aerospace
The Missouri S&T Coatings Institute Offers Paint Courses
The “Introduction to Paint Formulation” course offered, August 15-19, 2022, is intended to give fundamental knowledge of how to approach a starting formulation and troubleshoot it.
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Valence Wichita Receives Processing Approvals for Military Aircraft
Obtaining these new approvals further expands Valence’s ability to support all Lockheed Martin sub-tier supplier partners in the Central United States from the its central-region locations in Wichita, Kansas and Grove, Oklahoma.
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Register Now for NASF's Airline & Aerospace Finishing Course
The course provides attendees with a broad range of information related to metal finishing operations that are common in the airline/aerospace industry.
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Novaria Acquires Hohman Plating
Novaria continues to grow aerospace and defense capabilities with the acquisition of Dayton-based Hohman Plating.
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Valence Wichita Receives Lockheed Martin F-35 Approvals
New approvals expand Valence’s ability to support all Lockheed Martin programs.
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Improving the Wear Performance of Functional Trivalent Chromium Plating Via Pulse-Reverse Electrodeposition
This paper covers work on improving the wear performance of a functional chromium coating from a trivalent chromium plating bath. Wear resistance is a critical aspect of chromium coatings when used in components of both ground-based and aerospace vehicle systems. Traditional hexavalent chromium coatings have shown exceptional wear resistance in these applications, while the wear resistance of trivalent chromium coatings has been less satisfactory. Using pulse-reverse electrodeposition to control various characteristics of the chromium coating, the wear performance of trivalent chromium plated panels could be improved. A multivariate regression model of the electrodeposition conditions shows that bath chemistry parameters within the range of viable plating are not a large contributor to the variance in wear performance, while the roughness and size of macro-cracks is very important for wear-related applications. The multivariate analysis approach undertaken in this study may find potential applications in broad areas of the plating and finishing industry.
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Global Metal Finishing Achieves Nadcap Accreditation
Aluminum anodizing and precision hard coating company Global Metal Finishing receives Nadcap accreditation.
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Modeling and Simulation for the Finishing Industry - the 55th William Blum Memorial Lecture
As Dr. Keith Legg, 2019 recipient of the NASF Scientific Achievement Award, watched the changes in industry over the past decade or so, he has seen modeling and simulation move from one industry to another. Seeing how and where it is used elsewhere, he concludes that modeling could be more widely and profitably used in the surface finishing industry. In his Blum lecture, he discusses how modeling for surface finishing is a recognized approach today. It is proving to be very useful for plating and some finishing processes and is finding new uses as it develops, but there is a lot to learn. The aim is to make modeling a standard, integrated approach to coating development and corrosion protection.
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How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of a Nadcap Audit
Suppliers within the aerospace industry can easily avoid many of the most common pitfalls of Nadcap audits by properly preparing in advance, explains Ethan Akins, Senior Business Development Manager at the Performance Review Institute, which is responsible for administering the Nadcap Program.
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Mingo Aerospace Achieves Nadcap Accreditation
The company has been granted 18-month merit for Nadcap accreditation for Coatings—Thermal Spray and Grinding, AC710/1 and AC7109/8.
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