PARIS AIR SHOW, June 18, 2017 – A new video by PPG (NYSE:PPG) describes the quality, time-saving and waste-reducing benefits of dome-sealing aircraft fuel tank fasteners with PRC
® seal caps instead of extruded wet sealant. The PPG seal caps are formed and molded from
PRC or PRO-SEAL™ aerospace sealant, and then cured to form a flexible rubber shell. The caps can also be supplied prefilled by PPG with the same sealant so they arrive at the customer’s site ready to dome-seal fasteners, eliminating all sealant mixing and tooling.
According to Jason Boast, PPG sealant segment manager for the Americas, the video explains how the same sealants customers already use can be supplied as empty
PRC seal caps, which they fill with fresh sealant, or as prefilled caps, which are shipped frozen for them to thaw and apply.
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PRC seal caps are formed to fit the fastener, reducing application time and waste while improving quality and consistency for operators of all skill levels,” Boast said. “As a result, they can significantly reduce total fastener sealing costs and improve aircraft reliability.”
Traditionally, fasteners are sealed by extruding wet sealant onto them, and then carefully tooling the sealant to meet the required shape and dimensions, according to Boast. “In this method, it can be difficult to ensure that the sealant shape and dimensions meet quality requirements,” he said. “
PRC seal caps are simply placed over fasteners, checked to make sure the wet sealant properly squeezes out around the circumference of the cap, and then allowed to cure. The design of the cap ensures the proper shape and dimensions of the sealant.”
Customers have reported that empty
PRC seal caps are up to 58 percent faster and premixed and frozen filled caps are up to 90 percent faster than sealing by extruded wet sealant, according to Boast.
PRC seal caps are in use worldwide by manufacturers of commercial, regional, military and general aviation aircraft.
PPG offers more than 120 sizes of
PRC seal caps and also can supply them in custom sizes and shapes to fit unique fastener dimensions. The line includes nut plate caps with and without tops as well.
The video about
PRC seal caps is posted on the PPG aerospace website at
www.ppgaerospace.com/Products/Sealants/Customized-Sealant-Solutions-(CSS)/PRC®-Seal-Caps.aspx and on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pf40e7NeUlI&feature=youtu.be.
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Visit
www.ppgaerospace.com for more information about
PRC seal caps, which can be purchased through PPG application support centers that are listed on the website.
Paris Air Show attendees can see samples of
PRC seal caps at the PPG exhibit in Hall 2b at Stand C105. The International Paris Air Show is June 19-25 at Le Bourget.
PPG’s global aerospace business offers coatings, sealants, transparencies, packaging and application systems, and transparent armor, as well as chemical management and other services. For more information, visit
www.ppgaerospace.com.
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