Value
Reduce your costs
Lightweight coatings, sealants and transparencies save you fuel costs
- Desothane® HD Basecoat/Clearcoat uses less coatings
- PR-2008 Gen IV light weight sealant is lighter than a feather
- Compound bent windshields save weight
Better aerodynamics helps planes fly more efficiently
- Aerodynamic windows made with Opticor™ Advanced Transparency Material provide reduced drag
Ease of Application improves your cycle time and productivity
- Improved Cycle Time with Customized Sealant Solutions
- Improved Productivity using Desothane® HD Basecoat/Clearcoat and Fast cure sealants
- Reduce Waste with Aerocron™ Electrocoat Primer
- Reduce Inventory by using Semco® Packaging & Application Systems for right sized products
Receive superior products
High Performance products last longer and perform better
- Superior durability and optics in harsh environments with Transparent Armor and Specialty Products
- Increased Service Life with Corrosion Inhibitive Sealants, Windshield and Canopy Sealants, and the Clarity™ Transparency Cleaning System
Stealth Capabilities for classified defense needs
Comfort for passengers
- Alteos® Interactive Window Systems allow for custom amounts of darkness
- Solar heat management coatings reduce internal and external temperatures
Reduce your risk
Environmentally friendly products are better for the environment and your workers
- Improved sustainability with Selectively Strippable Coatings, water-based and chrome-free coatings and sealants
- DesoGel Pretreatment
- Desothane® Basecoat/Clearcoat systems
- Desoclean Green Systems
- Chrome free Aerocron™ Electrocoat Primer
- Zero VOC PR-188 Adhesion promoter
- PR-1775 and PR-2870 non-chromated corrosion inhibitors
- Manage complex regulatory requirements
- Management of regulatory compliance using our Chemical Management - Total Service Solutions
- Reduce waste with custom Semco® Packaging & Application Systems
Lightning Strike Protection reduces risk to the airplane and passengers
- Lightning strike protection with PRC® Seal Caps, conductive coatings and sealants
Count on experience
Company experience matters
- Single source for Sealants, Coatings, Transparencies, Packaging and Chemical Management
- Global service and support through the Application Support Center (ASC) Network for customizations, packaging, repairs and color blending
- Top technical support
- Design and customization services
- Part of PPG Industries - leading global supplier of coatings and specialty products
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Lightweight
PPG offers lightweight products for the aerospace industry that help you save fuel costs and carry more passengers and cargo. Lightweight is a key criteria in our product development.
Key Technologies
Transparencies – saving weight in both cockpit and cabin windows
- Structurally loaded composite windows - cockpit windows that don't require a frame
- Opticor™ Advanced Transparency Material - lighter material with high performance
Sealants – save weight throughout the plane
- Gen IV lightweight sealant - now with a specific gravity of .75 making it lighter than water
Coatings – lighter weight coatings starting with the primer through base and clear coats
- Aerocron™ Electrocoat Primer - replace sprayed primer with high performing lighter weight coating
- Desothane® HD Basecoat Clearcoat - better hiding capability means less paint is needed
Cost Savings
There are several ways that PPG Aerospace products and services can assist you with reducing your costs.
Some examples include:
- Increase Service Life with Corrosion Inhibitive and Windshield and Canopy Sealants and A320 Repair Program
- Reduce Fuel Costs with improved aerodynamics by using Opticor™ Advanced Transparency Material
- Reduce Waste with Semco® Packaging & Application Systems right size packaging
- Improve Productivity by using Fast Cure Sealants
- Improve Cycle Time with Desothane® HD Basecoat/Clearcoat
- Reduce Inventory using Total Solution Services - PPG Aerospace Chemical Management Solution
