About Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies
Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies maintains a global network of facilities that performs treatments to enable components operating in harsh environments to last longer and perform better. Components that experience fatigue, corrosion, and heat while in service in commercial aerospace, defense, power generation, oil and gas, ground transportation and general industrial applications benefit from our services. We perform most of our processes on original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts, and often OEMs design-in or specify these services as proprietary production processes.
Our technologies include:
- Shot Peening – The shot peening process imparts a beneficial compressive stress layer on the surface that improves the fatigue resistance and durability of the part. Shot peening is also effective in shaping the complex aerodynamic curvatures of the wing skins of commercial aircraft.
- Laser Peening – Our most technically advanced surface treatment service, for attaining the highest level of fatigue protection for mission critical components. This process induces beneficial compressive stresses that are four times deeper than can be achieved by traditional metal treatment processes.
- Coating Services – We maintain a diversified portfolio of specialty coatings for protecting parts against degradation. Our thermal spray coatings & solid film lubricant provide thermal barrier protection, abrasion and erosion resistance plus high temperature oxidation and corrosion resistance.Finally, our parylene coatings provide functional properties of lubricity, moisture barrier resistance and biocompatibility.
- Analytical Services – Our analytical service portfolio includes failure analysis, as well as mechanical and chemical testing, to ensure the integrity of the design and manufacturing processes for critical metal, ceramic and composite components. Failure analysis also helps identify and solve surface treatment issues.
Our commitment to quality has earned the company numerous OEM approvals in the aerospace, automotive, chemical, marine, agricultural, mining and medical industries in addition to FAA, CAA, JAR and ISO 9001/9002 approvals as might be appropriate at individual facilities.
Our History
Our proud history dates back to 1929, when the Wright Brothers and Glen Curtiss founded the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Metal Improvement Company was established in 1946 and acquired by Curtiss-Wright in 1968.
Under the recent ‘One Curtiss-Wright’ initiative all the material surface treatment companies were brought together under the umbrella of Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies, including Metal Improvement Company. These companies continue to trade under their existing company name and include:
Metal Improvement Company- Bolt’s Metallizing
- Component Coating and Repair Services
- E/M Coating Services
- Everlube Products
- F W Gartner Thermal Spraying
- Para Tech Coating
- IMR Test Labs
