BASF Catalysts' Surface Technologies facility receives Best Quality Award from Pratt & Whitney

 

BASF Catalysts’ Surface Technologies manufacturing facility in East Windsor, Connecticut, has received a Best Quality Award from Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford, Connecticut, Repair Operations Group.

 

Pratt & Whitney ,a  world leader in the design, manufacture and service of aircraft engines, space propulsion systems and industrial gas turbines ,recognized BASF Catalysts’ Surface Technologies group for the consistent quality of their work in repairing and coating jet engine turbine components using a thermal spray coating that enhances the surfaces of these and other aircraft parts by providing superior wear, impact, corrosion and fatigue performance.

 

The honor was presented by Kevin Vicha , General Manager of Pratt & Whitney’s East Hartford, Connecticut, Repair Operations Group, at a recent supplier conference.

 

”It’s truly an honor for the team at our East Windsor, Connecticut, plant to be recognized in this way by a company that itself is so highly regarded for producing quality products,” says Guerry Dotson, Sales Manager, Surface Technologies, BASF Catalysts. “A robust quality system, consistent on-time delivery, and a continuous improvement system were the keys to achieving this award, all part of our ongoing effort to help make our customers more successful.”

 

BASF's thermal spray surface coatings offer surface treatment and surface finishing options to enable customers to create high-performance components for specialized products in the aerospace, power generation, and other industries. BASF's Center for Advanced Coatings offers customers thermal spray process capabilities. The Center is designed for applications development, parameter studies, coatings qualification and prototype work. BASF coatings experts work directly with customers to diagnose problems and devise solutions.