Boeing chooses Keronite

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(2012), "Boeing chooses Keronite", Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Vol. 59 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/acmm.2012.12859baa.007

Boeing chooses Keronite

Article Type: Industrial news From: Anti-Corrosion Methods and Materials, Volume 59, Issue 2

Keronite company announced that Boeing has recently approved the Keronite surface treatment as an alternative to the current restoration process on the titanium bearing carriers of its 737NG landing gear. A key market criterion is the need for a dependable service with rapid turnaround time. Keronite’s competitive advantage comes from the performance of its coating plus a very efficient process capability and a global footprint with operations in Europe, North America and Asia.

Boeing, through a letter to all of its airline customers and approved overhaul organisations, has acknowledged that Keronite offers excellent anti-galling characteristics. Boeing has gone on to say that the Keronite coating has equivalent or better wear resistance characteristics when compared to the current offering.

The Keronite system is based on the patented Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation technology – an electrochemical surface conversion treatment which can be applied to aluminium, magnesium and titanium. Keronite offers a “Clean Technology” process which delivers high performance surface characteristics in a wide range of challenging applications without the use of heavy metals or aggressive acids at any stage of the treatment and can offer specific solutions to enable customers to obtain unique product performance.

Stuart Clifton, Keronite’s CEO, said:

“We are very excited and proud to have been chosen by Boeing as a key partner in the service MRO supply chain. The enhanced performance of Keronite offers the potential for greater service life. Rather than routine refurbishment or scrappage, bearing carriers may be returned to service after scheduled maintenance inspection. The possibility of increased service life offers reduced costs, simplified logistics during landing gear outages and improved airplane availability. In short, the customer is seeing measurable cost reduction as a result of Keronite’s leading edge technology”.

Keronite International Ltd was established in Cambridge, UK, in 2000 to provide technology services to industry, enabling manufacturers to reduce costs and improve performance through the wider use of aluminium, titanium and magnesium. The patented Keronite surface treatment technology is used to convert the surface of light metals into an extremely hard complex ceramic oxide with outstanding properties in terms of resistance to corrosion and wear. A chrome-free immersion process, Keronite is used to treat the inner as well as the outer surfaces of the most complex shapes and the technology is successfully being used across a whole range of industries from aerospace, oil, gas and marine to electronics, and a variety of elite sporting applications such as Formula 1. Keronite has its own treatment service facilities in Europe, North America and Asia.

More information is available from: www.keronite.com