Industrial Coatings Blog
CHICAGO, June 30, 2023 – Orion Industries, Ltd. (Orion) and Dimension Bond, Inc. (DB), leaders in the applied functional coatings industry, today announced the retirement of George Osterhout, the esteemed president and visionary leader of Orion and DB, and its sister company Surface Solutions Group, LLC (SSG), and the appointment […]
Read MoreThere are certain benefits of Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) coatings in comparison to PTFE coatings, and this blog will present a brief summary. FEP is a chemical copolymer of hexafluoropropylene and tetrafluoroethylene. It possesses a combination of mechanical, chemical, electrical, temperature and friction-resisting properties. Invented by Chemours, common FEP brand […]
Read MorePTFE coatings, known by many as Teflon®, is a remarkable coating with a wide variety of applications. While most commonly associated with non-stick coating for cookware, Teflon® coatings have many uses across a wide number of industries. Although it’s been around for nearly seven decades, Teflon® coating services remains highly popular […]
Read MoreHalar® coatings, also known as ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene (ECTFE) coatings, are widely used in multiple industrial applications due to their unique, varied and exceptional properties. Developed in the early 1970s by the chemical company Allied Company, and now owned by Solvay, it is a type of fluoropolymer that provides excellent chemical […]
Read MoreWhat is Halar? Halar® ECTFE, or ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene, is a thermoplastic copolymer of ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene material. It is a semi-crystalline and melt processable fluoropolymer made by Solvay, a global chemicals company. Halar ECTFE coatings provide excellent chemical resistance and electrical insulating properties over a wide temperature range from Cryogenic […]
Read MoreSince its discovery in 1938, polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) has been used in a variety of applications across a number of industries. PTFE coatings are primarily known to the general public as the basis of Teflon® coating, the solid polymer manufactured by Chemours. Teflon® is famous for its slippery properties, which makes […]
Read MorePolyether ether ketone (aka PEEK) has a reputation of being one of the most robust thermoplastic materials in common industrial usage. From solid parts to applied coatings, PEEK finds applications in industries as diverse as health care, oil production, nuclear power, food processing, chemical manufacturing, material transport, and more. In […]
Read MoreSome types of coatings are so familiar that even laymen recognize them and can list some of their uses. For example, PTFE (aka Teflon) has so entered popular parlance that pundits have used it to describe particularly resilient politicians. (“She’s so likable that nothing sticks to her, just like Teflon.”) […]
Read MoreWhen you think of miraculous inventions that occurred in the 20th century, you probably imagine radio, television, cars, computers, the polio vaccine, and the internet. But one of the most impressive accomplishments that occurred last century was the invention of a material called polyether ether ketone, also known as PEEK. […]
Read MorePTFE coatings, colloquially referred to as Teflon® coatings, makes many modern products possible, thanks to the heat, chemical, water and electrical resistance this industrial coating provides. Proper pretreatment of materials before the application of this non-stick, low-friction coating is essential to getting the greatest benefit from PTFE coating. Discovered in […]
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