Plastic lubricant: compatibility with silicone greases

"Lubricants for plastic components"

The use of plastics in various industrial components continues to raise important reflections on the possible impoverishment of the structural properties of plastics due to the combined action of lubricant and mechanical-dynamic stress.

The destructive effects of the wrong plastic lubricant on your component can be immediate or, even worse, manifest after prolonged chemical action combined with mechanical stress, which means copious and almost always irreparable damage.

Silicone greases, for example, are lubricants that blend well with this material, increasing the life span of components and significantly improving their performance.

Food Lubricants and Food-grade Certification

Food compatibility of lubricants

Food lubricants are those which, by their nature and composition, can be used in food production areas, where the risk of contact and contamination of the product (the food) is possible.

To be defined as such, however, it is necessary that the compatibility for food use is absolutely proven and certified according to strict standards.

Adhesive lubricating grease and adhesion of mechanical components

"Adhesion of a lubricating grease"

Rotary shock absorbers: how to increase the coefficient of friction

"More friction on your shock absorbers!"

Rotary shock absorbers are small but very precious components, which allow you to control the deceleration of rotary or linear movements, such as the opening and closing of glove boxes on the front passenger side of your car. To function properly, these shock absorbers need specific lubricants.

Pneumatic valves: operation and role of a good lubricant

"How do pneumatic valves work?"

Pneumatic valves are devices used for the control of actuators and for the regulation of the flow and pressure of compressed air.

Due to the numerous areas of application and the different stresses to which they are subjected, the correct lubrication of pneumatic valves is very important, especially with regard to sliding friction.

Galvanic corrosion: what it is and how to stop it?

Counteracting galvanic corrosion

Galvanic corrosion is a wet corrosion process that originates from any pair of different metals, sufficiently distant in the electrochemical series, placed in direct contact with each other.

The contact between a more noble metal and a less noble one creates a galvanic coupling, with the less noble metal that will be subject to corrosion, while the more noble one will remain intact.

Why is it called such?

Lubricating oils and greases: when to use one or the other

Oils or grease? Here is when to use them ...

Regardless of its complexity and structure, any mechanical system requires constant lubrication to maintain a proper functioning over time.

This lubrication can be ensured by products of different nature and composition, which vary depending on the mechanism itself, the functionality and the application context.

Every type of lubricant, oils and greases, synthetic or natural, has the same common goal:maintain the operation of the mechanism at high levels and extend its duration.

Their contribution to the life and functionality of a mechanical organ is often underestimated but if we told you that choosing the right lubricant for your machinery could increase its efficiency and durability by up to 30%, what would you do?

Sliding and rolling friction: examples and remedies to reduce it

"Solutions to reduce sliding and rolling friction"

Friction is the force generated by the contact between the surfaces of two bodies that opposes the motion of one towards the other. Different forms of friction can be identified depending on the physical and kinematic conditions that come into play. In this article we will focus on sliding and rolling friction. How do they work? How can the related wear phenomena be avoided?

Silicone oil: what is it for and how to find the most suitable one

"Use of silicone oil"

When we talk about mechanical connections and movements, the common denominator is the lubrication of the components that concern them, with silicone oil or silicone grease, in order to operate correctly.

Noryl plastic: fields of application and lubrication

Lubricants for Noryl plastic 

Noryl plastic is an increasingly common material used in various industrial fields. As an alloy between polymers composed of polyphenylene oxide and polystyrene, it is excellent in electrical components or in use at high temperatures. This latter aspect obviously opens a parenthesis regarding correct lubrication.