Take a timeout to learn about dry film lubricants

Anyone watching the fateful Patriots v. Chiefs game last Sunday knows how strategic the timeouts were to both teams. Each timeout afforded the teams the opportunity to catch their breaths, get repositioned, and revise their strategies based on an updated assessment of the situation. Sometimes the same plays got stale, the team lost the advantage of surprise, and a fresh approach was needed.

Metal stampers realize efficiencies by getting into a routine; however, sometimes the same plays get old. If you keep your head down and continue doing things the same way for too long without stopping to look up once in a while, you may find that you’ve missed out on a better way. Stampers can benefit by taking a timeout to assess their strategies and discover new ways of manufacturing—including how to lubricate and provide corrosion protection.

The traditional approach to problems with galling, friction, fouling, formability, die life, and corrosion has been to just flood the die with wet lubricants and increase the zinc layer on the sheet metal. Today, a new, fresh approach to die and forming problems is to apply dry film lubricants to coil instead of piling on the zinc and oil or other forms of wet lubricants, according to Chemcoaters.

Stampers can achieve high corrosion resistance and improved formability simply by ordering coil coated with a dry lubricant. A very thin layer of zinc with InterCoat® ChemGuard can help improve formability, extend tool life, and reduce the frequency of die maintenance, the company says.

I invite you to take a moment, and join Mike Tieri, Chemcoaters Vice President of Sales & Marketing in a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 30, as he kicks off his presentation, New Approaches to Corrosion Resistance And Extended Tool Life For the Metals Industry.

The webinar is free and will only cost you a little time. Who knows? After hearing what Mike has to say, you may decide to add a new play to your playbook—bruise-free.

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