A robotic paint-stripping system being developed by Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) and Concurrent Technologies Corp. (CTC) of Johnstown, PA, was named a Gold winner in the materials science category of the 2013 Edison Awards.
PreKote Surface Pretreatment by Pantheon Enterprises, Phoenix, has been qualified to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint.
PPG Industries has reached a definitive agreement to acquire certain assets of Deft Inc., a privately-owned specialty coatings company based in Irvine, CA.
PPG Industries’ aerospace business has qualified nine coatings systems to SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3095A for airline exterior paint.
Specialty Coating Systems, Indianapolis, has achieved AS9100 Revision C certification for its Parylene coating service centers in Austin, TX, and Singapore.
A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno, has developed a new environmentally friendly coating for aluminum to replace the carcinogenic chromate coatings used in aerospace applications.
A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno has developed a new environmentally friendly self-healing coating for aluminum to replace chromate coatings used in aerospace applications.
Special-effect coatings by PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group enabled Virgin Atlantic Airways to have the unique reflectivity and bright, vibrant color the airline’s design and engineering teams wanted for its new livery.
PPG Industries’ aerospace coatings group has developed a “green” selectively strippable coatings system for Airbus Military A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport jets ordered by the U.K. Royal Air Force under the Future Strategic Transport Aircraft (FSTA) program that combines application and performance benefits with reduced repainting time and associated costs.
