Industrial Coatings Blog
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 […]
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 MoreNonstick Coatings Technology There are indications that more than three thousand years ago some ancient Greeks might have made and used nonstick pans to bake bread. Mycenaean Greek skillets had a cooking side covered with tiny holes that archeologists believed helped to evenly spread oil over the griddle so that […]
Read MoreSol-gel is a process where solid materials are produced from small molecules. The process handles the transformation of monomers into a colloidal solution (the Sol) that acts as the forerunner for an integrated network (the Gel) of either discrete particles or network polymers. So the procedure has essentially 2 […]
Read MoreOrion’s Cookware and Bakeware Refurbishment Services for the nonstick release surfaces of high-volume cooking and baking surfaces for commercial food processing lines provides renewed non-stick surface service life. Each type of cooking or baking device has somewhat different end use requirements. We provide a restored surface to provide long-term nonstick […]
Read MoreIndustrial Coating Services for Cookware Thanks to advances in modern medicine and nutrition, specifically allergy and food sensitivity testing, more and more people of all ages are given an opportunity to learn what foods to avoid in order to feel their best and operate at their healthiest. Many individuals are […]
Read MoreOrion applies low friction, corrosion resistant bonded coatings to springs used in devices that prevent life-threatening asthma attacks and emergency anaphylaxis. This life-saving device is often stored in homes, schools, hospitals, and workplaces for long periods of time until it is needed to provide life-saving care. Our FluoroBond® family of […]
Read MoreMany people know that Teflon® is used as a coating in non-stick cookware products such as pots and pans. With this application, Teflon® creates a low-friction cooking surface that reduces stuck on food, cleans up easier and lets you cook with less fat. However, there are a million other uses of industrial […]
Read MorePTFE Coating Overview Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), commonly known as Teflon®, is a fluoropolymer made of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) molecules. PTFE has with some exceptional properties which makes it a widely used compound for numerous applications. PTFE is hydrophobic (it is not wet by water or any substances containing water due to the […]
Read MoreEven the most innovative of technology is not always perfected from the outset. These days, consumers in the market for non-stick cookware can make their purchases with confidence, trusting that their cookware will perform exactly as expected – but that wasn’t always the case. The application of PTFE-based Teflon® coatings […]
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