Aerospace

Advanced coating technologies can assist the Aerospace sector to respond to:

Cost pressure to lower energy costs and carbon emissions
Regulatory pressure for sustainable manufacturing and limiting toxic components

Reduced cost

Lighter components and reduced drag equate to a lower fuel burn per passenger, increasing range and reducing both emissions and fuel costs.
Cirrus HYBRID™ coatings can protect lighter substrates such as aluminium, titanium and magnesium effectively creating a light component with a hard wearing finishing layer that is more resistant to thermal and mechanical cycling, heat and impact.

Regulators are demanding reduced toxic materials under REACh requirements, increased recycling, and reduced energy in production.
Cirrus DOPANT™ is a drop-in additive to the plating bath that enables a composite metal-ceramic matrix coating with enhanced functionality that
- Unlocks a wider range of materials that can be deposited on wing and leading edge surfaces
- Requires fewer coating steps with less energy input
- Allows a nano-composite nickel or cobalt alloy coating to substitute for toxic electroplated hard chrome (EHC) with no loss in performance.