Anodizing Plants
Manufacturing of military aircraft or helicopter frame parts, and anodizing of aluminium in various sections of the aircraft, from large aerostructures to small components.
Surface treatment plants for the defense industry
John Cockerill has supplied surface treatment plants for over 40 years, especially for the aerospace and defense industries. John Cockerill also has strong know-how in delivering surface treatment equipment for companies manufacturing firearms, barrels, ammunition and other weapon systems. Meeting the strictest MIL and ISO standards is easy with John Cockerill automated and modern plants.
Tailored surface treatment lines for the defense industry
John Cockerill is the only truly global supplier of surface treatment plants for the aviation and defence industries. We have delivered over 300 surface treatment plants to over 30 countries during the last 40 years. John Cockerill plants are always customized to meet individual client needs and delivered as true turnkey projects with no hidden costs.
John Cockerill has a long tradition of working with the defense industry as a trusted partner. Our quality, work safety, data protection and confidentiality processes meet the highest standards.
John Cockerill ’s surface treatment plants have automated documentation features. John Cockerill ’s plants make it easy to meet NADCAP certification requirements.
Aircraft and helicopters
John Cockerill has a decades-long experience as the primary supplier of surface treatment plants to the aviation industry worldwide.
Guns and Ammunition
Manufacturing of guns, rifles, ammunition, artillery shells, and other military hardware often requires electroless coating, hard chrome plating, and chemical film plants, such as zinc phosphating or conversion coating lines. The chemical film, also known as chromate conversion, is a typical process in both weapons and ammunition manufacturing applications.
Naval Systems
The naval environment requires resistant surface treatment processes against the elements. John Cockerill’s modern surface treatment plants meet the strictest MIL and ISO standards easily.
Electronics
Military electronics include a wide variety of high-precision equipment like radars, radios, guidance, and other systems. Our quality, work safety, data protection, and confidentiality processes meet the highest standards.
John Cockerill surface treatment workshops
Surface treatment workshops
We participate in the planning of the entire project, offering services from the beginning to the end – from planning, to the delivery of the equipment itself, and all the way to the commissioning of the plant. We deliver full-scale workshops as greenfield projects including wastewater treatment, NDT inspection, painting, and other facilities.
Surface treatment lines for the defence industry
Typical chemically processed parts in the defense industry
- Gun and rifle barrels
- Artillery shells and other shells and casings
- Aerostructures, aircraft and helicopter parts
- Aero engine parts
- Avionics
- Shields and armor
- Communication systems
- Radar array components
- Electronic components
- Guidance systems
- Naval applications