Conventional and Self-Lubricated Mold Components Offer Various Benefits to Moldmakers
SelfLube offers bronze and steel components used in mold and stamping dies.The company offers conventional components as well as self-lubricated components. These graphited parts enable less maintenance as they do not require any additional lubricates.
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SelfLube is a US manufacturer of bronze and steel components used in mold and stamping dies. Selflube makes over 10,000 standard part numbers to accommodate the different needs its customers might have. The company offers conventional components as well as self-lubricated components. These graphited parts enable less maintenance as they do not require any additional lubricates.
Wear plates are used to guide and control linear motion when there are heavy forces to contend with. While the wear plates were originally developed for metal stamping dies, there are many other uses in molds, particularly for special machines and heavy equipment. SelfLube’s technology continues to reduce maintenance costs, downtime and workload.
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