Industrial Coatings Blog
Orion Industries has a deep understanding of the crucial role of Teflon™ coatings on aerospace parts. These coatings, with PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) being the most commonly used, are key in many aerospace applications. It’s essential to recognize that while Teflon is commonly equated with PTFE, there’s a distinction: Not all Teflon […]
Orion Industries is a 60-year-old high-performance coating company that got its start in the early 1960s coating parts to speed up race cars. Today, the Chicago-based company is coating aerospace and defense materials for use in outer space, in defense machinery and munitions, and on the ocean, as well as coating […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Polyether 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 […]
Some 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.”) […]