Partnership to improve engine coatings

Materials specialist Oerlikon and engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines have signed a five-year agreement to develop improved coatings for aero engines.

The companies will also focus on automation, digitization and industrialization with regards to engine manufacture and repair, they said.

"Coatings are becoming increasingly important in engine manufacturing,” said Dr Silke Maurer, COO of MTU Aero Engines. “They are a key success factor because they enable engines to be designed even more efficiently and in a more environmentally friendly manner.