Industrial Coatings Blog

What are PEEK Coatings? Uses, Process, Application

May 17, 2022

When you think of miraculous inventions that occurred in the 20th century, you probably imagine radio, television, cars, computers, the polio vaccine, and the internet. But one of the most impressive accomplishments that occurred last century was the invention of a material called polyether ether ketone, also known as PEEK. […]

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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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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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Sol-gel Coatings

June 23, 2019

  Sol-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 […]

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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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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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