The Central Europe application support center (ASC) operated by PPG
(NYSE:PPG) in Hamburg, Germany, has been approved by Airbus for
repackaging aerospace sealants from bulk containers into
customer-friendly point-of-use packages.
PPG will repackage three grades of PR-1782 low-density fuel tank and
fuselage sealant into SEMKIT® packages for Airbus and its subcontractors
as well as Airbus aircraft operators and maintenance and repair
operations in 22 countries across Europe.
According to Ulrich Krueger, PPG managing director, aerospace sales and
services, Central Europe, PPG worked with Airbus to understand Airbus’s
needs and to recommend the optimal Semkitpackages for the
sealants.
“Semkit packages are well established in the industry for
pre-proportioned, two-part aerospace sealants, and Airbus is well
acquainted with their time-saving, efficiency and quality benefits,”
Krueger said. “The Hamburg ASC offers tailored packaging capabilities
and is strategically located to supply Airbus and affiliated operations
across Europe. With expanded sealants production capacity at PPG’s
Shildon, England, facility, we have the unmatched ability to meet their
needs today and in the future.”
The Semkit package is a ready-to-use cartridge-based system
for storing, mixing and applying multiple-component sealants and many
other materials. Semkit packages ensure accurate
proportioning of the materials because the premeasured components are
stored in different compartments within the cartridge.
PR-1782 low-density aircraft fuel tank and fuselage sealant offers as
much as a 30 percent weight saving by volume over traditional sealants
used for those applications, affording enhanced aircraft fuel economy.
It is qualified by Airbus for all of the aircraft manufacturer’s
airframes. PPG will repackage Class A for brush, Class B for extrusion
and Class C for roller application.
PPG and its joint venture Sealants Europe SAS, trading as PPG Aerospace
Sealants Europe, each earned a 2016 Best Performer Award from Airbus for
supplying sealants and coatings.
Paris Air Show visitors can see a display of SEMCO® packaging and
application systems at the PPG exhibit in Hall 2b at Stand C105. The
International Paris Air Show is June 19-25 at Le Bourget.
PPG’s global aerospace business offers coatings, sealants,
transparencies, packaging and application systems, and transparent
armor, as well as chemical management and other services. For more
information, visit www.ppgaerospace.com.
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Media Contacts: Audrey FujimotoPPG+1-818-741-1685 audrey.fujimoto@ppg.com www.ppgaerospace.com orJean VerlichJV Communications+1-724-916-4558 jverlich@jvcommunications.com