IntAIRCOAT 2025: Final agenda published
The core topics of this year’s leading conference on aerospace coatings are automation, testing methods, new coating systems, material developments and durability – all with a view to efficiency, sustainability and functionality.
Automation will be the main focus of the conference. Keynote speaker Dr Peter Boeijink (XYREC, NL) will show how robotic solutions in the MRO sector not only increase efficiency but can also take over tasks that are difficult to automate, such as the selective removal and reapplication of coatings. In addition, Dr Kjersta Larson-Smith (Boeing, USA) will talk about the key challenges of automating painting processes in the aviation industry.
Mark Furmanek (Dürr, GER) will also show how well thought-out painting concepts can help save energy in aircraft construction – a topic that is becoming increasingly important due to rising energy costs. In another contribution on process automation, Luigi Franzoni (CEFLA, IT) will present innovative approaches for more precise and resource-saving coating processes.
Corrosion meets AI
Another highlight: the use of artificial intelligence to predict corrosion behaviour. Warda Zaidi (INS, FR) will show how neural networks, and electrochemical tests together open up new ways of predicting durability. In addition, automated application of sacrificial coatings for engine parts will be presented (Socomore, Safran, IRT M2P, FR). Dr Claudia Hoth (Mankiewicz, GER) will conclude the programme with a newly developed coating system for improved aerodynamics on aircraft wings – an example of the combination of function, design and efficiency. The programme also includes contributions on new coating systems from the research institute Cidetec from Spain, 4JET GmbH (GER) area and Akzo Nobel from the Netherlands.
The highlight on the second day of the conference will be a presentation by Malte Burchard from Airbus (GER), who will address the long-term challenges facing the industry, such as new materials and the ramp-up of new systems. In line with this, Dr Delphine Kimpel (BASF, GER) will present new UV absorbers for coating systems that better protect carbon fibre-reinforced components from light damage.
Measuring and testing of aersopace coatings
The topic of measuring and testing technology will be on the agenda at the end of the conference, including contributions from Atlas Material Testing (FR), das-nano (ES) and Airbus (ES).
The complete agenda, including an attractive supporting programme can be found here.