Hardide Becomes Certified Aerospace Supplier

Hardide Coatings has secured AS9100 Aerospace Quality Standard Certification for its UK manufacturing facility in Bicester, Oxfordshire and is now recognised as a certified aerospace manufacturing supplier.

Management says that this is a significant advance for the Group as many aerospace original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will only work with suppliers who are registered to AS9100.

CEO Graham Hine adds: "Hardide is currently customer-approved for use in the production of BAE Systems' Eurofighter Typhoon canopy and is midway through a three year coatings approval test programme with Airbus.

"AS9100 certification widens our approval to an internationally-recognised industry standard and will give us greater access to top tier aerospace manufacturing companies. "The coating is generating significant interest from the industry as it can coat internal surfaces and offers significant technical and environmental advantages over hard chrome and HVOF coatings.

" We are currently in discussion or testing with several leading manufacturers on specific applications."