Industrial Coatings Blog

How Automation and Robotics Have Advanced Functional Industrial Coatings

October 15, 2024

Over the last six decades, automation and robotics have advanced how functional industrial coatings are applied and used. The results have included better precision of coating processes, lower costs, and improved product performance. George Osterhout, Orion’s senior advisor and former president, authored the following article featured in Design World magazine. […]

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Orion Celebrates 60 Years of Excellence in the Functional Industrial Coatings Industry

September 12, 2024

CHICAGO, September 12, 2024 – Orion Industries, Ltd. (Orion) celebrates its 60th anniversary as one of the most technologically advanced functional coating applicators in the industry, and as a respected leading functional industrial coatings partner for companies worldwide. “Orion’s investment and expertise in extensive automation and robotics provides our customers […]

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How PTFE Coatings Can Prevent Wear

January 23, 2024

Orion Industries, a pioneer in functional industrial coating services, has been revolutionizing surface engineering with our expert application of PTFE coatings since 1964. After 60 years of developing and applying functional coatings, Orion is synonymous with excellence in PTFE coating services, catering to our customers’ diverse needs across the globe. Understanding PTFE Coatings […]

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The Technical Expertise Behind Orion’s PTFE Coating Services

October 29, 2023

Known for our industrial PTFE coating services, Orion is a leader in the application of Teflon™ and other non-stick coatings. With a rich history dating back to 1964 and a passion for functional coatings, we have consistently served manufacturers and their design engineers with our coating expertise for six decades. […]

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Orion Announces Retirement of George Osterhout, Welcomes Kevin Hess to Lead Company

June 30, 2023

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 […]

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Benefits of Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) Coatings and Comparison to PTFE

May 25, 2023

There 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 […]

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PTFE 101: The Basic Facts about Teflon®

April 17, 2023

PTFE 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 […]

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Common Industrial Applications of Halar® Coatings

February 15, 2023

Halar® 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 […]

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Halar® ECTFE Coatings for Chemical Processing

December 29, 2022

What 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 […]

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Different Applications for PTFE Coating

September 20, 2022

Since 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 […]

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