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Profile > A Few Firsts
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.
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