Innovation Awards. Winners
then go on to compete for Safran
honors.
The awards were presented by Safran at the Safran Aerospace
Museum in Villaroche, near Paris, and
by Safran Nacelles at the company’s Le
Havre, France, site. Accepting awards for
PPG were Daniel Bencun, global director
for aerospace coatings; Jerome Buszmak,
PPG Europe, Middle East and Africa region aerospace e-coat program manager;
Jerome Mancy, aerospace business manager for EMEA south; and Pierre Reguer,
PPG aerospace original equipment sales
manager for France.
Safran has qualified PPG’s e-coat aerospace primer to specification PR-1037 for
application to structural aircraft parts for
corrosion resistance. The qualification enables the Safran companies and their subcontractors to produce parts for Safran
using the chrome-free PPG e-coat primer.
Bencun said Aerocron e-coat aero-
space primer offers significant benefits
over traditional spray primers. “PPG’s
e-coat process can provide better cor-
rosion protection, more uniform ap-
plication, and less coating weight for
cost savings and enhanced aircraft fuel
economy, which are so important in
this industry,” he said. “We are proud
to earn this recognition for PPG’s in-
novative technology that is the first e-
coat process specifically for aerospace
applications.”
Aerocron primer is water-based and
chrome-free, for reduced emissions as
well as waste-treatment requirements.
The application process eliminates over-
spray along with related product waste,
and worker contact with products is
reduced.
Safran Nacelles is number two in
the world for aircraft nacelles, with
over 18,400 devices in service, and over
110,000 flight hours per day. The company is active in all segments of the market,
from regional jets and corporate aircraft
to the largest airliners.
Axalta Coating Systems
Wins Honda Supplier Award
in Brazil
Axalta Coating Systems recently received
Honda Brazil’s 2016 Best Supplier award
in the “Excellence in Delivery” category,
which recognizes suppliers who meet
every deadline throughout the year. The
award not only reflects Axalta’s dedication to on-time delivery, but also aligns
with one of its key company values of
putting customers first.
“It is truly an honor to receive this
award from Honda. Axalta values our
partnership with Honda and the award
reinforces our commitment and perpetual
drive to meet the needs and exceed expectations of all our customers,” explains
Mateus Aquino, Axalta Vice President
and President, Brazil.
Honda Brazil’s annual supplier award
recognizes top-performing suppliers
based on a number of criteria including
quality, delivery, costs, development and
environmental responsibility. In addition to Axalta, 32 other companies were
awarded for their performance in 2016.
Axalta also received a Best Supplier
award from Honda Brazil in 2015.
PPG Completes COLORFUL
COMMUNITIES Project at
Villa Arconati in Milan
PPG announced the completion of a
COLORFUL COMMUNITIES™ project
in Milan, Italy, that helped revitalize the
Villa Arconati, a historic villa in the hamlet of Castellazzo di Bollate that is the
headquarters of the Fondazione Augusto
Rancilio (Augusto Rancilio Foundation).
The Colorful Communities program provides PPG volunteers and products, along
with financial contributions, to bring
color and vitality to communities where
the company operates around the world,
such as in Milan and nearby Cavallirio,
Italy, where PPG has automotive refinish
and architectural coatings plants.
The project brought together more
than 125 PPG employees from the
Milan, Lainate and Cavallirio sites who
volunteered approximately 550 hours
to revitalize the villa’s iron façade and
historic gardens. PPG provided more
than $26,000 in funding and products,
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