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ReflectionsAkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings

Reflecting on global news, views and developmentsIssue 14 Autumn 2012

In this issue

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings products

Onur Air - Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat

Air New Zealand - Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat

All aboard the Alan McDonald

Art and industry

Like a bird in the sky

Boeing celebrates another milestone

Sioux city goes Dutch

C130J Vega 58

The Windsor Hurricane memorial

Trade Show 2012

Base Coat / Clear Coat - General Aviation

Swatchout

YouTube - AkzoNobel and basketball tricks

Just Dab (2Fix)

PublisherAkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings 1 East Water Street Waukegan, Il 60085 USA

EditorialChief Editor - Andrew S Richardson Editor, Chief Writer - Marina Turion-Kahlmann Design - Intimation Creative

ContributorsMartin Carter, Teresa Dubaniewicz, Enrico Hornbostel, Hans Koome, Trish Lewis, Nick Moorby, Hendrik-Jan van Puffelen, Robert Rijnsburger, Gus Slattery, Robert Walker

Productionwww.intimation.co.uk

All images are for illustration purposes only.

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Welcome to AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Reflections Magazine

ContentsAkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings products 4

Onur Air - Areodur Base Coat / Clear Coat 5

Air New Zealand - Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat 5

All aboard the Alan McDonald 6

Art and industry 7

Like a bird in the sky 8

Boeing celebrates another milestone 10

Sioux city goes Dutch 13

C130J Vega 58 14

The Windsor Hurricane memorial 16

Trade Show 2012 17

Base Coat / Clear Coat - General Aviation 18

Swatchout 19

YouTube - AkzoNobel and basketball tricks 21

Just Dab (2Fix) 22

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After less than a year at AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this issue of Reflections.

An introduction from our Global Supply Chain Manager, Nick Moorby

Being new to the aerospace coatings business, in my role as global supply chain manager, I have been more than a little impressed with the sense of purpose and commitment in this organization. The way products are tailored to the needs of a customer is second to none. Having blatantly failed the ACC color test I also am amazed by the skills and craftsmanship of the color makers. I can honestly say I have gained a whole new understanding of what color is.

In my role as global supply chain manager I will be looking for ways to further fine-tune the supply chain, meaning our products get to you, the customer, at the right time in the right place. I have around 15 years professional experience in various parts of supply from ordering picking in warehouses through to global process roles. I am proud of the fact I have a counterbalance fork truck license and could still load a trailer if needed. I still get excited by making supply chains work efficiently and effectively, as such contributing to our and your success in business.

I look forward to meeting you in the near future and wish you a good read with this issue of Reflections.

Regards,

Nick MoorbyGlobal Supply Chain Manager AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings

[email protected]

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NEW AKZONOBEL AEROSPACE PRODUCTS AT WORK AT KLM

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When a Fokker 27 Friendship needed a new “coat of paint”, it became the perfect opportunity to showcase Aerospace Coatings’s newest products.

International Sales Manager Robert Rijnsburger explains: “the aircraft is destined for use in a static display at the Fokker business park at Schiphol Airport. The

aircraft got a fully “new” treatment. We used Metaflex SP 1050 as the pre-treatment, followed by our new chromate free primer Aerodur 2111. The base coat / clear coat system used is Airbus approved.”

The process was supported by Zoran Radosavljevic, technical consultant at AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, together with Ronald Kromopawiro, decoration instructor and quality controller at KLM. The paintshop crew (A, B, C and D team) showed themselves pleased with the application performance of these products. They will now be evaluated for future use at KLM.

Adds Rijnsburger: “it is exciting to see sustainable products like these successfully used with great results. It not only makes for a great looking plane, it also is part of our goal to provide not just paint but sustainable solutions to our customers.”

The sustainability application success with the Fokker Friendship was coupled with a Boeing approved application process. In this case it concerned a Boeing 777 which was painted with the Aerodur 3001/3002 base coat/clear coat system. Rijnsburger: “also in this process it was very exciting to again see the excellent results of these new products.

Robert Rijnsburger [email protected]

Ask the expert... find out more!

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ONUR AIR

AIR NEW ZEALAND AERODUR BASE COAT / CLEAR COAT

Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat is increasingly becoming the system of choice, especially in the maintenance field.

When Aercap needed to have an aircraft repainted for Onur Air, the company turned to the tried and tested painting services of Maas

Aviation. Maas in turn, recommended the Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat system of AkzoNobel (Aerodur 3001/3002). In the picture you see what happens when great paint meets great painters.

Onur Air has a longstanding relationship with AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings, using Clear Coats like Aviox 77702 and Aviox Clear Coat UVR. Commented International Sales Manager Hendrik-Jan van Puffelen: “Onur Air is a valued customer, keen to check out new products. They have used Aviox products with great success and now have the same great result with our new Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat system”.

The ANZ Aircraft shown (right), Registration ZK-NGO, was painted with the new Aerodur Base Coat Clear Coat paint system in April 2012.

The repaint was carried out at Air New Zealand’s Christchurch Paint facility, by a dedicated team of Professional Aerospace Surface Finishers.A standard re-paint on a 737-300 in the Air New Zealand Livery using conventional High Solids Coatings would normally take approximately five days. Using the new Aerodur BC/CC system, the Aircraft was completed in approximately three days. This represents a 30% time saving in the turn-around time of the painting process.

The remarkable hiding power of the Base Coat, enabled changes to be made to the conventional way of painting Aircraft, resulting in less masking; and the two hour dry to tape time meant that a number of different colors could be applied in one shift.

Hendrick-Jan van Puffelen [email protected]


Gus Slattery [email protected]

Ask the expert... find out more!Air New Zealand's

new repaint, coated with Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat.

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Dave Kingsman [email protected]


ALL ABOARD THE ALAN MCDONALD

Premiership football team, Queens Park Rangers, name tour plane after late great legend.

The late Alan McDonald, who was known to football fans around the globe as the uncompromising centre-back of the Queens Park

Rangers has been honored in unique fashion by having the Air Asia plane chartered to carry QPR on their pre-season tour of Asia named after him.

McDonald sadly passed away on June 23, at the age of 48, after collapsing on a golf course in his native Ireland. After tributes to the QPR stalwart poured in from all over the world, the club’s chairman Tony Fernandes – who also happens to be the owner of low cost airline Air Asia – thought up a fitting tribute.

McDonald had over 500 appearances for Queens Park Rangers during 17 memorable years with the club.

Mr Fernandes commissioned an Airbus A320, destined to become part of the Air Asia fleet, to be painted in the club’s colors of blue and white, with a QPR shirt with ‘Alan McDonald 5’ on the back featuring prominently. The work was expertly done at the SAE facility in Malaysia where the painters used AkzoNobel’s base coat clear coat system (Aerobase) over the top of the new chrome free primer. Dave Kingsman, technical consultant with AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings was on hand to support the exquisite paint job. Kingsman: “being a football fan myself, with fond memories of Alan McDonald’s appearances on the field, I was extremely honored and grateful to be part of this project. Both the painters at SAE and the new Aerodur Base Coat / Clear Coat system have done honor to Alan McDonald’s memory.”

The interior features facts about McDonald’s career and the club, while an overhead locker has a picture of McDonald tackling club manager Mark Hughes, then in the colors of Manchester United.

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What do an AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ Sales Manager and the world leader in the production of axles for high speed trains have to do with art (aside from the fact they are both Italian)? At first glance you may think, not a lot.

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It all came together at a major event in Lovere in May 2012. The event was called Art & Industry. LucchiniRS and AkzoNobel collaborated to make it happen. Together with artist Ilaria

Rochira (yes, also Italian), both she and Enrico presented works of art created with AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings and Lucchini steel. The event attracted a huge turnout with 2,500 people from several countries attending. The art is still exhibited at the Museo Tadini for Mordern art in Lovere - Bergamo.

THE CONCEPT OF FUSION BETWEEN ART AND INDUSTRY IS NEW AND COULD LEAD, IN A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE WAY, TO FINDING NEW PRODUCTS FOR COMPANIES.

LucchiniRS (from Italy) is the world leader in the production of axles for high speed trains. They work global, having factories in China, Poland, Sweden and off course, Italy. In 2008 its technical staff was searching for a protective system suitable for the very peculiar technical requirements that axles used for high speed trains tend to have. The thought of comparing the speed that a landing aircraft exerts with the speed of a modern train (we’re talking 2008) was the basis for a warm relationship between LucchiniRS and AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings (not so Italian, but with an Italian office in Rome, including an Italian sales guy, Enrico Hornbostel).

Enrico’s work with LucchiniRS resulted in a successful collaboration, just a bit outside the “usual” field of aircraft. The three part system gives very high protection to the axles, exactly as the technical staff at AkzoNobel and Lucchini had hoped for.

Aside from being an AkzoNobel Sales Manager, Enrico Hornbostel is also an artist who is making quite a name for himself in the world of Art through his paintings and sculptures. Check out the website www.hornbostel.dk to see more of his work.

Enrico Hornbostel [email protected]


Below: A great success, the Art and Industry event created by LucchiniRS and AkzoNobel

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LIKE A BIRD IN THE SKY“I’m a bird in the sky, I’m an eagle that flies on the breeze”. The band Abba sang it years ago, the Norwegian air force gives new meaning to the song with its anniversary aircraft.


This year they Air Force celebrates its 100th anniversary. Numerous events are taking place in different parts of Norway. One of the events was the

repainting of and F16 (S/N 686) in a way that, as an air force spokesperson put it “raises awareness and pride of the past”. As you can see on the pictures, the colors on top resemble the insignia (without the outer ring) and the bottom resembles the polished aluminum that older planes used to have. AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings delivered the painting for this plane, including the “polished aluminum” look on the bottom. Robert Rijnsburger, International Sales Manager, is responsible for Norway in Aerospace Coatings’ sales team. He explains: “the polished look is actually similar to the Argentum color used on the McClaren Formula One car. It is a nice way how automotive and aerospace coatings meet to support a customer.” The Norwegian Air force is very pleased with the results. For pictures and movies, you can go to www.mil.no as well as searching for “luftmakt” on YouTube.

TWO YEARS

Rijnsburger continues: “the products used reflect the joint striving for sustainability by AkzoNobel and the Norwergian Airforce.” The primer used was the Aerodur 2100 MgRP, which is a chromate free primer. Aerodur 5000 and Aerodur 3001/3002 covered the rest of the scheme. While Aerodur 5000 is widely used for camouflage purposed the Aerodus 3001/3002 system (Base Coat/ Clear Coat) is used on the search and rescue fleet). Says Rijnsburger: “this aircraft is a highlight in a two year journey of testing the MgRP primer. We tested it on an F16 in flight, coupled with independent lab tests to ascertain the corrosion resistance of the paint system. After the two year period, and much to our delight off course, AkzoNobel was chosen to provide the chromate free exterior products for the airforce.”

DISTRIBUTOR

A vital role in this entire process was played by Scandpro company and it’s director Finn Johansson. Scandpro is the AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ distributor in Norway. Rijnsburger: “the contribution of Finn cannot be underestimated. He was in constant contact with the air force and closely monitored all developments. They have recently signed a contract for 4 years. For him and his company this is a much deserved success as well.”

Robert Rijnsburger [email protected]


Below: Where it started – the successful testing of Mg Primer through to completion

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BOEING AND ECLIPSE CELEBRATE ANOTHER MILESTONEThe 777 has reached the 1,000 milestone at its Everett, Washington facility.

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In 2011, 777 sales were the best Boeing had seen for this model, and production rates are rising, with a 20% increase beginning this fall. The 1,000th jetliner was scheduled for delivery to Dubai based Emirates in March. AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings is honored to be

chosen as the coatings supplier for this prestigious aircraft, and Eclipse was the topcoat of choice.

Eclipse actually has a long history with the Boeing Company. It was used on the very first 777 out of the hangar. The 100th 777 was also painted with Eclipse. This was years ago and it was also for Emirates. Interestingly, the 500th 777 was also painted with Eclipse, in this case for Air France. As you can tell, Eclipse has certainly been a favorite with Boeing’s customers over the years and continues to be a leader in topcoat choices for many airlines.

Eclipse is formulated to provide outstanding performance and lasting appearance and is proven in both OEM and MRO applications. It has great flexibility, excellent UV resistance and exceptional color and gloss retention. Eclipse is available globally, and with world class color controlled formulations it can be tinted consistently and accurately every time across the world. Eclipse comes in various gloss levels and is also available in many special effects.

Teresa Dubaniewicz [email protected]


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This was the first of six aircraft to be re-painted in several months. The Iowa facility was established in 2000 to serve the paining needs of the Air

National Guard. It has painted over 500 aircraft since that time including F-16s, A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, and F-15 Eagles, but this is the first time it has painted an aircraft that came from an USA ally.

Although the facility was familiar with F-16s from past paintings, the Royal Netherlands Air Force paint scheme was new and presented some unique challenges. The Dutch F-16 features a three tone gray body with seven different colors for markings (as opposed to the USA’s F-16 which is a two tone gray with only black markings). The team in Sioux City spent several days sorting through technical data on the Dutch F-16 to plan how the job could be done in the most effective and efficient way. The results were outstanding.

Air Force Command Chief, Master Sergeant, Dave Miller, the facility manager and command chief of the 185th Air Refueling Wing in Sioux City gave his opinion on the function of paint. “One of the major enemies to the structure of aircraft is weather and corrosion. Today’s fighter aircraft are exposed to diverse environments. In one week,

they are flying through rain and snow, the next week they could be flying over deserts. That is why it is critical to make sure the paint on these jets properly protect the aircraft.”

The paint used on this aircraft was 10P20-13 primer which is qualified to MIL-PRF-23377,

TY I, CL C2, and Aerodur 5000 topcoat qualified to MIL-PRF-85285, TY IV. Sioux City has been using this topcoat since 2007, when the product was first introduced. Aerodur 5000

is a 2-component polyurethane military aircraft camouflage finish for exterior use. It has excellent durability and weathering, has a superior combination of fluid resistance and flexibility and has outstanding cleanability. If you would like more information on this project and the Sioux City facility, the Air National Guard has posted a video on Youtube that highlights the painting: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTJEhXDEaVc

Of course, the international cooperation on this project was even more apparent since the coatings were manufactured by AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings in Waukegan, IL, USA, but there is also another manufacturing facility located in Sassenheim, the Netherlands. Coincidence? Perhaps. Fate may be the better term.

If you would like more information on the products above or on any other coatings designed for Air Defense, please contact your Customer Service Representative, Sales Representative or visit our website: www.akzonobel.com/aerospace

Watch the National Air Guard video by scanning the QR code.

Teresa Dubaniewicz [email protected]


SIOUX CITY GOES DUTCHEarlier this year, the Iowa National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa, had the opportunity to service its first international aircraft which belongs to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.

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The paint system in question consisted of a pretreatment, Metaflex SP1050, Aerodur 2100MgRP primer and Aerodur 5000 topcoat. "For many

years, Aeronautica Militare Italiana (AMI) has taken environmental sensitivity high on it’s list of priorities. Suppliers have long been encouraged to ensure that chemical products have the least possible impact on health and the environment" stated AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ Maurizio Pulcini, Regional Manager Southern Europe about the new chrome free system that was applied.

Since 2010, AMI have been testing the performance of the paint system at the Centro Sperimentale Volo (Flight test centre) labs of Pratica di Mare and they found that the Metaflex SP1050 system, in combination with Aerodur 2100MgRP and Aerodur 5000 not only compared equally with standard chrome containing systems but in some cases exceeded the performance of traditional chrome containing systems, using US Military specification MIL-PRF-23377 as a benchmark. Accordingly a new specification, AER (EP) M-P-001 was created. This is one of the first military specifications that calls up a system Qualified Product List (QPL) that takes the substrate preparation of Metaflex SP1050 and Aerodur 2100 MgRP as a chrome free primer. Topcoats within the AER are varied and include Aerodur 5000, a high performance, high solids polyurethane which is also approved to MIL-PRF-85285 type 4 and the high solids polyurethane 58 series (MIL-PRF-85285 type 1). The new waterborne polyurethane Chemical Resistant Topcoat (CARC) Aerowave 5001, recently approved for use on Eurofighter under specification SP-J-513-C-0083, is also approved for use.

Technical support from AkzoNobel was given by Onno van Dongen, the newest member of the Technical Support team

in Sassenheim, The Netherlands. It was his first assignment in his new position and he was very impressed. "I come from Car Refinishes so standing next to an aircraft, especially one as impressive as the C130J is an awe-inspiring occasion all by itself." Mr. Alessandro Rossetto of Superjet International supervised the painting of the aircraft for Alenia Aermacchi.

The applicator company working in the Venice hangar took to the new products with enthusiasm. The first comments from both painters and Alenia Aermacchi staff present were very positive. Enrico A. Hornbostel, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings' Sales Manager who has fully coordinated the event added:

"WE HAVE SEEN EASY APPLICATION OF ALL THE PRODUCTS INVOLVED. THE APPEARANCE WAS FULL, HOMOGENEOUS AND 'PLEASING TO THE EYE'."

Leo Rosales of Pantheon Chemicals was also present during the application. Metaflex SP1050 was developed on Pantheon Chemicals technology and Leo gave useful insights into how the technology is widely used in America in both the civil and military Aerospace markets. Hornbostel: "we are very much looking forward to the next C130 application and further."

C130J VEGA 58

Enrico Hornbostel [email protected]


During the summer, the first of 21 Italian Air Force C130J aircraft of the Italian Air Force was painted in a new and innovative totally chrome free system at AleniaAermacchi in Venice.


Painters from SQ Service Quality Srl Venice coating

the C130 with Metaflex SP 1050 and Aerodur 5000

Camm joined the Hawker Aircraft Company (later Hawker Siddeley) at Kingston upon Thames as a senior draughtsman in 1923, becoming

Chief Designer in 1925. He took part in the design of many Hawker aircraft, including the Tomtit, Cygnet (his first Hawker plane), Hornbill, Nimrod, Hart and Fury. He then moved to designing aeroplanes that would become mainstays of the RAF in the Second World War including the Hawker Hurricane, Hawker Typhoon and Hawker Tempest.

The long awaited full-size replica of one of his most prestigious designs – the Hurricane, a Battle of Britain Fighter aircraft has now been erected in the UK at Windsor near the town's popular Alexandra Gardens, Martin Carter – AkzoNobel UK, became involved with the Sir Sydney Camm memorial at the early stages of the project to assist with technical support and the reproduction of the coating colors and gloss levels associated with the era. AkzoNobel provided much needed support and sponsorship for this historic memorial by supplying the coatings to replicate one of the original camouflage schemes employed throughout WWII. 58 series polyurethane topcoat was chosen as the preferred coating scheme to ensure a long and protected life of the structure that will last for many years to come.

The £39,000 cost of the memorial, which had been in planning since 2006 was being funded by developer contributions through the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The council was in full support of the project as a fascinating, historical attraction for residents and visitors alike.

The Hurricane, Camm’s most produced aircraft by far was known as the ‘work horse’ of the Battle of Britain and shot down more enemy

aircraft throughout World War II than all other types of aircraft combined. Manufactured in Langley, the then new breed of fighter aircraft gave the Royal Air Force a much needed head start in defending Britain’s skies against the overwhelming air power of Nazi Germany when war broke out in 1939.

The following summer the RAF managed to repel what historians widely agree as the most serious threat to this country’s survival since William the Conqueror as the Battle of Britain played out over the green fields of southern England and the Channel. Whilst the legendary Spitfire received most acclaim, it was the easier to fly Hurricane that shot down the most aircraft and from an engineering point was most easily repaired and more quickly returned to battle - brilliant design features which made pilots and groundcrew love the aeroplane.

In addition to the major events in the UK –

the Olympics and Diamond Jubilee celebrations – 2012 also marks the 70th anniversary of another of Camm’s famous designs, the Hawker Tempest, and 80 years since he was made Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

The site, near the Royal Borough’s popular Alexandra Gardens, was seen as a natural home for the Hurricane monument within a few hundred yards of Camm’s former Windsor home in Alma Road

The Sir Sydney Camm Commemorative Society, which has been campaigning for the monument, has been advising the Royal Borough on the project. Captain John Foster, a former RAF Fighter pilot and the Society’s chairman, said: “Fortunately for Windsor, the council recognizes the significance of Camm as a crucially important historic figure, both nationally and locally, and has ensured a successful conclusion to the monument’s establishment”.

“This monument, will serve as an inspiration to young people as to what can be achieved with hard work and dedication”.

Cllr Dee Quick, the Royal Borough’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for Windsor, said she was delighted to welcome this much-looked-forward-to memorial to the town.

Cllr Quick said: “Windsor is proud of its close associations with Sir Sydney Camm – a man whose engineering and design brilliance played a key role in this country’s defence during the Second World War. The council is delighted to be involved with the society in making this memorial a reality and I am sure it will be a tremendous attraction for people of all ages in the years to come.”

This is a fitting tribute to the man and the machine that provided the key to victory in the Battle of Britain in 1940.

Sir Sydney Camm, renowned throughout the world of aviation as the ‘Brunel of aero engineers’ was born in Windsor in the UK. The son of a carpenter’s apprentice, he was educated at the Royal Free School in Bachelors Acre and, without any formal engineering training, rose to become arguably the world’s greatest aeronautical engineer with 50 aircraft designs to his name and over 26000 aeroplanes built. His interest in aviation started at a young age with model aircraft building before selling them to the boys at Eton College.

THE WINDSOR HURRICANE MEMORIALSir Sydney Camm CBE FRAes - (1893-1966)

Sidney Camm 1915 at Windsor Model Aeroplane Club

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MRO Americas, USA

There will also be a commemorative Plaque inscribed with the key members and core contributors to this wonderful and inspiring memorial.

The ongoing interest generated by this project will be used to support and encourage local children to become involved in Engineering and Aerospace in recognition of the importance of these professional fields to the UK.

This monument was manufactured by GateGuards (UK) Ltd based at Newquay Airport with on-site support being provided by AkzoNobel UK.

AkzoNobel provided support and sponsorship for this historic memorial by supplying the coatings to replicate one of the original camouflage schemes employed throughout WWII. 58 series polyurethane topcoat was chosen as the preferred coating scheme to ensure a long and protected life of the structure that will last for many years to come.

"THIS MONUMENT, WILL SERVE AS AN INSPIRATION TO YOUNG PEOPLE AS TO WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED WITH HARD WORK AND DEDICATION"

Martin Carter [email protected]


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TRADE SHOW 2012Below we have a selection of images taken from our global trade show appearances of 2012.

MRO Europe, The Netherlands Farnborough Airshow, UK

EBACE, Switzerland

Aircraft Interiors Expo, Germany

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At this year’s Farnborough Airshow, Augusta Westland showed off newborn triplets to the world. Helicopters that is. A similar AW139 aircraft has been painted by RH Bodyworks, using AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings’ Alumigrip BC/CC system.

RH Bodyworks are the first company to specify this new system and the result made for seriously good looking aircraft.

The company has been known for over 20 years for their Formula 1 painting. Business Development Manager Mike Cerrino comments: “We have actually been specializing in helicopters for only over a year. From the Formula 1 to the VV VIP sector of the helicopter was a natural progression for us and we are very pleased to serve distinguished customers as Augusta Westland. Aside from the expert painter crews we have, we are one of very few in the UK who can accommodate helicopters up to AW101 size in our 10 low bake ovens.”

RH Bodyworks are based in the heart of East Anglia and are part of the very successful Roy Humphrey Group. They are situated on a 100 acre site filled with purpose built workshops and offices. Adds Cerrino: “We have on-site landing facilities which make us ideally suited to the helicopter sector”.

Augusta Westland were also more than pleased when they viewed the results. All VIP aircraft will be painted with the new system from now on.

Alumigrip Base Coat and Clear Coat products add the latest in topcoat technology to AkzoNobel’s product portfolio of coatings solutions for the General and Business Aviation market.

"WE HAVE ON-SITE LANDING FACILITIES WHICH MAKE US IDEALLY SUITED TO THE HELICOPTER SECTOR"

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IN GENERAL AVIATION

BASE COAT/CLEAR COAT

SWATCHOUTWe often say our business is color. The boldest and brightest. They come is dazzling combinations. They come in color swatches. Here we would like to enter a plea for the not so bright, the not so dazzling. We speak of gray and white.

Gray is the most rich and versatile color. There are hundreds of colors which look gray but are clearly distinguishable when you put them

side by side. Gray presents endless possibilities for variation, gray can be combined with all other colors from the spectrum. It is the second most applied color.

White is the most applied color. It is the basis and combines with amazing ease with other colors. Whites are not always pure white. There are many nuances. Because white reflects light it catches the natural colors. Saturated colors look even fuller next to white, combinations look more fresh.

So here you are, the plane needs to be repainted, the interior needs to be repainted. But where will you get exactly the right shade of white, off white or gray?

Here AkzoNobel’s Aerofine color swatches will support you. An amazing selection of whites (84 to be exact) and grays (89) have been brought together in two swatches so you can pick and choose the perfect shade. For 1/3 every sample is covered with a high gloss UV coatings so you can see the difference between high gloss and lower gloss.

Now who said gray and white are boring?

Aerofine color swatches, available for customers... which shade of white will you pick?


Visit www.akzonobel.com/aerospace or call +44 [0]7801 106632

Our Basecoat/Clearcoat systems reduce drying time by 75%, getting your aircraft back in the air quicker. How you use your hangar’s spare capacity is up to you. Watch the film at yoursparecapacity.com

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The AkzoNobel advertisements (photography by Kerry Harrison) produced in conjunction with these video’s have received the 2013 SUN

award for Best Use of Image. For more info visit www.shotupnorth.co.uk

With these awards Shot up North (SUN) celebrates and rewards the best professional photography in the northern regions of the UK. What is particular rewarding about these awards is that the winners are not “just” nice pictures but the most successful images when seen in their used context e.g. editorial, advertising, packaging. The winning images will also appear in a book produced by SUN, which will be distributed to many agencies and creatives in the UK.

The judges comments regarding the AkzoNobel advertisements were that the pictures showed ‘lots to look at but still simple’ and that they were ‘clean, considered’.

AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings Global Market Director Andrew Richardson: “This is a fantastic result for all parties involved. The video’s and ads were a great collaboration with The Beautiful Meme agency in York, UK and they turned out a winning showcase. The video’s are a hit on our YouTube channel and now the adverts have been rewarded with this prestigious award. We could not be more pleased with this result.”

With the introduction of the award winning Aerobase and Aerodur Base Coat/Clear Coat technology, paint shop owners are facing a new challenge: How to use the paint shops’ spare capacity? One of the more logical solutions would be to paint more aircraft. Having said that, some painters had a different opinion and show off their

timeless and innovative solutions on YouTube.Be sure to check out the latest release and feel free to forward the link to our YouTube channel...

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YOUTUBE - AKZONOBEL AND SOME NEAT BASKETBALL TRICKS...

The award winning advertisement (left) for

AkzoNobel Aerodur Base Coat/Clear Coat

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Autumn 2012 ReflectionsIssue 14

Hans Koome [email protected]


The aerospace coatings from A&AC are not just intended for the exterior of aircraft, there is also a special range of coatings for the inside. New is a tube with a little sponge to easily repair small damages: Dab2Fix. “It looks a bit like a tube of shoe shine, doesn’t it?”.

JUST DAB (2FIX)

MAKING INTERIOR REPAIRS EASY

n Easy repair of interior surface damage

n No mixing required

n Fast and easy

Introducing a new tool for fast spot-repair to aircraft interiors, we are pleased to present you the unique new Dab2Fix paint application system.

Quick and easy, the Dab2Fix touch-up tool allows a controlled application to aircraft interior surfaces, correcting surface damage in a simple and highly effective way.

Dabbing areas with a sponge applicator attached to the tube ensures small areas can be touched up, with minimum waste and maximum ease. The paint can be easily and readily applied on the spot that needs to be repaired, keeping your aircraft interior looking better for longer. The sponge applicator can also be used to create a texture finish.

Easily re-sealed, Dab2Fix can be re-used numerous times, is highly efficient and minimizes waste.

This environmentally friendly touch-up concept is ideal for the application of Aerofine 8250 Topcoat, offering an all round reliable, fast drying touch-up system to maintain excellent appearance of aircraft internal surfaces.

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Reflections Issue 14 Autumn 2012

The first question from customers, interested in Aerofine, the AkzoNobel product range for aircraft cabins, is how they can maintain their nicely coated interior. Hans Koome is Market Segment Manager Aircraft Interiors at AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings and knows all about it.

“That is why we are launching Dab2Fix. A tube with 75 ml paint in the color of the aircraft interior with a small sponge at the end, with which you can apply the paint and immediately give it the right structure. It is ideal for quick repairs”.

CHILDREN’S FEET

Aircraft carriers prefer their aircraft on the ground for maintenance for as short a period of time as possible. Sharp edges, suitcases and running children’s feet can quickly give the plane’s interior scratches and bare spots. “With Dab2Fix this is easily solved” explains Koome. “When the aircraft comes in for maintenance it is a piece of cake to give damaged spots a quick repair with this product. Aircraft interiors often have and irregular surface on which you don’t see damages that quickly. With the sponge you can easily apply the structure into the paint”.

QUICK AND EFFICIENT

Dab2Fix carries all the advantages of the Aerofine range. It contains a waterborne product from materials compliant to the strictest legal environmental demands. It dries quickly and gives high level protection to the substrate. If you use Dab2Fix in-between flights, the passenger on the second flight will not even smell it. “Quite a difference with usual two- or three- component products”, Hans knows. No material is wasted as the rest of this one-component product can be kept in the tube and used later for other repairs. “This is possible because of developments in resins”, Koome explains. “Aerofine Topcoat uses a so-called “self cross-linking resin”, a resin which upon drying forms a strong network of molecules without the need of additional substances being added.

A new product release, helping us achieve our Vision 2020 goals

"SIMPLE AND EASY TO USE ENABLES RAPID RETURN TO SERVICE..."

HOW DAB2FIX WORKS...STEP 1Squeeze tube

STEP 2Apply on spot

STEP 3Equally distribute paint

STEP 4Dab with sponge applicator

STEP 5Drying and back to service

AVAILABLE NEAR YOU!Aerofine was introduced last year in the European and Asian market. End of this year, the roll-out in the United States will follow. Since May 2012 the product is available in any solid color the customer may wish.

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AkzoNobel is the largest global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals. We supply industries and consumers worldwide with innovative products and are passionate about developing sustainable answers for our customers.

Our portfolio includes well known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, International and Eka. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, we are consistently ranked as one of the leaders in the area of sustainability. With operations in more than 80 countries, our 55,000 people around the world are committed to excellence and delivering Tomorrow’s Answers Today™.

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Catch us at the following Trade Shows...NBAA 65th Annual Meeting & ConventionOctober 30 – November 1 2012 Orlando, Florida, USAwww.nbaa.org

MRO EuropeOctober 10 - 11 2012 Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.aviationweek.com/events

MRO/AIMEJanuary 22-23 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates www.aime.aero

Heli Expo March 4-7 2013 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA www.rotor.com/events.aspx

Aircraft Interiors Expo April 9-11 2013 Hamburg, Germany www.aircraftinteriorsexpo.com

MRO AmericasApril 16-18 2013 Atlanta, Georgia, USA events.aviationweek.com

Airline Purchasing & Maintenance Expo May 7-9 2013 London, UK www.apmexpo.com

RAA Annual Convention May 6-9 2013 Montreal, Quebec, Canada www.raa.org

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