Hardide Coatings receives Nadcap merit status for coatings Hardide Coatings has announced that it has been awarded Nadcap Merit status for Coatings. Philip Kirkham, CEO of Hardide Coatings, which develops, manufactures and applies advanced technology tungsten/tungsten carbide metal…
PPG support centres win Silver Boeing awards PPG has announced that its Dallas and Philadelphia aerospace application support centres (ASCs) each received a Silver Boeing Performance Excellence Award for superior performance from October 2017 through September 2018.…
Kaman UK invest £1m in new chemical treatment line Kaman UK says it has invested over £1 million in a new chemical treatment line which will deliver surface treatment techniques to the aerospace industry. On Tuesday 21 May 2019,…
Pexa wins Queen’s Award for Enterprise Pexa, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of coatings and surface treatment products to aerospace and other markets, has won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise. “We are thrilled to win…
Indestructible Paint unveils new paint stripping product The move towards more environmentally-friendly products, which feature increasingly from specialist performance coatings manufacturer, Indestructible Paint, is now being further demonstrated with key developments to its range of paint strippers. …
Customer-centric coatings covered Committed to making the REACH changeover as easy as possible for its customers, Mankiewicz reveals that it has gained authorisation for the continued use of the CELEROL WashPrimer. For…
The truth hits home about chrome Oerlikon Balzers explains why the aerospace industry is increasingly turning to physical vapour deposition (PVD) coatings to replace hard chrome. The search for a suitable replacement to hard chrome on…
Coatings expertise set to automate the aerospace industry Aerospace Manufacturing discovers how Intertronics contributes to bespoke automated masking system for an aerospace client. To assist with the development of a bespoke automated masking system for a leading…
Oerlikon Balzers receives Qualified Supplier status Oerlikon Balzers, a leading provider of surface solutions, has received Qualified Supplier status from Airbus for its two competence centres in the UK and France for copper alloy substrate coatings…
International Applications appointed as UK distributor for Helios International Applications (IAL), through its Japanese stakeholder Eguchi Iwao, has recently been appointed as the UK distributor for Helios industrial paint and coatings. Relatively unknown in the UK market until…
Hardide invests for further North American growth Advanced surface coating technology company, Hardide Coatings has appointed Mark Hanania as business development engineer based in Houston, Texas to help drive growth in the oil, gas and energy sectors…
Indestructible Paint celebrates 40 years of success From a small independent workshop in Birmingham’s Acocks Green to a global supplier of high performance niche products to multi-national customers in highly demanding industries – Indestructible Paint says its…
Promoting the coating PVD coatings specialists, Oerlikon Balzers discusses how to improve the life and performance of critical aerospace components. Aerospace Manufacturing reports. The aerospace industry is increasingly turning to PVD and PACVD…
Oerlikon Balzers UK appoints new director Oerlikon Balzers Great Britain (BUK) has announced that Alistair Burns will join company on 8th May as director of sales & operations. He will report to Martin Bartsch, head of…
A flying finish for airbus! Multi-function surface testing facility installed by George Koch provides an innovative solution to help Airbus UK move to a chrome-free treatment process. Aerospace Manufacturing reports. Process system specialist, George Koch…
Indestructible Paint to bring coating expertise to event Indestructible Paint says it will be bringing its expertise for the first time to this year’s Thermal Engineering Show to be held on 5th April 2018 at the Roundhouse, Derby. …
Painting the high flyers The Mankiewicz Group supplies high-quality coating systems for industrial series production to various sectors. Ed Hill hears about its coatings used for aerospace applications. In aviation Mankiewicz says it is…
Wallwork Group strengthens technical sales team Wallwork Group, has strengthened its technical sales team with the appointment of Dean Brinton. He will cover the Midlands and South for the company which has sites in Manchester, Birmingham…
Indestructible Paint finalises Colour-Therm range rationalisation Indestructible Paint says it has completed an extensive rationalisation of the Colour-Therm range of thermochromic paints – a move that is set to be of major benefit in a long…
Hardide Coatings gains Nadcap accreditation Hardide Coatings says it has gained Nadcap accreditation for Coatings. The accreditation, in addition to the company’s current certifications to AS9100, ISO9001 and ISO14001, means Hardide can expand its business…
Oerlikon Balzers retains aerospace standard accreditations Ahead of its attendance at the Paris Airshow (hall 2b, E121), Oerlikon Balzers Coating (UK), based in Milton Keynes, has announced the successful completion of two recent audits. It has…
Oerlikon makes aircraft innovations fly at Paris Airshow Under the slogan ‘Making Aircraft Innovations Fly’, Oerlikon will present its market-leading surface solutions, advanced materials, turbine components and 3D metal printing, under its Oerlikon Balzers and Oerlikon Metco brands,…
Indestructible Paint's capability gains from development in Japan Indestructible Paint has announced an enhancement of its business and services in Japan through a new distribution agreement with Todo International. The specialist paint and protective coatings manufacturer has confirmed…
Protective coatings specialist finds interest in aerospace industry Based in the UK, Spraylat International has been manufacturing temporary, protective coatings named Protectapeel since 1936. The company has developed vastly over the years and now supply their innovative temporary…
