Tec-Slip products are pre-applied dry film lubricant coatings engineered for precise friction modification across industrial and high-tech applications. The Precision Line (PR) is suited for clean rooms, electronics, optics, medical devices, and aerospace. Tec-Slip coatings deliver consistent, repeatable friction control while minimizing contaminants and particle shedding. Water-based formulations support safer handling and environmental compliance, with grades applicable across a broad range of temperatures and substrate types.
Tec-Slip dry film lubricant coatings are highly engineered and refined friction modification coatings. Many grades have been specifically developed and tested for special use in high demand environments, delivering performance that competing products simply cannot match.
The Tec-Slip Precision Line was developed for high-tech applications requiring custom lubricity with minimal volatile emissions, outgassing, hazing, and particle shedding, eliminating silicone, alkalies, halides, fluorides, and amides from its formulation.
Tec-Slip 300 Series is a thin protective film suited to screws in glasses, electronics, and small fasteners, offering a single-use coating rather than a permanent bond. The coating only needs to perform once, during installation, after which, its job is complete and it doesn't need to hold up to repeated handling.
400 Series description
The Tec-Slip 400 Series bonds to the coated article as a permanent or semi-permanent finish, functioning more like paint than a surface coating. The precision grade is designed for applications such as clean rooms, electronics, and optics, where parts are in constant motion or require fine-tuning and smooth adjustment is critical. Since these components need to be adjusted continually, the coating is built for long-term durability and lasting slipperiness.
The majority of Tec-Slip products are water based for safer handling and environmental compatibility. Typically low viscosity, they are easily applied by immersion, dip-spin, dip-drain, or spray methods. Custom rheology grades are available upon request.
300 Series Dry Surface Lubricants (Please refer to TDS for more detailed specifications)
Color-Wet: Black, Charcoal Black, Clear, or Multiple colors (Dependent on grade)
Color-Dry: Black, Charcoal Gray, Translucent Clear, White, or Multiple colors (Dependent on grade)
Form: Water-based, Solvent-based (Dependent on grade)
400 Series Bonded Finishes (Please refer to TDS for more detailed specifications)
Color-Wet: Amber, Black
Color-Dry: Clear/Amber, Charcoal
Typical Use: Electronics, Clean Room, Optics
Temp Range: -40 to 450°C (-40 to 842°F)
Performance, Advantages and Benefits
Engineered Friction Control Across Demanding Environments: Tec-Slip coatings provide highly refined friction modification at the contact interface, ensuring reliable, repeatable assembly in applications where standard lubricants fall short. The 400 Series bonded finishes maintain a consistent coefficient of friction even after severe aging and in all-weather conditions, a performance attribute crucial to long-term field reliability.
Purpose-Specific Grades for High-Tech and Sensitive Applications: The Precision Line grades have been developed to eliminate or minimize even trace amounts of certain compounds, elements, and ions, providing a pure, dry, contaminant-free coating. Nominal K-factor variation and low particle / low emission characteristics make these grades ideal for clean rooms, electronics assemblies, optics, and medical equipment.
Broad Temperature Range: Precision grades extend: The 400 Series bonded finishes to -40°C to 450°C, making Tec-Slip suitable for applications ranging from cryogenic handling to extreme heat environments.
Water-Based Formulation for Safe Handling and Sustainability: The majority of Tec-Slip products are water based, reducing hazardous material exposure during application and simplifying storage and shipping compliance. Solvent-based grades are available for applications requiring different rheology or coating characteristics.
Flexible Application Methods: Low viscosity formulations allow application via immersion, dip-spin, dip-drain, or spray, supporting both automated production lines and lower-volume manual processes. Custom grades and rheology modifications are available to meet unique process criteria.
Consistent Assembly Performance: Tec-Slip Precision Line grades are tuned to deliver consistent statistical performance from assembly to assembly, reducing variation in torque and friction values and supporting quality-critical applications in aerospace, medical, and electronics industries.
What is the difference between the Industrial Line and the Precision Line?
The Industrial Line (300-IN and 400-IN series) covers general purpose through high-performance dry surface lubricants and bonded finishes designed for heavy construction, automotive, and standard industrial applications. The Precision Line (300-PR and 400-PR series) is a specialized subset engineered to minimize contaminants, particles, and outgassing for sensitive high-tech applications including clean rooms, electronics, optics, medical devices, and aerospace.
What substrates and assemblies are Tec-Slip products suitable for?
Tec-Slip products are suitable for stainless steel, aluminum, and dissimilar metal assemblies, as well as rivets, fasteners, construction hardware, electronic components, optical instruments, screen assemblies, vacuum and gas delivery systems, medical devices, and aerospace and military components. Although designed for metals, other surfaces can benefit from Tec-Slip products.
What temperature ranges do Tec-Slip products support?
Temperature capability varies by grade. 400 Series bonded finishes operate from -40°C to 450°C. Refer to the specification tables for grade-specific ranges.
Are Tec-Slip products safe to handle and environmentally compliant?
The majority of Tec-Slip products are water based, making them safer to handle, apply, and dispose of. The Precision Line grades meet most standards for health, safety, and the environment while minimizing objectionable compounds and byproducts.
What application methods are supported?
Tec-Slip products can be applied by immersion, dip-spin, dip-drain, or spray methods, accommodating both high-volume automated processes and lower-volume manual applications. Where different rheology is needed, custom grades are available from the Tectorius team.
How do Tec-Slip coatings perform after aging?
The 300 Series is intended for single, or short term use.
400 Series bonded finishes are specifically noted for high durability and age resistance, maintaining consistent coefficient of friction even after severe aging. This is a key differentiating property for long service life and field reliability in heavy construction, rail, and other demanding applications.
Are there custom grades available?
Yes. In instances where standard grades do not match unique viscosity, rheology, purity, or K-factor requirements, the Tectorius team can develop and deliver custom grades suited to specific application criteria.
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