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AkzoNobel, ABD%u2019de Illinois eyaletinin Waukegan kentinde bulunan tesisini modernize etmek i%u00e7in 50 milyon euro yat%u0131r%u0131m yap%u0131yor. Bu tesis, %u015firketin en b%u00fcy%u00fck havac%u0131l%u0131k kaplamalar%u0131 %u00fcretim merkezi konumunda bulunuyor. Kapasite art%u0131%u015f%u0131n%u0131n yan%u0131 s%u0131ra yeni makinelerin kurulmas%u0131 ve daha fazla otomasyon s%u00fcrecinin devreye al%u0131nmas%u0131n%u0131 kapsayan iki a%u015famal%u0131 proje, ayr%u0131ca eyalet s%u0131n%u0131r%u0131n%u0131n hemen kar%u015f%u0131s%u0131nda, Wisconsin%u2019de yeni bir depo alan%u0131 olu%u015fturulmas%u0131n%u0131 da i%u00e7eriyor. AkzoNobel Otomotiv ve %u00d6zel Kaplamalar %u0130%u015f Birimi Direkt%u00f6r%u00fc Patrick Bourguignon,%u201cBu yat%u0131r%u0131m, Kuzey Amerika%u2019daki kapsaml%u0131 tedarik kabiliyetimizi art%u0131racak ve havac%u0131l%u0131k kaplamalar%u0131 sekt%u00f6r%u00fcndeki %u00f6nc%u00fc konumumuzu peki%u015ftirecek. %u00d6n%u00fcm%u00fczdeki y%u0131llarda hava yolu seyahatine olan talebin %u00f6nemli %u00f6l%u00e7%u00fcde artmas%u0131 bekleniyor ve biz de m%u00fc%u015fterilerimizin bu talebi en y%u00fcksek kalitede u%u00e7aklarla kar%u015f%u0131layabilmesini sa%u011flamak istiyoruz%u201d a%u00e7%u0131klamas%u0131n%u0131 yapt%u0131.Waukegan tesisi 11 d%u00f6n%u00fcml%u00fck bir alana yay%u0131l%u0131yor ve yakla%u015f%u0131k 200 ki%u015fiye istihdam sa%u011fl%u0131yor. Tesiste; astarlar, baz katlar ve %u015feffaf vernikler ile %u00f6n i%u015flem kaplamalar%u0131 dahil olmak %u00fczere geni%u015f bir havac%u0131l%u0131k kaplamalar%u0131 yelpazesi %u00fcretiliyor. Ayr%u0131ca tesisin kendi renk merkezi de bulunuyor. Devam eden iyile%u015ftirmeler kapsam%u0131nda s%u0131v%u0131 %u00f6n harmanlama alan%u0131 kurulmas%u0131, y%u00fcksek h%u0131zl%u0131 %u00e7%u00f6z%u00fcc%u00fclerinin (dissolver) devreye al%u0131nmas%u0131 ve bak%u0131m, onar%u0131m ve operasyon (MRO) pazar%u0131na kaplamalar%u0131n daha h%u0131zl%u0131 teslim edilmesini sa%u011flamak %u00fczere h%u0131zl%u0131 servis biriminin olu%u015fturulmas%u0131 yer al%u0131yor. Depolama faaliyetlerinin Wisconsin%u2019deki Pleasant Prairie%u2019ye ta%u015f%u0131nmas%u0131 ise Waukegan%u2019daki alan%u0131 rahatlatacak; bu sayede %u015firket daha fazla %u00f6zelle%u015ftirilmi%u015f kaplama %u00fcretebilecek ve m%u00fc%u015fteri ihtiya%u00e7lar%u0131na daha h%u0131zl%u0131 yan%u0131t verebilecek. AkzoNobel Havac%u0131l%u0131k Kaplamalar%u0131 Global Operasyonlar Direkt%u00f6r%u00fc Martijn Arkesteijn ise %u015funlar%u0131 ekliyor: %u201cM%u00fc%u015fterilerimiz birinci s%u0131n%u0131f kaplamalar talep ediyor ve bunu hak ediyorlar. B%u00fcy%u00fck parti %u00fcretimlerinin teslimat%u0131, pazar ihtiya%u00e7lar%u0131na daha iyi yan%u0131t verebilme ve renk geli%u015ftirme s%u00fcre%u00e7lerinde daha k%u0131sa teslim s%u00fcreleri sayesinde mevcut ve gelecekteki m%u00fc%u015fterilerimize %u00e7ok daha fazla esneklik sunabilece%u011fiz.%u201dAkzoNobel is investing %u20ac50 million to upgrade its Waukegan, Illinois, facility in the US %u2013 the company%u2019s biggest aerospace coatings production site. As well as increasing capacity, installing new machinery and introducing more automated processes, the two-phase project will also include creating a new warehouse space just across the state border in Wisconsin. %u201cThis investment will increase our comprehensive North American supply capability and solidify our position as a frontrunner in the aerospace coatings industry,%u201d says Patrick Bourguignon, Director of AkzoNobel%u2019s Automotive and Specialty Coatings business. %u201cDemand for air travel is expected to grow significantly over the next few years and we want to make sure our customers are able to meet that demand with aircraft of the highest quality.%u201dThe Waukegan site covers 11 acres and employs around 200 people. It produces a wide range of aerospace coatings, including primers, basecoats and clearcoats, and pre-treatment coatings. It also has its own color center.Ongoing improvements will include setting up a liquid pre-batch area, installing high-speed dissolvers and creating a rapid service unit to help provide faster turnaround for delivering coatings to the maintenance, repair and operations market. Moving the warehousing to Pleasant Prairie in Wisconsin will also free up space in Waukegan, enabling the company to produce more customized coatings and respond faster to customer needs.%u201cOur customers demand %u2013 and deserve %u2013 top-of-the-line coatings,%u201d adds Martijn Arkesteijn, Global Operations Director, AkzoNobel Aerospace Coatings. %u201cWe%u2019ll be able to provide current and future customers with even more flexibility through the delivery of large batch sizes, better responsiveness to market needs and shorter lead time for color development.%u201dAkzoNobel, ABD%u2019deki Havac%u0131l%u0131k Kaplamalar%u0131 Tesisi %u0130%u00e7in 50 Milyon Evro Yat%u0131r%u0131m YapacakAkzoNobel to Invest %u20ac50m in Upgrading U.S. Aerospace Coatings FacilityHaber /News14 TURKCOAT Aral%u0131k / December - Ocak / January 2026Kaynak / Source:https://www.akzonobel.com/en/media/media-releases/akzonobel-spreading-its-wings-with-usaerospace-coatings-investment

