The new coatings from Nycote can help reduce spending of cleaning chemicals due to anti-micorbial features. (Picture: pounais24 - stock.adobe.com) Airline cleaning and disinfecting costs post covid are exceptionally high. US based company Nycote aims to reduce those costs with a new antiviral and antimicrobial coatings solution. The [...]
The new thermal barrier coating is qualified by Safran for the aerospace market. (Picture: Socomore) The France based companies Socomore and Rescoll signed a collaboration agreement for the development and distribution of intumescent and thermal barrier paints developed by researchers of for the aeronautical sector. Thanks to this [...]
PPGs Aerocon System intsalled at Satys facility in France. (Picturr: PPG) PPG announced that it has partnered with Satys, a French industrial group active in aircraft sealing, painting and surface treatment, to provide electrocoating (e-coat) of original equipment manufacture (OEM) aircraft parts. Under the agreement, Satys will install [...]
The German 4JET Group and Japan based Nikon Corporation announced a joint development agreement to accelerate innovation and deployment of laser-based riblet technology. Mimicking the skin of a shark by laser treatment of the aircraft surface allows to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by up to 2% (Picture: [...]
IntAIRcoat 2023 is proud to present a new speaker on an innovation that was just launched. Michael Green, who will present Akzo Nobels brand new Aerofleet Coatings Management System. Micheal Green will speak about the new Akzo Nobel Aerofleet Coatings Managament System This data-driven service will help airlines [...]
A current research project in Spain is working on finding e-coat alternatives for current Cr(VI) based coating for the aviation industry. The new e-coat demsontrators for aircraft coatings have been implemented at Titania. At the upcomming IntAIRCOAT conference, more details about the project will be presneted. Picture: Titania [...]
Airlines and operators now have the opportunity to optimize the paint maintenance schedules for their entire fleets thanks to a digital management system developed by AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Coatings business. Manual inspections of the aircraft coatings can be further enhanced by automated inspections conducted by drones according to the new [...]
A few months after the approval of CorsoPatch Aircraft by EASA, other aviation authorities also approve the fast paint repair solution. The dry film repair kit is used to repair paint on exterior aircraft paint. Picture: Corso Magenta CorsoPatch is a dry film of paint with an adhesive [...]
Tiger Infrastructure Partners, a middle-market growth infrastructure investor, has announced the acquisition of International Aerospace Coatings ("IAC"), a market-leading aviation services provider based in Shannon, Ireland and Irvine, California. Tiger Infrastructes strenghtens its aircraft paint businiess. Picture: Picture Yingyaipumi – stock.adobe.com IAC utilises 18 strategically located hangars [...]
The call for papers for IntAIRCOAT 2023 is extended until 16. January. While there are already many interesting submissions the organizers want to give more time to prepare submissions due to the busy holiday season. The IntAIRCOAT 2023 will take place from 7 to 8 June 20203 in Sevilla, Spain. [...]
