Henkel to Present its Ready-to-use Adhesives for Aerospace Repair at MRO Europe 2013

As a speaker at this years "MRO Europe 2013" exhibition and conference in London from September 24 to 26, 2013, Henkel will discuss the importance of its innovative repair technologies for the aerospace industry. In the presentation track entitled "Advanced Material Repair Technologies", Dr. Ulrike Schmidt-Freytag, Technical Customer Service Manager EMEA at Henkel, will discuss the repair of composite structures in aircraft, including bonding, out of autoclave processing, wet lay-up surfacing films and lightning strike repairs. In addition, Mr. Marc Gomez, Global MRO Segment Manager - Aerospace at Henkel, will moderate a roundtable presentation track entitled "Detection and Inspection in Composite Materials", where industry leading experts discuss the latest developments and practice in non-destructive testing (NDT) technology. With its high-performance structural adhesive product portfolio under the Loctite brand, Henkel offers solutions for the repair of composite parts and structures in ready-to-use packaging configurations for its aerospace MRO customers. Henkels products, which are qualified by major OEMs, is readily available from its global network of authorized aerospace distributors.

As Europes most important aerospace aftermarket trade fair "MRO Europe 2013" is the ideal showcase for presenting the latest developments and technologies serving the aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul community. The three-day conference also offers an excellent platform for OEMs, MROs, suppliers, service-providers and airline operators to mix, meet and exchange expertise.

As OEMs design and build more lightweight aircraft with composite parts and structures, the need for more user-friendly and proven bonded repair solutions becomes a major focus for airline operators and MROs. The repair of complex composites structures can be challenging for the aerospace industry, with the various types of damage requiring different repair approaches, invariably demanding innovative solutions.

From standard adhesive systems to specialty repair technologies

As the worlds largest adhesives manufacturer, Henkel is able to call on more than 40 years of experience