CHICAGO, January 13, 2026 – Surface Solutions Group, LLC (SSG), a global company specializing in functional coating technologies for medical devices, announced its arrival in Costa Rica with the establishment of a new operation dedicated to advanced and high‑precision manufacturing processes for the international medical industry. The company develops low-friction, high‑performance coating processes applied to...
Surface Solutions Group (SSG) and our sister company Orion Industries are obsessed with quality. Our work impacts the lives of real people – our customers, their customers, and ultimately the end users. We are engineering-focused – we solve problems from the root cause and invest in innovative technologies to continuously improve. We also invest in...
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has recently ruled on the use of PFAS in medical devices, stating that there is “no conclusive evidence of patient health issues associated with PTFE as a material.” PFAS – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have garnered intense public scrutiny in recent years. With evolving regulation and heightened...
CHICAGO, May 14, 2025 – Surface Solutions Group, LLC (SSG), a leading provider of proven medical device coating technologies, has expanded its production capacity with the addition of a new automated electrostatic robotic coating line. This latest investment brings SSG’s total to 30 coating lines – 12 automated electrostatic robotic lines, 8 automated dip lines,...
Fluoropolymers are used nearly everywhere, in almost every major manufacturing sector. Those of us who formulate and apply the coatings, and our medical device manufacturing customers, understand the unique benefits they bring to everyday life, but most others do not. They have come under fire for allegedly causing harm to people and the environment. In...
What goes into developing coatings for medical devices? What drives the process? Understanding the factors that motivate manufacturers to seek out new and better coatings – such as our new GlideMed™ PTFE-free coating – and the processes that bring them to fruition can help medical device manufacturers and design engineers appreciate the big picture. Many...
For medical OEMs in need of precision application of coatings for reel-to-reel, continuous wire, Surface Solutions Group (SSG) has the experience, know-how and equipment to make it happen. Whether the application involves continuous round wire, tubing, or cables, our team takes care to apply Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) coatings to reel-to-reel wires at 0.0001- 0.0003 inches per...
