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A Few Firsts

Our focus on solving problems has led to a series of "firsts" within the industry. Here are a few examples:

• First fluoropolymer dry-film lubricant to operate consistently at 260°C (500°F) and above (Xylan 1010, our very first product).
  
  
• First bright white fluoropolymer coating (Xylan 1514).
  
  
• First bulk coating material to deliver consistently 400 hours of resistance to salt spray improved to more than 1,000 hours (Xylan 5251).
  
  
• First organic exterior coating for top-of-stove applications that could be used in direct contact with heating elements (Xylan 8668).
  
  
• First one-coat that cures at lower temperatures and offers the release of most two-coats (Xylan 8460).
  
  
• First high-temperature resistant wood-grain-finish coating (Xylan 8885).
  
  
• First coatings designed for use on the curtain coater for economical application of nonsticks to cookware (Xylan 7900 series).
  
  
• First fluoropolymer system to adhere to pyroceram (Xylan 8321 and Xylan 8232).
  
  
• First internally reinforced basecoat dedicated 100 percent to adhesion to the substrate to provide greater durability for cookware coatings (Quantum) – awarded a US patent.
  
  
• First thin (0.0002") metallic coating to be bulk applied and survive more than 1000 hours in salt spray (Xylar).
  
  
• First internally reinforced nonstick coating to provide increased durability for coil-coated bakeware (Quantum for coil).
  
  
• First externally reinforced coating system to provide significantly greater durability, justifying nonsticks on top-end cookware (Excalibur).
  
  
• First waterborne VOC-compliant coating for use on rubber substrates for glass run and freeze-release applications (Xylan 1238/1239).
  
  
• Whitford has more "firsts" on the way. And we'll continue to develop them — so long as we practice what we preach.

The day we stop, we will have lost our competitive edge.