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How Fluoropolymer Coating Helps with Electrical Insulation

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Apr 7, 2017 3:15:28 PM

Coating Products Offer Superior Quality and Reliability as Insulators

First, let’s have a quick review of fluoropolymer coatings. You are probably familiar with the most widely known properties of fluoropolymer coatings:

  • Non-stick
  • Low friction
  • Non-wetting
  • Thermal stability
  • Electrical insulation
  • Chemical resistance

You might be aware of the many ways choosing the right coatings can improve outputs and overall product performance. When you use the correct selection and application of a fluoropolymer coating, you can add significant value to your parts. 

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Topics: Fluoropolymer Coatings

3-Part Blog Series: The Many Uses of Teflon® Coatings across Different Industries

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Nov 28, 2016 11:52:34 AM

Part 3 of 3: The Case of the Teflon®-Coated Piano Wire and Cookie Dough

What relationship could a piano wire possibly have with cookie dough, you ask? None—if it’s just an ordinary piano wire. On the other hand, a Teflon®-coated piano wire has everything to do with one company’s cookie making success.

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Topics: Teflon Coatings

3-Part Blog Series: The Many Uses of Teflon® Coatings across Different Industries

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Oct 27, 2016 2:42:08 PM

Part 2 of 3: From Flat to Fizzy—the Role of Teflon® Coatings in Carbonation Measurement

How satisfying is it to hear the distinct hissing sound escape a can of soda as you crack open your favorite beverage after a long day of work! The fizz that you’re about to relish next is in fact a by-product of our Teflon® coating of an entire assembly for a part that measures the carbonation (gas content).

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Topics: Teflon Coatings

3-Part Blog Series: The Many Uses of Teflon® Coatings across Different Industries

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Oct 5, 2016 12:38:17 PM

Part 1 of 3: What Does Your Waffle Have to Do with Our Teflon® Coating?

To put it very briefly, the answer to that question is … everything.

Chemours™ (formerly DuPont) Teflon® industrial coating is very popular with the food processing industry because of its release properties and high-temperature resistance. If not for the Teflon® coating that goes on the waffle mold or tray, your waffles might not taste the same or pop out as perfectly (and crunchy) as they currently do—resulting in the needless trashing of so many waffles! The same goes for all your ice-cream cones and muffins.

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Topics: Fluropolymer Coatings, Teflon Coatings

Sandblasting Unit to Prep for Fluoropolymer Coating Doubles Capacity and Halves Recovery Time

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Aug 26, 2016 12:10:59 PM

American Durafilm® Adds New Vacuum Recovery System

American Durafilm® recently added a new vacuum recovery system that not only doubles the capacity of the sandblaster, but also halves the recovery time while prepping customer parts for fluoropolymer coatings. The new unit will also allow for more accurate grit blasting and will significantly reduce processing time for customer orders during the preparatory phase. With the addition of the new system, we are looking at cutting down lead times, reducing rejects, and decreasing potential damage to surfaces that are to be prepped for fluoropolymer coating.

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Topics: Fluoropolymer Coatings

Fluoropolymer Coating Diversity and Capacity

Posted by Jon Goodwin on May 23, 2016 4:19:47 PM

Big to Small and High-Volume to Quick Turn Fluoropolymer Coating

If you are looking for custom fluoropolymer coatings for your applications—whether you are in medical biopharmaceutical, food processing, industrial chemical processing, require coating for electrical components, or for military purposes—it’s vital that you have a fluoropolymer coating applicator that can provide capabilities as diverse as your needs.

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Topics: Fluoropolymer Coatings, PFOA and Fluoropolymer Coatings

PFOA and the Fluoropolymer Coating Process

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Apr 26, 2016 5:13:39 PM

It’s Not Part of the Process Anymore

Here’s what you need to know about the use of PFOA in American Durafilm® products: it’s not in them. Plain and simple. In fact, PFOA was never in any of the tubing materials offered by American Durafilm, and it was removed from the films and coatings several years ago.

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Topics: Fluoropolymer Coatings, PFOA and Fluoropolymer Coatings

PTFE Applications for Mold Release

Posted by Jon Goodwin on May 12, 2015 5:38:44 PM

The Diversity of Fluoropolymers

What do ravioli and dog biscuits have in common? Well, nothing, really. But—to meet the need of their inherent forms and functions, they share some of the same requirements on the production line.

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Topics: Fluropolymer Coatings, Mold Release

FDA Compliance and Fluoropolymer Coatings

Posted by Jon Goodwin on Mar 17, 2015 10:21:53 AM

These Coatings Are So Good You Can Eat Off Them!

When a fluoropolymer coating is FDA compliant, it means it can be used for food contact. Aside from that favorite frying pan you use every time you sauté your most delicious chicken dinner, the applications that fluoropolymer coatings are used for span far beyond the confines of your kitchen or culinary imagination.

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Topics: Fluropolymer Coatings

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