Application scenarios for iglidur powder coatings

PFTE-free and FDA-compliant polymer coating for baking plant

For the automated transfer of dough trays in bakeries, a system was developed that relies on iglidur IC-05PF polymer coatings. These specially coated racks ensure minimal wear of the sheet surfaces. They also reduce noise and are self-lubricating, which means they fulfil the strict hygiene requirements of the food industry.

Fewer failures and fewer rejects in confectionery conveyor systems

In conveyor systems in the confectionery industry, deposits often build up in transition and sliding areas due to sugary, greasy or sticky products. These deposits impair the product flow, increase the cleaning effort and lead to recurring system downtimes. With the iglidur IC-05 plastic coating, this problem could be easily solved for one of our customers and the process stability significantly improved.

Less wear and shorter throughput times for packaging machines

A manufacturer of packaging and processing machines has reduced frictional resistance, improved rigidity, shortened throughput times and increased hygiene standards on a series of machines by applying an iglidur IC-05 tribo-coating to a sliding carriage.

As the thin lubricating coating, which measures 60 to 100μm, is FDA-approved, contact with food is also no problem in this application. The previous rollers made of an uncoated metallic material carried the potential risk of contaminating the packaging materials even despite regular cleaning of the machine.

Coated springs for blinds with iglidur coating

For this application, springs were coated with an iglidur coating material and used to guide window blinds. The manufacturer was faced with the problem that lubricants did not last as long as the blinds. He therefore tested the springs with an iglidur IC-02 coating.

Although the springs touched the aluminium housing during the test, the coated spring outlived the housing. In addition, the springs generated no noise during the test. Thanks to the coating, the use of grease can now be completely dispensed with.

Plates for pole mounting with iglidur IC-02 coating

Until now, wear pads made of aluminium and a POM material were used in this application to prevent the wear of two metal components. Today, this customer relies on wear pads coated with iglidur IC-02 high-performance polymers.

To ensure that the coated plates withstand the extreme environmental conditions, they were tested in practice with sand, water and high and low temperatures. The results show that the ambient conditions are no problem and the metal components do not wear out.

Adjustable office chair armrest with iglidur IC-02 coating

A manufacturer of office chairs used to work with components made of a POM material for the armrests. As the friction of this material was too high, the company decided on an alternative from igus: moulded aluminium linear guides combined with sliding elements made of iglidur J massively reduced the friction. Previously, the aluminium channels had been coated with a clear PTFE paint, which was both expensive and involved a long handling time.

Now the components are coated with IC-02 and no subsequent painting is required. The same contractor coats the inside with IC-02 and then paints the outside for a better look.

Further application examples with iglidur coatings