Six Paint And Coatings Providers Going Greener And More Global
Eco-Friendly Business Jet Painting
Company: Duncan Aviation
Specifications: Duncan Aviation has more than 40 years’ experience painting private and corporate aircraft such as Gulfstream, Global Express, Challenger 300 and Citation 680 models. It opened a new paint facility last year in Provo, Utah, and its three paint facilities—including those in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Battle Creek, Michigan—can paint roughly 240 aircraft a year.
Quick, Easy Paint Touch-Ups
Company: Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings
Specifications: Sherwin-Williams Aerospace Coatings has released a new product to easily touch up chips, dings and scratches on aircraft exteriors and interiors. The JetPen features durable, fast-drying paint that Sherwin-Williams says is ideal for rivet heads, bolt heads, scratches, edges, access panels and more on all types of aircraft.
Chinese Paint Specialist
Company: APC
Specifications: HNAT-STTS Hainan Aerospace Painting Co. Ltd., known as APC, is a joint venture between HNA Technique and Satys Group. It provides painting services for narrowbodies, widebodies, business jets and components from its paint hangar at Haikou Meilan International Airport in China.
VIP and VVIP Painting Expertise
Company: King Aerospace
Specifications: Oklahoma-based MRO King Aerospace provides paint services for VIP and VVIP aircraft, including full strip and paint, restriping, registration changes, highly complex custom designs, and corrosion detection and correction. It specializes in services for the Boeing Business Jet and provides services for both U.S.-based and foreign operators.
Robotic Painting and Stripping
Company: Xyrec
Specifications: Dutch robotics specialist Xyrec provides automated solutions for painting and stripping aircraft. Xyrec says its Laser Coating Removal (LCR) robot can reduce turnaround time by up to 60% and reduce or entirely eliminate environmental and health hazards involved in traditional aircraft paint-stripping processes.
Cutting-Edge Coatings
Company: AkzoNobel
Specifications: Aerospace coatings specialist AkzoNobel recently received approval from Boeing for color blending of its Aerodur 3001 basecoat at its Dongguan facility, which will give Chinese customers a local supply of OEM-quality Aerodur 3001/3002 basecoat. Late last year, Japan Airlines became one of the first airlines to select AkzoNobel’s Aerodur HS 2121, which is its new sustainable, selectively strippable system for aircraft exteriors.
Global Painting Presence
Company: Satys Group
Specifications: French painting specialist Satys Group has been growing quickly over the last few years, acquiring UK paint specialist Air Livery in 2018, taking over Aero Technique Espace’s painting site in Chateauroux, France, in 2019 and opening two new paint hangars at the Bombardier Singapore Service Centre this year.
Paint and coatings providers are expanding facilities, releasing innovative new products and leading the way in sustainability initiatives.
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