When Element 119 founder and President Andrew Zeppa began making ceramic coatings in his garage in 2010, the idea was simply to respond to a request-for-proposal from Sikorsky Aircraft.
Sikorsky was looking for a company to develop a coating that would make it easier for the Stratford-based aerospace giant to clean the outside surface of its helicopters.
Sikorsky put out a national RFP; Zeppa won the bid and Element 119 was born.