, an international Quality Management System (QMS) standard [...]
Aircraft are not alone in the skies, meaning they face natural obstacles to which they must adapt. As aircraft become faster and more developed, the Aeronautics industry is faced with the problem of an increase in obstacles that magnify the drag coefficient: we are talking about insects. The accumulation of [...]
The Boeing Company, Av-DEC, Global Finishing Solutions and The University of Manchester give their technical presentations on relevant topics regarding aircraft coating including environmental aspects, non-chromated primers and surface treatments during the IntAIRCOAT Digital meeting on April 21, 2022. Be part of the international aircraft coating network, come together and [...]
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) has decided to equip its entire Boeing long-haul fleet with the fuel-saving AeroSHARK surface technology. Starting in the middle of the year, a total of twelve Boeing 777-300ERs will gradually be fitted with the riblet films developed jointly by Lufthansa Technik and BASF. The significantly [...]
In the modern world it became more and more usual to travel by plane, either for business or holiday reasons. In the year 2019 4.54 billion passengers were carried around the world by the aviation industry. In addition to that it has to be considered that the 15 biggest airports [...]
CTI Systems recently made a decisive step in the development of a new aircraft approach control system by finalising, in one of SATYS' paint shop for long range in Blagnac, France, the Twin Scan Control, as the first step towards the automation of teleplatforms. 2 years of research and development by CTI Systems, and [...]
At the beginning of 2022, Fraunhofer IFAM will put into operation a fully networked, automated surface technology center for large components, which will be dedicated to the special challenges of coatings in the aerospace industry. In future, the expertise from the areas of coatings and surface technology as well [...]
IntAIRCOAT is back. On April 21, 2022 we invite you to come together and join us for an online conference on latest developments in aerospace coatings. At the completely free-of-charge IntAIRCOAT Digital, we will focus on sustainability and are currently finalising a fascinating program. You can expect speakers from major [...]
