Advantages of Applying Solid Film Lubricants on Machine Parts

Solid Film Lubricants

The lubrication of machines is a vital part of maintenance work in all manufacturing units in industrial sectors. Liquid or solid lubricants are used for coating metal, wood, or plastic surfaces of machinery parts. However, solid film lubricants are more preferred over oil, grease, or other liquid lubricants, due to many benefits of the solid ones. Dry lubricants are further developed for better performances in all industries.

Major benefits of solid lubricants for industrial applications

The solid lubricants offer a lot cleaner application due to dryness of these materials, which are easy to apply on all machines.

Dry lubricants prevent corrosion of metal parts of machines, through the uniform coating over those metal surfaces.

These lubricants protect machines from external harm caused by dust, dirt, and other foreign particles.

Most solid lubricants can function well even at extreme high and low temperatures, as these chemicals are usually unaffected by heat or cold.

Very high or low pressure also cannot hinder the normal performance of a solid lubricant, which can even function in vacuum spaces.

The application of solid lubricants makes assemble or disassemble of machine parts much easier for users.

These lubricants are also used for rendering perfect finish over all types of materials, like metals, ceramic, wood, plastic, elastomers, and glass.

The use of solid lubricants helps in improving the speed of operations of all heavy industrial machines.

A film of a dry lubricant can offer lifetime protection to many machine parts, which do not need any more maintenance at regular intervals.

A lubricant makes the operation of a machine much smoother, eliminating all screeching sounds made by the friction of non-lubricated machine parts. However, dry lubricants prevent two surfaces from sticking to each other, as well as do not make those surfaces too slippery.

The combination of dry and liquid lubricants can make machines safer, by preventing wear and tear of machinery parts.

A thin film of solid lubricant is applied over movable parts of machines. This film dries off quickly and leaves a smoother surface that reduces coefficient of friction. Thus, it is easy to apply and helps operators of those machines in working at satisfactory speed.