VACU-BLAST of the UK, part of BTR Industries, has been awarded the contract to equip the Royal Air Force's first "whole-aircraft" plastic-media paint-stripping (PMS) centre, which is being built by prime contractor Birse Construction at RAF St Athan in South Wales, UK.
The centre, which is due for completion in September 1996, is aimed at streamlining the stripping and repainting of RAF Panavia Tornados, while reducing environmental damage. Stripping was previously carried out using chemical and hand-abrasion techniques.
Slough, UK-based Vacu-Blast, will also supply the heating and air-filtration system, along with its Waffle-Floor pneumatic abrasive blast-media recovery system.
Source: Flight International
