Dutch company Interflon manufactures a range of dry, Teflon-based lubricants that use its proprietary MicPol technology. 

The firm’s UK distributor, Interflon UK, in Stockton-on-Tees, has established a large customer base in the food processing industry and is now aiming to expand its market penetration in other areas, including printing and print finishing.

National account director Russell Brown said the firm’s premium product range offered a number of potential benefits for printing companies.

“It doesn’t mark paper or attract dust like something that is sticky or oily,” he explained.

Interflon already counts a number of sheetfed printers and large newspaper printing sites among its customers. “People who don’t want breakdowns tend to use these products,” Brown added.

The firm cited the example of a printer with an eight-colour press that cut energy consumption by 12.7% after using Interflon Finnoly T251, its friction-reducing gear oil additive.

On a two-colour press, the reduction was 8%.

“This product lasts for around five years and is quite a cheap way to treat a machine. The ROI would typically be between six to 12 months,” Brown stated.

Interflon's product range includes a raft of specialist products for different applications.

The firm’s Fin Lube TF is an alternative to WD40 spray, and its MP2/3 multi-purpose high-speed grease “doesn’t ‘fling’ inside machines or get onto the paper,” said Brown.

“It stops the problems people have with wet and sticky lubricants.”

The firm has created a video explaining its bearing lubrication technology, which can be viewed here.