Aerospace Coatings Makers Focus on R&D

Aerospace coatings manufacturers focus their R&D efforts on developing innovative coatings that are durable and light-weight.

Coatings World: In what areas are you focusing R&D efforts? John Griffin, AkzoNobel’s Aerospace Business Director: We are always working to improve our aerospace coatings, and our efforts focus on three key areas: environmental compliance, improving performance and ease of application / process time. A significant portion of our R&D resource is working on developing chrome-free primers for aluminum aircraft structures. This is a difficult task because these products are expected to ...

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