Saint-Gobain 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 46 countries. The
company employes more than 170,000 people throughout the world.
Saint-Gobain Coating Solutions Coating Solutions is part of the
High-Performance Materials Sector, comprised of Ceramics and Plastics and
Abrasives. This sector developed out of the Norton Group, which was acquired in
1990, and the Ceramics and Refractories businesses of Saint-Gobain.
Our portfolio includes ceramic powders, rods, ingots, metal powders, flexible cords, and polyester resins, as well as equipment used in plasma spray, portable flame-spray guns, and other coating, welding, and brazing tools.
Our cost-effective coating process - thermal spraying -
uses a "gun" as a heat source to melt materials (ceramics, metals, or plastic)
and propel them to 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.
