#MILITARY

A Super Defense Against Corrosion and Abrasion

This eco-friendly PVD coating protects plastics without producing harmful fumes and waste.
#military #vacuum-vapor

Liquid Coating

PPG Donates Coatings to Help Restore A-12 Spy Plane

PPG donated nearly 90 gallons of PPG Desothane HS 8201/F gloss military topcoat in midnight for the livery and four additional colors for markings.
#military

A Conversation with Frank Zimone, Society of Vacuum Coaters

The Society of Vacuum Coaters named Frank Zimone as its executive director earlier this year, but he is no stranger to the organization, having previously served in other roles with the organization and as president of Jenoptik Defense.
#military #vacuum-vapor

Powder Coating

Axalta Forms Partnership with National Transportation Center

Axalta will provide its interactive, commercial transportation curriculum for use in NTC’s Heavy Truck Collision course, which focuses on training military veterans how to properly prepare substrates and successfully complete the truck refinishing process.
#military #workforce development #automotive

Powder Coating

King Coatings Providing Canadian Forces with Mack Truck Coatings

Mack Defense of Allentown, Pennsylvania, was awarded two contracts to provide standard military pattern trucks and related equipment for the Canadian Forces.
#curing #military #automotive

Electroplating

Evaluation of Hexavalent Chromium Free Bond Primers for Aerospace and Defense Applications

Three hex chrome free bond primers demonstrated that they can surpass the 960 hour threshold before exhibiting panel corrosion away from the scribe.
#military #aerospace

Powder Coating

Sherwin-Williams CARC Powder Topcoats Earn Approval from U.S. Army Research Lab

High performance, near-zero gloss CARC powder topcoats help safeguard American military vehicles and the warfighters within through chemical agent resistance and protection from detection through an infrared signature.
#curing #military #automotive

Electroplating

Reducing Hexavalent Chromium in Military Anodizing Operations

How U.S. Air Force facilities transitioned a dichromate sealer replacement.
#military #surfin

Liquid Coating

PPG Donates Military Coatings, Window for EC-135C Aircraft Restoration

PPG donated a boom operator compartment side window and will donate military aircraft coatings to the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate in Ashland, Nebraska.
#military #aerospace

Anodizing

ASETSDefense Workshop 2016: Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense

Workshop on Sustainable Surface Engineering for Aerospace and Defense will be held at Shades of Green, the Armed Forces Recreation Center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando from December 6-8.
#military #aerospace #sustainability

Parts Cleaning

Meridian General Acquires PCS PowderCoat Services

Founded in 1981, PCS serves a wide spectrum of industries including automotive, home improvement, consumer products, sports equipment, musical instruments, electronics, cleaning and sanitizing, and the military.
#curing #masking #military

Anodizing

Valence Surface Technologies Expands Capacity And Approvals

Company officials say the expansion takes direct aim at addressing the constrained global supply chain for special processing within the aerospace and defense industries.
#military #masking #aerospace

Anodizing

Techmetals Earns Boeing BAC 5680 Zinc Nickel Approval

Dayton shop says it is first worldwide to be approved for BAC 5680 spec for low hydrogen embrittlement zinc nickel, for replacement of cadmium in the aerospace and defense markets.
#military #masking #aerospace

Electroplating

General Magnaplate Closes California Plant After 36 Years

Cites difficult business conditions in California, and the settlement of a potential lawsuit threatened by the Santa Barbara-based Environmental Defense Center.
#military #masking #sustainability

Liquid Coating

PPG coatings specified for Turkish Aerospace Industries HURKUS trainer aircraft

Fifteen aircraft will be painted with Deft military polyurethane topcoat and eco-friendly lead- and chromate-free epoxy primer.
#masking #military #aerospace

Electrocoating

Are You Exporting a Defense Item?

Here is a very basic overview of ITAR and what to consider if your company is doing any business in the aerospace or defense industry.
#military #aerospace #pollution control

Electroplating

Internship Paving the Way for Military Electroplating

New program enables nine students to specialize in plating at Corpus Christi Army Depot.
#military #pollution control #masking

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

Electroplating

Hex Chromium-Free Sealants for Defense and Aerospace

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

The Finishing Company Acquires Jet Finishers, Inc.

Jet Finishers brings expertise in powder coating, wet coating, silk screening and masking services that meet the exacting requirements of the military, medical and telecommunications industries.
#medical #military