En Route with Barry Gillespie, VP Aerospace Products
October 26, 2016
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- Innovation requires investing in technologies, processes, and people
- Lighter weight materials to save fuel
- High performance products to improve service life and performance
- Advanced technologies to enhance the passengers’ flying experience
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The aerospace industry is always changing, and the drivers for growth are different today than 10 years ago. Aerospace has a more global footprint with manufacturing, maintenance and flight operations taking place in all regions of the world. Air travel is now accessible to more people, creating greater demand for new air services. Airplanes are flying farther and carrying more passengers to more places which requires innovations in aircraft design and operations. Environmental regulations are changing, and our industry must develop and implement new technologies that reduce the carbon footprint. Different approaches are needed to the meet these changes. As the aerospace industry evolves, I am challenging our global PPG aerospace team to identify opportunities using fresh perspectives. Working with our customers is necessary to solve these challenges. At PPG, we are excited about opportunities to collaborate with our customers. Our conversations with you, our customers, are leading to innovative solutions that are focused on addressing your challenges.
Innovation requires investing in technologies, processes, and people. Each year, we make significant investments in these areas. Our global aerospace team is introducing innovations in coatings, sealants, transparencies, packaging and application systems, and chemical management services. Because we collaborate with our customers, our innovations focus on what you've told us is most important to you, including:
- Lighter weight materials to save fuel
- Easier application and faster curing processes to improve productivity
- High performance products to improve service life and performance
- Advanced technologies to enhance the passengers’ flying experience
- Environmentally friendly products and services to improve worker health and our environment
We understand that our innovations must solve complex issues and that collaboration with customers is very important. Conversations with customers give us an opportunity to share ideas about the global challenges facing the industry and the local challenges facing your day to day operations. Discussing what is important to you leads to shared perspectives on viable opportunities.
Whether the collaboration takes place during one-on-one conversations or group discussions, sharing ideas is the starting point. It helps us to learn how we can work together and capitalize on our combined unique perspectives and experiences to create innovative approaches. We look forward to focusing on how we can protect and beautify what is most important to you. Let’s talk.
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