About Us
MicroPoly® Lubricants
PhyMet, Inc., named for the physicist and metallurgist who founded the firm in 1986, provides high-quality solid lubricants under the MicroPoly® brand. PhyMet is the industry leader in microporous polymeric lubricants (MPL) for sliding friction and bearing applications. To meet the growing demands for MicroPoly, PhyMet opened a new, state-of-the-art facility in 2002, including an extensive research and development laboratory.
In response to customer demand for greater efficiency and longer service life, our innovative R&D team has developed several high-performance bearing lubrication products, including food grade formulations, industrial formulations, and products for high speed, high and low temperatures, and heavily loaded applications. Beyond our MicroPoly-filled bearings, PhyMet has developed MicroPoly products to lubricate chains, gears, bushings, wear plates, wheel flanges and ball screws. MicroPoly can be processed into a variety of solid profile shapes.
MicroPoly lubricants are solid lubricants consisting of a mixture of polymers, oils, and other additives that provide superior lubricity, reduced maintenance costs and longer service life than traditional lubricants.
MicroPoly solid lubricants can be used to lubricate bearings, chains and wheel flanges and can be made into a variety of solid profile shapes. MicroPoly lubricants can be customized for specific lubrication requirements to handle a wide variety of applications in industries such as food processing, steel, mining, chain, metal processing, foundry, OEM, printing, and automotive manufacturing.
PhyMet has built a strong reputation for product quality and technical service and is recognized as a leader in the solid lubrication industry. PhyMet received the Blue Chip Enterprise Award from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for “Its superior hiring practices and innovation in manufacturing.” As part of PhyMet’s commitment to customer satisfaction and quality, the company is certified to the ISO 9001:2015 standard.
PhyMet was acquired by Lubrication Engineers, Inc., in 2021 and, with its MicroPoly® lubricants, is now part of a family of brands dedicated to solving lubrication challenges and helping customers achieve more uptime.
Bearings
MicroPoly lubricants feature a proprietary oil-filled porous polymer structure that fills the space between the rolling elements and race, keeping contamination out while maintaining a supply of oil in the pores. The oil lubricates the bearing surfaces by capillary action. Additional oil is supplied to the bearing from the reserves in the pores.
This eliminates the need for maintenance or additional lubrication during the life of a MicroPoly-filled bearing, saving time and money.
How Are We Different?
MicroPoly lubricants are:
- An inventive breakthrough in advanced lubrication technology
- Proprietary and only available from PhyMet and its authorized representatives
- Available as solid profiles for application versatility
- Available in a variety of formulations to meet specific application requirements, such as higher temperatures and speeds, and food processing applications
- Field-proven to make bearings last longer by reducing the infiltration of dirt and other contamination
- Superior in providing consistent, long-lasting lubrication – the right amount at the right time – for optimal performance and longevity
- Reducing the maintenance, cost and downtime associated with typically frequent bearing replacement
- Capable of reducing solvent and water contamination in bearings to extend service life
- Resistive to washdown used to prevent contamination of end products
- Used to lubricate chains, gears, bushings, wear plates, wheel flanges, ball screws and much more
- Manufactured and marketed by the industry leader in microporous polymeric lubricants (MPL) for sliding friction and bearing applications
- Channeling saved dollars to our customers’ bottom line
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