#AEROSPACE

Parts Cleaning

Assessment of Safer Polysulfide and Polythioether Sealant Removers for Aerospace/Defense Industry Applications

This assessment identifies and evaluates potentially safer alternatives for sealant removal applications. The sealant removal performance of the alternatives was evaluated using a designed experiment.
#military #aerospace #research

Liquid Coating

Proper Wet Tape Adhesion Testing Procedure

What are proper procedures and evaluations for meeting wet tape test requirements common to the aerospace industry?
#aerospace

Electroplating

SIFCO ASC Flies High With Added Seal Of Approval From Nadcap

Company receives Nadcap AC7108 Rev F accreditation for chemical processing for the aerospace sector at its Cleveland and Connecticut facilities
#pollutioncontrol #masking #aerospace

Anodizing

Hex Chromium-Free Sealants for Defense and Aerospace

Results of second phase of research conducted by top defense contractors.
#research #military #pollutioncontrol

Anodizing

Able And Ready For Arizona Plating Facility

Able Engineering’s Arizona plating facility specializes in aerospace repairs. See the video of the facility.
#pollutioncontrol #surfin #masking

Chemical Milling Environmental Improvements, Aerospace is Green and Growing

By David Tomlinson and James Wichmann, AC Products Inc.
#aerospace #sustainability

Parts Cleaning

PPG Aerospace Coatings Add Character To Cathay Pacific Special Livery

“The Spirit of Hong Kong” livery on Cathay Pacific Airways’ Boeing 777-300ER airplane painted to support the “Hong Kong: Our Home” campaign.
#aerospace #curing

Liquid Coating

What’s Next for the Aerospace NESHAP?

Will it be business as usual or are major changes in store for the aerospace industry as feds look at 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart GG, commonly referred to as the Aerospace National Emission Standard for Hazardous Air Pollutants, or NESHAP.
#masking #aerospace #pollutioncontrol

Anodizing

Hollywood Script for LA Plater Morrell Aerospace

Cy Gipoor, whose shop specializes in aerospace finishes, sits just a few miles from the Hollywood lights in suburban Los Angeles. What was once a shuttered plating shop with no customers is now vibrant and growing, adding $2 million in new facilities and equipment in 2014.
#pollutioncontrol #masking #aerospace

Electroplating

Dr. Phil To The Rescue for Electroplaters

Techmetals’ president Phil Brockman is often the last electroplater that some customers visit on their search for solutions to persistent finishing issues or to plate unique parts. But it’s easy to see why most major aerospace, medical, defense, oil/gas, mold shops, and automotive manufacturers end up at Techmetals’ expansive facilities in Dayton, Ohio.
#medical #masking #military

PPG Electrocoat Primer Qualified To Aerospace Specification

Aerocron electrocoat primer meets SAE International’s Aerospace Material Specification 3144 for anodic electrodeposition primer for aircraft applications.
#aerospace

Anodizing

Is Aerospace Finishing Filled to Capacity?

As Boeing and Airbus demand more finishing capacity, the challenges faced by owners of finishing businesses are pressing, as both customers and regulatory agencies amp up demands for management attention and resources.
#regulation #pollutioncontrol #masking

Anodizing

Protection from Laser Marking on Aerospace Parts

We have a number of aluminum alloy aerospace products that are finished using either chemical film (MIL-C-5541) or anodizing in accordance with MIL-A-8625. Do we need to touch up the areas where laser markings have been placed in order to preserve the corrosion protection?
#aerospace

VIDEO: Fire Engulfs Aero Chrome Plating in California

The company’s website says that Aero has been serving the aerospace industry since 1992 in a 50,000 sq ft. Van Nuys, CA. facility.
#aerospace

Parts Cleaning

PPG Aerospace Donates Coating For Restored Mystѐre 20

Basecoat/clearcoat recreates flight-test livery on historic first production aircraft
#masking #aerospace #curing

Electroplating

The Aerospace Finishing World According To J.C. Hall

Seattle finisher educates aerospace execs on issues they face, whether they like to hear it or not.
#pollutioncontrol #aerospace #masking

Electroplating

Anodyne Receives Boeing C-17 Approval

Santa Ana, California-based company is a Nadcap approved metal finishing company founded in 1960 that focuses on the aerospace industry.
#aerospace #masking

Electroplating

A.M. Metal Finishing Meets The Lockheed Standard

Orlando plating shop one of 70 to make Lockheed Martin’s Preferred Supplier list from 2,000 vendors
#pollutioncontrol #aerospace #masking

Powder Coating

George Koch Sons Acquiring Price Industries

Grand Rapids based company has more than 30 years experience in material handling systems for the aerospace, automotive, industrial, military and agriculture industries.
#construction #masking #military

Electrocoating

PPG Acquiring Deft's Aerospace Coatings

Deft’s primary business is supplying structural primers and military topcoats to the NA aviation industry, and has architectural and industrial coatings businesses.
#masking #military #aerospace