Product innovation aimed at making the aerospace industry more sustainable has resulted in the launch of a new chromate-free exterior primer developed by AkzoNobel and Airbus.
Science students in the United States are getting a daily dose of inspiration from a retired United Airlines Douglas DC-8 aircraft that has been lovingly restored with coatings supplied by AkzoNobel.
Market research firm Future Market Insights (FMI) released a study that reports the advanced aerospace coatings market in Europe was valued at just over $390 million in 2018.
The search for a suitable replacement to hard chrome on aerospace components has been a key supply chain priority for aircraft manufacturers. This is because of the documented health risks to workers and the impact on the environment from exposure to hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen that occurs during the chrome plating process and the most toxic form of chromium.
A double first has been landed by AkzoNobel's Aerospace Coatings business after it supplied products for a new long-distance tanker aircraft commissioned by the French Air Force.
Monitor Coatings led and R&D project that led to the development of a basecoat plus seal coat that met all functional requirements tested, showing that a solution could be deployed as a system and gaining significant levels of scientific understanding.
Animal attraction has drawn AkzoNobel and Embraer together to develop stunning livery for three of the aircraft maker’s latest line of E2 business jets.
