Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are found in our homes, in stores, in our offices and service centers. VOCs allow paints to dry quickly and cleaners to quickly loosen and remove dirt and debris. But VOCs do have a downside in that they bring serious health and environmental risks into our workplaces.

There seems to be a long and never ending list of equipment and facilities needed by most EASA service centers. But often we are constrained by cost, available space, and more urgent priorities that keep us from fulfilling some of these needs. One such (almost mandatory) need is a vacuum pressure impregnation (VPI) system. Normally there are two ways to provide this service. One way is to have another EASA service center do the VPI process for you. Another is to buy your own system at a considerable capital investment. There is also another option. We decided that the way to provide VPI processing was to build our own system. Most EASA service centers have a talented collection of people with numerous skills. Ours is no exception. We felt that we had the skills in house to do the job. All we needed was some hardware and to do a bit of research into how the process works

Did you ever wonder if the preheating instructions from solvent varnish and solventless resin manufacturers were really all that important? The short answer is, yes, they are. Here we'll expand on some of the reasons that preheating is a key step in the winding process.