Current
March 2024
ITSC 2024 AERO-HVAF Coating Equipment Inc. will be presenting an update on the approval of Hybrid HVAF coating technology as an approved alternative to chrome plating and HVOF coating technology for the landing gear segment of the Aerospace industry at the upcoming ITSC 2024 in Milan, Italy from April 29th to May 1st.
January 2024
Boeing is currently evaluating AERO-HVAF’s Hybrid HVAF Coating Technology for eventual addition into their BAC5851 Application of Thermal Spray Coating specification
December 2023
AERO-HVAF’s A3TS 2023 Conference presentation entitled “Landing Gear Market Approval of Hybrid HVAF Coating Technology an Alternative to Hard Chrome and HVOF Coating Technology” is available to download HERE.
November 2023
Safran AERO-HVAF Coating Equipment Inc. is pleased to announce that they have been awarded a contract to sell and install their Hybrid HVAF coating equipment within the Safran Safir research facility located in the University of Limoges, France specializing in surface treatments for aerospace applications . The Safir research facility will assist Safran to enhance its surface treatment capabilities, to make lighter and longer-lasting products capable of reducing noise and emissions, compliant with the European regulation REACH and capable of addressing the requirements of all types of aerospace applications, now and in the future. The facility’s roadmap also provides for developing the numerical simulation of processes, in line with Safran Factory of the Future initiative, based on capturing, storing, analyzing, and exploiting production data, to ensure control over product quality. AERO-HVAF looks forward to working closely with Safran’s Safir research facility with their continued development of Hybrid HVAF based coatings.
October 2023
Collins Aerospace (Landing gear segment Oakville, Ontario) are currently in TRL6 of their approval stage and are currently revising the LGPS 1301 Thermal Spray specification to add AERO-HVAF’s HVAF coating technology as an approved alternative to chrome plating and HVOF coating.
September 2023
AERO-HVAF will be presenting it’s paper entitled “Approval of Hybrid HVAF Coating Technology, an Alternative to Hard & Thin Dense Chrome Plating & HVOF Coating Technology on Landing Gear OEM Components” at the upcoming A3TS Conference in Pau, France December 5-7th 2023.
May 2023
AERO-HVAF’s ITSC 2023 presentation is available to download HERE.
AERO-HVAF is presenting a paper during the ITSC conference in Quebec City on May 22nd entitled “Landing Gear OEM Anticipated Approval of Hybrid
HVAF Coating Technology, an Alternative to Hard & Thin Dense Chrome Plating & HVOF Coating Technology”
2022
Heroux-Devtek Inc., Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Heroux-Devtek Inc. agrees to a collaboration project with AERO-HVAF to determine if Hybrid HVAF testing to determine viability for the eventual
replacement of HVOF and chrome plating on OD and ID surfaces for their commercial and military business units.
2021
Tekalia Aeronautik Inc.,Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Tekalia Aeronautik agrees to purchase an AERO-HVAF Hybrid HVAF coating system, which will be utilized to assist Collins Aerospace in the evaluation
of Hybrid HVAF coating technology for Outer and Inner Dimension components.
Vac Aero International Inc., Boucherville, Quebec, Canada
Vac Aero International agrees to purchase an AERO-HVAF Hybrid HVAF coating system, which will be utilized to assist Collins Aerospace in the
evaluation of Hybrid HVAF coating technology for Outer and Inner Dimension components.
2018
Carbides & Metals Technologies GmbH, Immelborn, Germany
C&M Technologies agrees on a collaboration project with AERO-HVAF to develop WC 10Co4Cr Hybrid HVAF cut powder grain sizes -15+5um, –
10+2um with primary carbide sizes of 0.8um and 0.5um.
2017
Collins Aerospace (landing gear division) Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Collins agrees to a collaboration project with AERO-HVAF to evaluate Hybrid HVAF to ascertain whether the coatings would meet or exceed their
current LGPS 1301 (Application of HVOF Thermal Spray Coatings) specification requirements.