PPG’s aerospace business in Australia collaborated with AMDA Foundation Limited and Aviat Global to revitalize a piece of Royal Australian Air Force history.

The challenge presented to the engineers and scientists was to develop and demonstrate a coating that exhibits durable anti-ice performance, and satisfactory wear and erosion resistance. More importantly, it needed to be practical for retrofitting in-service aircraft as well as be used by OEMs.

PPG recently announced the launch of PPG SURFACE SEAL® hydrophobic coating, a newly formulated product that is UV light resistant, compatible with most aerospace cleaning and maintenance fluids and is REACH and EPA compliant.

This article summarizes the materials used in surface coatings or icephobic coatings for preventing ice accretion on substrates.

PPG marked the completion of a $15.5 million investment at its aerospace research and technology center in Burbank, California.

Akzo Nobel N.V. has completed the acquisition of French aerospace coatings manufacturer Mapaero.

PPG announced that the U.S. Air Force has qualified PPG AEROCRON™ aerospace electrocoat primer to provide corrosion resistance and enhanced topcoat adhesion for aircraft parts.

Persistence Market Research has released a study of the aerospace coatings market that projects promising expansion during the next decade of approximately $1.5 billion.

PPG announced that the company's Dallas and Philadelphia aerospace application support centers each received a Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for superior performance from October 2017 through September 2018.

Hardide Coatings has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Coatings.