Industrial Coatings

Dry film lubricant fluoropolymer coatings are everywhere in day to day life. When you fly on a commercial plane, apply the brakes in your car, switch on an air conditioner, or watch your favorite driver win a race, it is likely that dry film lubricant fluoropolymer coatings are improving how those machines work. Coated with fluoropolymer materials, small bearings on jet engines, brake actuators, pistons and bearings run smoother, longer and safer.

These low friction materials combine the capabilities of two high-performance engineering plastics to achieve a coefficient of friction lower than any known solid. Dry lubricants go back to ancient mechanics using graphite, talc and other slick powders to reduce sliding friction. Modern lubricant coatings added a second major benefit on top of that: outstanding corrosion resistance. Where mechanical parts have to work under those conditions, a dry film lubricant may be the only safe way to lubricate and protect, and the ability to wet a dry film lubricant with primary lubrication only adds to its durability.