Low friction coatings

Polymer powder coating to help with friction!

We offer a range of low friction coating materials whose properties make them particularly well suited to specific applications and industries. These powder coatings are extensively tested in our laboratory and deliver very good mechanical strength, excellent wear resistance and outstanding sliding performance. Incorporating solid lubricants, they are inherently self-lubricating, resulting in reduced wear and low friction over long service life. Selected options are FDA-compliant and PFAS-tested, making them suitable for demanding and regulated environments.

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Reduced wear and reduced processing 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.

Since the 60-100 micrometre thin lubricating coating is FDA approved, contact with food is also no problem in this application. The previous rollers made of uncoated metallic material carried the potential risk of contamination of the packaging materials despite regular cleaning of the machine.

Coated springs for Venetian blinds with iglidur coating

For this application, springs were coated with an iglidur coating material and used for guidance of window blinds. The manufacturer was faced with the problem that lubricants did not last over the entire service life of the blinds. So he tested the springs with an iglidur IC-02 coating.Although the springs touched the aluminium housing in the test, the coated spring survived the housing. In addition, there was no noise generation by the springs in the test. Thanks to the coating, the use of grease can now be completely eliminated.

Plates for pole mounting with iglidur IC-02 coating

Until now, wear pads made of aluminium and a POM material have been used in this application to prevent the wear of two metal components. Now 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 have been tested in practice with sand, water and high and low temperatures. The result: the ambient conditions are no problem and the metal components do not wear out.

Adjustable office chair armrest with iglidur IC-02 coating

Our customer, a manufacturer of office chairs, used to use components made of a POM material for the armrests. Since the friction of this material was too high, he decided on an alternative from igus: Moulded aluminium linear guides combined with sliding elements made of iglidur J massively reduced the friction. The customer used to coat the aluminium channels with a clear PTFE colour, which was both expensive and required a long handling time.

So he tested our IC-02 coating powder, which additionally reduced friction and was also more cost effective. The manufacturing process has thus taken a step forward: The components are now coated directly 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.

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iglidur coating is a tribologically optimised polymer in powder form that can be applied to electrically conductive components using powder coating. Like all iglidur® materials, the anti-stick coating powders are tribologically optimised and offer excellent coefficients of friction and wear. This allows you to protect even heavily used surfaces from wear and tear - without using any additional components.

We offer a PTFE free version as well as a FDA version so can adapt to any of the parameters of your requirements.

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FAQ - Frequently asked questions about our low friction coating

Our iglidur® low friction coating materials are made up of base polymers, fibres, fillers and solid lubricants. The composition of these components is individual for each of the coating materials in order to optimise it for its respective area of application.

The various iglidur® coatings have been optimised for a wide range of applications. They differ mainly in their temperature resistance, their sliding and wear properties and their colour. The exact material data can be found in our material data sheets.

We subject our coating materials to over 10,000 different application-related tests every year in order to analyse the wear behaviour in the most diverse application scenarios. This enables us to select the optimum and most cost-effective material for your application and to advise you comprehensively on your project.

There is no minimum quantity if you have your component coated by igus®. This means that the coating of a single component can be ordered.

Our powder coating is a tribologically optimised polymer in powder form that can be applied to metallic surfaces by powder coating. Like all iglidur® materials, our coating powders offer excellent friction and wear values. This allows you to protect even highly stressed surfaces from wear - without any additional components.

Yes, you can also coat your components yourself with our iglidur® materials. In our online shop you can purchase various powder coating materials, which are available in the container sizes 1 kg, 2 kg and 10 kg. If you have any questions regarding the choice of material or coating, please feel free to contact our experts.

Our overhead conveyors allow component sizes of up to 8 x 2.3 x 1.9 metres. Small components are coated in correspondingly efficient small systems. We will be happy to advise you and offer you the most favourable processing method for you.

Yes, we can carefully mask the areas that do not need to be coated according to your specifications. For larger quantities, we manufacture appropriate devices that minimise process costs.

The iglidur® coating gliding layer can be applied with a thickness of approx. 60-120 µm. Other layer thicknesses may also be possible, depending on the material and surface quality of the parts to be coated.

In principle, subsequent processing of the coating is possible.

The surface should be cleaned and free of dust, dirt or liquids. We will gladly carry out the necessary processing steps for you.

The so-called cross-cut according to DIN EN ISO 2409 is intended to enable an estimation of the adhesive strength (adhesion) of coatings (for example a painted surface). The test method is not used to measure the adhesion strength. For this purpose, the pull-off test according to DIN EN ISO 4624 is to be used.

The evaluation is carried out using key figures from 0 to 5, where 0 represents the best rating "very good". All iglidur® coating materials (IC01, IC03, IC06) fulfil the criterion 0.

The material iglidur® IC-05 is FDA and EU10/2011 compliant and can therefore be used, for example, in the food industry, beverage bottling or packaging industry.

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