Industrial Coatings Blog

A Look Back on the Growth of the Functional Coating Industry

November 21, 2024

As 2024 marked Orion Industries’ 60 years of service in the functional coating industry, we have reflected on the evolution of the industry, and contributed the following article featured in the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association (IMA) Illinois Manufacturer magazine Looking back over the years we can see examples of how our […]

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Orion Industries at 60: How Curiosity and Innovation Influenced the Industrial Coatings Industry

October 21, 2024

In 1964, Chicago-based Orion Industries was founded by a young entrepreneur who envisioned great possibilities for the use of coatings to improve the functional properties of parts and assemblies. That entrepreneur was Bruce Nesbitt. Little did he know that his love of cars and motorsport racing combined with an insatiable […]

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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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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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Coronavirus Update

May 5, 2020

To our valued and trusted business partners, I want to advise you that Orion Industries will remain open during the Illinois “Shelter in Place” Executive Order 2020-10 issue by Illinois Governor Pritzker as of 5:00 PM Saturday, March 21, 2020. Orion Industries qualifies to remain open under the “essential services” […]

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Orion + Sandstrom = A Technical Partnership Taking the Coatings World by Storm!

June 19, 2018

We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Sandstrom Coating Technologies, a very reputable cornerstone of the coatings industry since 1946! Sandstrom has been certified to meet the Quality Criteria of AS9100 Rev. D and ISO 9001:2015. Our friends at Sandstrom specialize in the development and manufacturing of Solid Film […]

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Anyone Can Stop the Line, and What that Means for Quality

June 7, 2018

At Orion Industries, we believe the smartest person in the room is the one three feet from the job. What does that mean exactly? It means that no matter your title, having your hands directly in the production of our coating makes you the expert. This simultaneously limits errors and […]

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Orion Recognized as Chemours LIA

August 29, 2017

Orion Industries has been recognized once again as a Chemours Licensed Industrial Applicator (LIA), for excellence in the application of TeflonTM coatings. This distinction provides assurance that the products identified are of the highest quality and contain only genuine TeflonTM fluoropolymers. Per Chemours: Chemours has a network of licensed applicators located throughout […]

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Orion Industries Becomes CCAI Member

December 29, 2016

Orion Industries has been inducted into the Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) as a custom coater! Membership in this organization will lead Orion to become more active in the industrial coating community, as well as provide Orion with invaluable resources both inside and outside of the coating industry. From attending […]

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Orion Sends Employees to Cubs Playoffs!

October 23, 2015

As a Northside Chicago company, we were excited to see the Cubs make it to the postseason series, and even more thrilled to be able to send our hard-working employees to Wrigley Field to cheer on the team! Not Pictured: Also in attendance were Accounts Receivable Sue Bertoncini and son […]

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