Uses and purposes
In the field of automatic machines, it’s crucial to counteract highly aggressive working conditions to reduce production times and machine downtime for maintenance.
For this reason, Lafer has developed solutions that significantly enhance the performance quality of these components. Reducing friction between sliding surfaces allows for decreased lubricant usage, which isn’t always feasible, and improves performance in terms of wear and corrosion resistance.
Textile
The textile industry is characterized by highly complex production phases that involve the material both in its raw form (yarn) and in its final complexity (fabric).
Therefore, protecting the raw material is fundamental to maintaining high levels of productivity and dynamism.
In this sector, Lafer has developed solutions to prevent issues related to abrasive wear during sliding, ensuring an increased lifespan of components in contact with the yarn.
Pharmaceutical
Hygiene and safety are the main characteristics to be respected in pharmaceutical production.
To ensure excellent production standards in blistering and sintering phases, Lafer offers a package of surface engineering solutions designed to promote material release effects and significantly reduce scrap rates.
In addition to increasing the lifespan of components, the coating enhances performance from the perspective of the aesthetics of the molded piece.
Food & Beverage
Preserving the organoleptic properties of food must be ensured in the food sector. For this reason, and to avoid contamination issues, the use of lubricants is generally not permitted in most applications.
Lafer coatings reduce friction coefficients enough to enable dry operation in bottling and packaging plants.
Lafer coatings for the food & beverage industry are certified for contact with all food types.
Tobacco
The primary focus of all tobacco manufacturing industries is to preserve the quality and aromatic characteristics of tobacco throughout every production phase.
Therefore, Lafer offers a package of coatings with low friction coefficients and high abrasion resistance to safeguard product quality and maintain high standards in terms of speed and processing repeatability.
Lafer coatings find application both in primary (tobacco processing) and in secondary applications (cigarette packaging).
Proposed coatings for every application
Lafer continually refines its base coatings by adapting them to customer needs, thereby creating specialized coatings optimized for specific applications.
