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Mro FeAtUre AEROSPACE COATING
Not Just Good Looks
The aerospace coating industry continues to evolve as industry demands grow
By Atul Chandra
tHe MArket For AerosPACe CoAtings markets.” As per the report the dominant
is slated for healthy growth into the players in the aerospace coatings market are
next decade with the Asia-Pacific region companies located in the USA - PPG Industries,
continuing to drive demand for aerospace Hentzen Coatings and The Sherwin Williams
coating products, across commercial, Company; Germany - Henkel AG & Company
military and general aviation with the users and Mankiewicz Gebr. & Co and Netherlands
being the Original Equipment Manufacturer based AkzoNobel N.V. The aerospace coatings
(OEM) & Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul on a commercial aircraft are vitally important
(MRO) providers. The burgeoning orders in protecting the aircraft’s outer skin from
for single-aisle jetliners from carriers in the the extreme operating environment, which is
region and the emergence of new airlines exposed to temperature variations, exposure
and the trend of consolidation amongst to ultraviolet (UV) rays, vibrations, in addition
airline operators, will further drive demand to being exposed to cleaning agents. The
toP: Bug splatter on aircraft wings
increase drag, driving up airplane as aircraft fleets will need to painted with coatings and paints also have to cater for
fuel consumption by as much as 30 new liveries. According to a report released longevity after application, meet weight
percent and is now the focus of a by U.S. based global market research and requirements, be easy to apply etc. On an
NASA study consulting company, MarketsandMarkets, average the exterior of a commercial aircraft
oPPosite PAge: LR Systems is “The market in Asia-Pacific is the largest receives a fresh coat of paint anywhere
offering its Laser Coating Removal region, both in terms of volume and value, between 8-10 years of operation.
(LCR) robot, which uses a 20-kW followed by Western Europe and North
laser to perform the paint stripping America. The U.S., China, Japan, France, New Developments
tasks on aircraft regardless of
size and with very high levels of Germany, India, and Russia are expected to Research and Development is the key to
accuracy persist as successful aerospace coatings success in meeting the ever more stringent
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