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Ceramic Coatings Help Protect UAV Engines
01 Jun 2005
Apticote Ceramic 2000, the Poeton coating developed for Formula 1 and other motorsport engines, is also specified for the rotary engines in most of the world's Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAVs). Future development of UAV engines, guidance systems and other components will need a whole range of engineering coatings that can be applied to enhance the performance of light weight alloys of aluminium, magnesium and titanium.
The UK has a significant technology lead in this expanding market, which is estimated to be worth around £2 billion a year, with an annual growth rate of 12.5%. The UAV's obvious benefits include no pilot so no risk to human life; no constraints on size or design; light weight; and continuous operation for more than one hundred hours.
Poeton is also undertaking research and development work on coatings for other engine components.
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