Saint-Gobain  

Saint-Gobain is an international manufacturer with more that 150 years of experience in materials engineering. As a leading world producer of abrasives and technologically advanced ceramics, plastics, insulation, containers, pipe and chemical process products,  the Saint-Gobain Ceramic and Plastics team includes over 100,000 people in more than 580 companies worldwide. 

The origins of the Saint-Gobain Group go back to the founding in France of the Manufacture Royale des Glaces de Miroirs (Royal Mirror Glass Works) in 1665. One of the Company's first commissions was to produce the glass for the famous Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. 

As a producer, processor and distributor of materials (glass, ceramics, plastics, cast iron, etc.), Saint-Gobain transforms raw materials into advance products for use in our daily lives, as well as developing tomorrow's new materials. 

Saint-Gobain ranks among the world's top hundred industrial corporations, operating in 59 countries. The company employs more than 209,000 people throughout the world.

Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions   The Coating Solutions Group is part of the Innovative Materials Group. Coating Solutions evolved out of the Norton Group, which was acquired in 1990 by Saint-Gobain.  Their coating portfolio includes  consumables such as thermal spray ceramic powders, Rokide® rods, ingots, metal powders and wires, flexible cords, and Ekonol® polyester resins, as well as equipment used in plasma spray, portable flame-spray guns, and other coating, welding, and brazing tools.

The consumables are melted using a heat source and are propelled towards a target substrate.  The final coated surface has enhanced properties that protect against wear, heat and corrosion or maximize electrical, mechanical, or physical characteristics. Major applications are found in commercial or military aircraft engines; land-based turbines for power generation; rolls for the pulp and paper and printing industries, and oil and chemical pumps.

Saint-Gobain has a wide global presence with regional sales offices and distributors all over the world.  Contact them at coatingsolutions@saint-gobain.com to find the one closest to your location.