Aeroespacial

PPG Helped ULA’s ATLAS V 541 Rocket to Launch NASA’s Perseverance to Mars

The products developed by PPG were used to protect the ATLAS V 541 rocket that launched NASA’s Perseverance rover to the Red Planet.

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BASF and Lufthansa Develop a Surface Film that Mimics Shark’s Skin

Lufthansa Technik and BASF have successfully developed AeroSHARK, a surface technology that imitates the properties of sharkskin, allowing for an optimization of aerodynamics on flow-related parts of the aircraft.

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Airbus and University of Surrey Develop Coating to Protect Satellites Against Oxygen Damage

A nano-level coating developed by Airbus and the University of Surrey can protect satellites in low-Earth orbit from ultraviolet radiation and atomic oxygen.

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PPG Supplies Coatings and Sealants for the Restoration of a WW2 U.S. Army Air Forces Aircraft

PPG recently supplied coatings and sealants to help restore a 74-year-old four-engine transport aircraft, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster, employed during World War II by the U.S. Army Air Forces.

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AkzoNobel Gives A Makeover to the Azul Airlines' "Blue Macaw" Livery

The AkzoNobel's aerospace coatings team collaborated with Brazilian artist Pardal to create the new livery of Azul Airlines' the "Blue Macaw" Embraer 195 E2 airplane.

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Magnetic MRO Selects PPG Aerospace Coatings for Aircraft Repaint

Technical care maintenance and asset management organization Magnetic MRO has selected a variety of PPG aerospace coatings to complete an aircraft repaint project for a private charter flights management company.

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AkzoNobel Receives Boeing Approval to Colour Blend Aerodur 3001 basecoat

AkzoNobel's aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by Boeing to colour blend the company's Aerodur 3001 basecoat.

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Automatic Application Lines, Paint Spraying and Coating Machines for Plastic Coating

Plastic parts accompany us in everyday life. But plastic is not the same. The variety of material composition and shape is very wide. The demands on the finished surface are different too, so introducing all possible finishing solutions, designed by Venjakob would go too far.

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UCLA Scientists Develop All-in-One Coating to Prevent Ice Formation

Materials scientists at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and their colleagues in China have developed an ice-prevention coating inspired by the way Antarctic fish species keep their blood from freezing.

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Cabycal Designs Two Liquid Painting Lines for Lauak Group

The French aeronautical group relies on Cabycal to provide new surface treatment equipment to its factories in Canada and Mexico.

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