# INTERVIEW: Hardide Plc Perfect timing for ‘Approved Supplier’ status

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/hardide-plc-perfect-timing-approved-supplier-status/412726394
- Published: 2017-03-30T07:38:57+01:00
- Author: Giles Arbor

**Hardide Plc** (LON:HDD) CEO Philip Kirkham talks to DirectorsTalk about the gaining
of ‘Approved Supplier’ status from Airbus. Philip explains for us the significance
of this to the company and why Airbus and other aerospace manufacturers want to 
replace hard chrome plating.

 

Hardide plc develops, manufactures and applies advanced technology tungsten-carbide
coatings to a wide range of engineering components. Its patented technology is unique
in combining, in one material, a mix of toughness and resistance to abrasion, erosion
and corrosion; together with the ability to coat accurately interior surfaces and
complex geometries. The material is proven to offer dramatic improvements in component
life, particularly when applied to components that operate in very aggressive environments.
This results in cost savings through reduced downtime and increased operational 
efficiency. Hardide-A is a variant of the Company’s tungsten/tungsten carbide coating
range developed specifically for the aerospace industry to replace hard chrome plating.
Customers include leading companies operating in oil and gas exploration and production,
valve and pump manufacturing, nuclear, precision engineering and aerospace industries.

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