Industrial Coatings Blog

7 Lesser Known Industry Applications of Teflon™ Coating

May 13, 2024

Many 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 […]

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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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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 […]

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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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Pre-Treating PTFE Improves Durability, Effectiveness

February 10, 2022

PTFE 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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Nonstick Coatings

October 6, 2021

Nonstick 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 […]

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Orion’s Cookware and Bakeware Refurbishment

August 1, 2018

Orion’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 […]

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Gluten-Free Cookware: Orion’s Commitment to Coating Safe Cookware for All

July 30, 2018

Industrial 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 […]

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Orion’s Life-Saving Application for Low Friction Bonded Coatings: Emergency Auto-Injectors

July 23, 2018

Orion 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 […]

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