modernization project to advance sustainability at its powder manufacturing center in
Houston, Texas. Anticipated
to finish by the end of 2018, the project
aligns with Axalta’s commitment to sustainability and environmentally responsible manufacturing practices.
Axalta’s plan aims to streamline the
powder coating manufacturing process
and will include the installation of latest
generation processing equipment including dosing systems designed to improve
quality and reduce waste, water consumption and cleaning time. Additional
implementation of packaging systems
will lead to productivity improvements.
Production throughout the facility will
continue at full capacity during the installation of the new equipment.
“We are excited to initiate these
sustainable growth initiatives for our
powder coating business,” said Keith
Ort, Axalta director of Operational
Excellence. “These changes will increase
opportunities to further enhance the pro-
duction of our powders to the benefit of
our customers, our business and our im-
pact on the environment.”
PPG Aerospace Coatings,
Sealant Selected for Airbus
A350-1000 Launch Aircraft
One of three Airbus A350-1000 flight-test
aircraft has been painted in the Airbus
livery with a selectively strippable system
by PPG that shortens repaint cycle time
using DESOTHANE HD 9008 basecoat-clearcoat for high-intensity, long-lasting
color. A PPG low-density fuel tank and
fuselage sealant provides the three flight-test aircraft with weight savings compared with traditional sealants and will
be used on production A350-1000 airplanes to benefit operators.
For the selectively strippable system,
chrome-free DESOPRIME HS 7049
primer by PPG was applied over the ex-
isting base primer and F565 intermedi-
ate coating added over it, and then the
aircraft was painted with Desothane
color basecoat and clearcoat. When it is
time for repainting, only the intermediate
coating, basecoat and clearcoat will need
to be removed for new applications, leav-
ing Desoprime primer and the underly-
ing base primer intact, reducing aircraft
downtime by about 30 to 40 percent.
Desothane HD 9008 basecoat-
clearcoat has a color-saturated basecoat
that achieves opacity with less paint than
direct-gloss topcoats and a high-shine
clearcoat for exceptional service life.
“PPG is proud that Airbus has chosen
advanced PPG paint systems for an aircraft that launches the new A350-1000,”
said Daniel Bencun, PPG aerospace coatings segment manager for the Europe,
Middle East and Africa region. “Airlines
can see the superior aesthetics provided
by the PPG basecoat-clearcoat topcoat
system and can specify it for their aircraft.
They also can select the PPG selectively
strippable system to benefit from its cycle
time reduction when repainting is needed.”
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