PPG provided various coatings and sealants products to restore the C-54 Skymaster's integral fuel tanks, as well as other products for interior and exterior aircraft structures.

This two-part silicone system bonds well to a variety of substrates including metals, ceramics, composites, and many plastics and rubbers.

As part of the new collaboration, 3M will provide technologies to help design cleaner aircraft cabin interiors.

QPL-approval status is an important milestone for the facility, which opened in 2017 to specifically serve the North and South Asian aviation market.

Though solvent-based coatings will likely dominate in the near future, strict environmental regulations are encouraging aircraft makers to switch to alternatives.

The PPG booth (D79) will showcase an array of industry offerings, including coatings, sealants, transparencies, packaging and application systems, engineered materials, and transparent armor, as well as chemical management and other services.

PPG will exhibit numerous products and technologies at IDTechEx, including mobility coatings for the autonomous, connected, electrified, and shared (ACES) vehicle ecosystem.

AkzoNobel reports that the deal will strengthen its global position in aerospace coatings, notably in the structural and cabin coating sub-segments.

The Air Force initially will coat test parts on a PPG e-coat system that it installed at its Advanced Technology and Training Center in Georgia.

According to AkzoNobel, the product creates a sustainable exterior coating system for Boeing aircraft.